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VSS Enterprise crash
Space Vehicle · Mojave Air and Space Port · Digital Age (2010–present)
The VSS Enterprise crash occurred on October 31, 2014, when VSS Enterprise, a SpaceShipTwo experimental spaceflight test vehicle operated by Virgin Galactic, suffered a catastrophic in-flight breakup during a test flight and crashed in the Mojave Desert near Cantil, California. Co-pilot Michael Alsbury was killed and pilot Peter Siebold was seriously injured.
Specifications
- Category
- Space
- Sub-Category
- Space Vehicle
- Domain
- Dual-Use
- Era
- Digital Age (2010–present)
- Country
- Mojave Air and Space Port