SpaceshipTwo crashed during a test flight in the US

Suborbital ship SpaceshipTwo crashed during a test flight. It is reported by the manufacturing company of the ship VirginGalactic

During the test flight crashed SpaceShipTwo suborbital ship. "During the flight revealed serious anomalies which have led to the loss of the ship", - said in a statement.

The ship crashed near the Mojave Spaceport in California, said Reuters. On board were two pilots. According to the "Bi-bi-si" Kern County Sheriff, in which there was an emergency, the main pilot ejected, received serious injuries and was sent to a local hospital, and his assistant was killed.

SpaceshipTwo had to take off with the help of a jet airplane. According to witnesses, the problem began at a time when the ship was unhooked from the aircraft. This happened at an altitude of about 100 kilometers from the earth's surface.

The owner of the ship - the company Virgin Galactic - has so far refused to name the preliminary version of the catastrophe in the sky over California. There declare their readiness to understand what happened with the American authorities.

The founder of Virgin's Richard Branson has said that flying to the scene to, as he put it, "be with the team".

This is the second in a week state of emergency with commercial space launches. Tuesday unmanned Antares exploded in the air just after take-off from the spaceport in Virginia.

SpaceshipTwo project deals with the company Virgin Galactic, which is part of Virgin Group Richard Branson. This private manned suborbital ship mnogorazvogo use. He is now in development - in 2006 it was first shown to the public. In 2010, the ship has a 6-hour test flight with the crew on board.