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Space travel for the 1%: VirginGalactic's $250,000 tickets haunt New Mexico town

Private companies argue they’re democratizing space exploration by offering it to celebrities and millionaires. But in New Mexico, locals are footing the billThe craft broke up in the clear sky 45,000 feet over the Mojave desert. During a VirginGalactic test flight on a still October morning, pilot Michael Alsbury accidentally pulled a lever, prematurely deploying Spaceshiptwo’s silver scissor wings.

 

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