US Safety Board to announce cause of Virgin Galactic accident

America’s National Transportation Safety Board will meet to give its verdict on what caused a Virgin Galactic spaceship to break apart during a test flight, killing the co-pilot and seriously injuring the pilot.

US Safety Board to announce cause of Virgin Galactic accident

America’s National Transportation Safety Board will meet to give its verdict on what caused a Virgin Galactic spaceship to break apart during a test flight, killing the co-pilot and seriously injuring the pilot.

The agency will consider the likely cause of the accident over California’s Mojave Desert last October.

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