The excitement quickly turned to fear:
Possible crash of Virgin Galactic space tourism rocket in the Mojave Desert.
— KFI AM 640 (@KFIAM640) October 31, 2014
#SpaceShipTwo has experienced an in-flight anomaly. Additional info and statement forthcoming.
— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) October 31, 2014
UPDATE:Virgin Galactic's partner Scaled Composites conducted a powered test flight of #SpaceShipTwo earlier today. (1 of 4)
— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) October 31, 2014
During the test, the vehicle suffered a serious anomaly resulting in the loss of SpaceShipTwo. WK2 landed safely. (2 of 4)
— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) October 31, 2014
Our first concern is the status of the pilots, which is unknown at this time. (3 of 4)
— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) October 31, 2014
We will work closely with relevant authorities to determine the cause of this accident and provide updates ASAP. (4 of 4)
— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) October 31, 2014
Troubling photos from the scene:
Picture showing apparent crash of Virgin Galactic #spaceshuttle pic.twitter.com/kV46U0pFAk
— Jonathon (Jon) M. Seidl (@jonseidl) October 31, 2014
https://twitter.com/passantino/status/528257277262704642
The Virgin Galactic Spaceship 2 wreckage via @CNN http://t.co/hgYRWaJAha pic.twitter.com/YPRindGFak
— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) October 31, 2014
RT @doughyjoey5: News helicopter found #SpaceShipTwo. Thinking of the pilots and hoping they are ok. pic.twitter.com/xe6Tc6nu64
— Dan Spencer (@cayankee) October 31, 2014
Prayers for all involved.
Oh, no: that "in-flight anomaly" on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo might have led to a crash. I hope anyone aboard got out safely.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 31, 2014
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Prayers for the pilots of SpaceShipTwo.
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 31, 2014
Some outlets are reporting that one of the pilots was killed:
Looks like Fox is now saying one dead, one injured in #SpaceShipTwo crash. Sad.
— Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) October 31, 2014
https://twitter.com/justinjm1/status/528258250614247424
MORE: Calif. Hwy. Patrol: 1 dead, 1 injured after Virgin Galactic aircraft goes down: http://t.co/RZ912cnydP pic.twitter.com/rcMmiUDyU9
— ABC News (@ABC) October 31, 2014
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/528259805652480000
#SpaceShipTwo Confirmed on EMT radio 1 fatality and 1 injured. Looks like FOX and CNN are now confirming as well #sad
— Alex P Keaton (@I_Hate_Hippies) October 31, 2014
We will continue to monitor this story and update with further developments.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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Update:
Thoughts with all @virgingalactic & Scaled, thanks for all your messages of support. I'm flying to Mojave immediately to be with the team.
— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) October 31, 2014
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