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Virgin Galactic crashes in America

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Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo crashed in America over the weekend.

The craft was undergoing manned testing when it experienced what the company described as “a serious anomaly”.

An investigation has started into what caused a spacecraft to crash

This aircraft was going to be one of the first space tourism operators in the world. The space craft works be being carried by a jet fopr the first part of the journey before shooting into sub-orbit.

More than 800 people have already paid or put down deposits for a trip on SpaceShipTwo, which costs about $200,000 per person.



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