LOS ANGELES, October 31, 2014 (AFP) -
Virgin Galactic's first commercial spacecraft crashed Friday during a test flight over California.
This happened in the desert east of Mojave, a few hours' drive northeast of Los Angeles.
The incident is second disaster involving a US spacecraft this week, after a rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station exploded after launch on Tuesday.
It is also a huge blow to British tycoon Richard Branson's long-held dream of offering the first commercial space flights.
Debris from Virgin Galactic SpaceShip 2 sits in a desert field November 2, 2014 in Mojave, California on
Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images/AFP
- Reserved seats -
Virgin Galactic was planning that through these space ships- they can start 'Space Travel' where people could travel up the edge of Earth's atmosphere.
More than 500 people have already reserved seats -- and paid a deposit on the $200,000 ticket price -- for a flight on SpaceShipTwo, which can carry six passengers.
by Michael THURSTON
