Commercial Space Ship Crashes During Test Flight

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Commercial Space Ship Crashes During Test Flight

In what could be a major setback for commercial space tourism, a manned spaceship has crashed in California.

The Virgin Galactic Spaceship Two was on a test flight this morning, with two pilots aboard. Minutes after its rocket fired, the company announced on twitter that spacecraft experienced an "anomaly."

Local authorities confirm that an aircraft has gone down. And the AP reports that one pilot has been killed.

SpaceShip Two doesn't go all the way into orbit. But the goal is to fly into space for brief tourist trips. The trips will cost $250,000 a piece, and more than 700 people have already put down deposits.

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