Authorities: 1 dead, 1 injured in SpaceShipTwo test flight failure

By Chelsea J. Carter and Jason Hanna, CNN

updated 4:23 PM EDT, Fri October 31, 2014

Source: CNN

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

NEW: Virgin's Richard Branson says he's on his way to be with team in the Mojave
Injured person has been airlifted to the hospital, authorities say
One person dies and one is injured in test flight failure, authorities say
SpaceShipTwo is a ''loss'' after a ''serious anomaly'' during a test flight, company says

(CNN) -- One person died and another was injured Friday when Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo test flight failed following what the company described as a "serious anomaly."

The casualties are believed to be the pilots of the spaceplane, though California Highway Patrol Officer Jesse Borne did not identify them.

The injured person has been airlifted to a local hospital, Borne said. He declined to identify the hospital.

Virgin Galactic has planned for years to sell trips in which SpaceShipTwo transports passengers about 62 miles above Earth -- the beginning of outer space -- and lets them experience a few minutes of weightlessness before returning to ground.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/31/us/spaceshiptwo-incident/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

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