Two die in blast at U.S. rocket range
Published 27 Jul, 2007 01:37 | Updated 27 Jul, 2007 05:37
Two people have been killed and four left critically injured after an explosion at a rocket-testing facility in California's Mojave Desert.
All of the victims worked for Scaled Composites – the builder of SpaceShipOne. According to local authorities, the blast occurred during tests on a rocket by the aerospace company.
The pioneering firm is renowned for having sent the first private manned rocket into space.
Fire crews were forced to wait for several hours before approaching the accident site due to resulting toxic materials.
The cause of the explosion has not been determined yet.
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