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certain richard branson says version is: -- sir richard branson is cooperating. thank you for joining us. initially come it looked like it might be something wrong with the new fuel mix that had not been tested much. we are hearing that there might have been a defect with a function that helps the craft ascended to the atmosphere that could have been deployed early. can you give us an update? well, some elements of the press speculated that it was an and some press said it was fuel tanks and some people said it was rockets. the ntsb quite rightly said that and weshould speculate had to watch the footage and those of self-proclaimed experts. night andame out last said clearly that was not the fuel. the 400 wonderful engineers that worked on the side of the spaceship was not the case. the ntsb and the people that will speak about causes and they do a thorough investigation, that aey indicated was lever have impressed a few seconds sooner than it should ave been and we will leave it up to the ntsb to decide whether that had an effect on that was the cause. >> it is
certain richard branson says version is: -- sir richard branson is cooperating. thank you for joining us. initially come it looked like it might be something wrong with the new fuel mix that had not been tested much. we are hearing that there might have been a defect with a function that helps the craft ascended to the atmosphere that could have been deployed early. can you give us an update? well, some elements of the press speculated that it was an and some press said it was fuel tanks and...
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how much of a delay until we really do see richard branson's dream come true? >> i think that is only a question that richard branson and his team can answer. they are dealing with a lot of difficult situations right now, and particularly with the loss of the crew. these were their friends. these were people that everybody worked with, were respected, and they looked up to, so they are going to have to get rid this period, and then they will have to make decisions about how they move on with the program and at what pace, but i think that many of the failures that we have seen in the past when we charge -- chart new territory are really kind of part of the process. unfortunately, when you are doing something risky, when you are doing something on the edge, when you are doing something that is new, there are always going to be areas that are risky, and i think there is really no other way to talk about it when you do something new. unfortunately, when you do have new products and technology, the products fail, or you do not experience reliability. when you have a
how much of a delay until we really do see richard branson's dream come true? >> i think that is only a question that richard branson and his team can answer. they are dealing with a lot of difficult situations right now, and particularly with the loss of the crew. these were their friends. these were people that everybody worked with, were respected, and they looked up to, so they are going to have to get rid this period, and then they will have to make decisions about how they move on...
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for branson, it was a chance to disprove what many had said. the design was too risky to take civilian passengers into space. >> there are always sceptics out there. and you read -- occasionally you read articles and it just gets you pissed off. but 99.99% of people want to see virgin galactic succeed. >> richard branson has repeatedly said that nasa was not the answer, that it was flying into space with designs decades old. his company would do it much better, he said. >> what we have is a spaceship which is completely experimental, quite old technology. many, many times safer than what they would offer. >> the idea is to take civilians up into space, not to the moon but into space for a sub-orbital flight. not for the faint of heart or for those who can't afford it. the company says more than 700 seats have been sold. >> you get memories to last a lifetime. a trip which is absolutely about sensory overload, every part of this journey will be bigger than anything ever experienced. >> richard branson will fly to california to see what happened.
for branson, it was a chance to disprove what many had said. the design was too risky to take civilian passengers into space. >> there are always sceptics out there. and you read -- occasionally you read articles and it just gets you pissed off. but 99.99% of people want to see virgin galactic succeed. >> richard branson has repeatedly said that nasa was not the answer, that it was flying into space with designs decades old. his company would do it much better, he said. >>...
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this is beautiful. >> so are you. >> this is branson's 105-foot luxury catamaran. he uses it to discover the secrets of the ocean. today he is heading for the largest breeding ground in the world of humpback whales. >> the whales from all over the atlantic converge on this one bank, and it is magnificent. >> so we will really get to see them. >> you will not only get to see them, you should get to swim with them, which is brilliant. >> fantastic. and they are not bothered by you being there? >> if they are, they will show it. >> he routinely swims with creatures of every size and shape. he shows us footage of his daredevil dives. he was nearly skewered by this sailfish. and this whale shark accidentally swallowed his head before spitting him out again. for richard, underwater exploits like these are more than fun. they have inspired him to start virgin oceanic, ocean exploration in flying submarines. >> it is incredible to think that only two people have been below 18,000 feet and over 500 people have been in space. >> after a rough overnight crossing, we wake to a
this is beautiful. >> so are you. >> this is branson's 105-foot luxury catamaran. he uses it to discover the secrets of the ocean. today he is heading for the largest breeding ground in the world of humpback whales. >> the whales from all over the atlantic converge on this one bank, and it is magnificent. >> so we will really get to see them. >> you will not only get to see them, you should get to swim with them, which is brilliant. >> fantastic. and they are...
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ripped branson saying the space community is very tight knit. the expertise is of the utmost, but what more do we know about the two pilots, one dying and the other being hospitalized? >> right, we still do not know who these two pilots are. they're being very tight knit about that information. out here in the mojave desert you have a lot of people working in space exploration. that's why they're out here. it is a tight knit community. everybody knows who these two people are, but we just don't know that yet. >> stephanie elam can thank you so much from the mojave desert. appreciate that. then clear across the coast, the east coast, imagine the joy in south florida today as u.s. marine reservist andrew tahmooressi is back home with his family. this after spending seven months in a mexican prison on gun charges. we've been working the story since it broke last late night. what are the circumstances of his release? >> the family is exhausted. they didn't get much. they were reunited after seven months. it took a team to get sergeant andrew tahmoor
ripped branson saying the space community is very tight knit. the expertise is of the utmost, but what more do we know about the two pilots, one dying and the other being hospitalized? >> right, we still do not know who these two pilots are. they're being very tight knit about that information. out here in the mojave desert you have a lot of people working in space exploration. that's why they're out here. it is a tight knit community. everybody knows who these two people are, but we just...
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sir richard branson is an excellent promoter. today i saw a different richard branson. i saw someone who was taken aback, was saddened and shocked and was speaking in much more realistic terms about space flight, that it's going to take patience, that we're in it for the long run, and we will do it if we can solve the problems, not when. up to this point, it's been a lot more swagger from him. a lot of statements about -- that made it seem like it was a lot easier than it really is. and those of us in the space world who know how hard it is have wondered when the shoe would drop. and it did. >> all great words to describe his demeanor. he did say he was determined to find out what went wrong. but he underscored that they have always known that it's difficult, but that safety was always the number one priority. so as ntsb officials there are on the ground and as they are welcomed into this investigation, how will they go about trying to piece things together? because even when we heard from the chairman earlier, he said we don't know if there's a black box. we do know th
sir richard branson is an excellent promoter. today i saw a different richard branson. i saw someone who was taken aback, was saddened and shocked and was speaking in much more realistic terms about space flight, that it's going to take patience, that we're in it for the long run, and we will do it if we can solve the problems, not when. up to this point, it's been a lot more swagger from him. a lot of statements about -- that made it seem like it was a lot easier than it really is. and those...
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here's richard branson, speaking on bloomberg's in the loop. whohe ntsb are the people causes, andbout the engage in a thorough investigation. that aey indicated was lever had been pressed a few seconds sooner than it should have been. we believe it up to the ntsb to decide whether that had any effect, and whether that was the cause. >> the crash killed one pilot and injured another. branson said he is confident there is no fundamental flaw with the spacecraft, and he vows to push ahead in the private space race. anding me as cory johnson, a former astronaut and commander of the international space station. literally, i will start with you. we spoke on friday. now that we have more information, what do you think happened? >> it seems like we have a bit more information. the ntsb has made an official announcement. they found a fuel tank in a motor largely intact. that indicates those elements did not explode. and then they have cockpit video showing the copilot unlocking the feathering device. he moved that lever apparently a few seconds early,
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let's now listen in to richard branson. >> thank you very much for coming. this is obviously a very tough time for everybody who works at virgin galactic, who works for this spaceship company and who works for scale composites. most importantly our thoughts remain with the families of the brave scale pilots and all who have been affected by this tragedy. we are determined to find out what went wrong and are working with the authorities to get that information. it is too early for me to add any details of the investigation at this stage. we've always known that commercial space travel is an incredibly hard project. we've been undertaking a comprehensive testing program for many years and safety has always been our number one priority. this is the biggest test program ever carried out in commercial aviation history to ensure that this never happens to the public. the bravery of test pilots cannot be overstated. nobody underestimates the risks involved in space travel. commander chris hatfield is amongst those who sent moving notes of support in which he highli
let's now listen in to richard branson. >> thank you very much for coming. this is obviously a very tough time for everybody who works at virgin galactic, who works for this spaceship company and who works for scale composites. most importantly our thoughts remain with the families of the brave scale pilots and all who have been affected by this tragedy. we are determined to find out what went wrong and are working with the authorities to get that information. it is too early for me to...
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he said branson said unbelievable things in recent days. he does not believe they have miskpl miscommunicated the risks to public. he equated it to airline travel across the atlantic in the 20s and 30s. he has said if you don't take a rif risks, you will not make it to the next thing in travel. do people trust him and virgin galactic to stand behind it? >> we'll see. let's go to chris. >> if you don't take the risk, you don't get to the next level. that's a great segway. he could have died during this high wire act. he was pushing it. should this have been on tv? we have another thrill seeker on what he says pushes them. he knows the risk. he has nearly died twice trying. . i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got 8 grams of protein. twist my lid! that's three times more than me. 17 vitamins and minerals. and zero fat! hmmmm. you bring a lot to the party! yay! new ensure active clear protein. 8 grams protein. zero fat. 17 vitamins and minerals. in delicious blueberry pomegranate and mixed fruit. for most people, earning cash back ends here, a
he said branson said unbelievable things in recent days. he does not believe they have miskpl miscommunicated the risks to public. he equated it to airline travel across the atlantic in the 20s and 30s. he has said if you don't take a rif risks, you will not make it to the next thing in travel. do people trust him and virgin galactic to stand behind it? >> we'll see. let's go to chris. >> if you don't take the risk, you don't get to the next level. that's a great segway. he could...
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. >> richard branson promises a full investigation after that deadly disaster for virgin galactic. >>> kurdish fighters from syria and iraq join forces to battle isis. >>> and ukraine is launch -- and ukraine's controversial election. >>> our top stories, america's national transportation safety board says friday's virgin galactic space disaster was heavily documented. there were six cameras aboard when it suddenly crashed, killing one pilot and seriously injuring the other. more now on the pilots and the investigation from cnn's stephanie elam. >> we've now learned more about the pilots. we can tell you that the pilot that lost his lost, his name was michael alsbury. he was 39 years old. the pilot who survived, his name is peter siebold and he is 43 years old. at this point we know that the entire virgin galactic community is trying to figure out what's from here on now. what happens going forward depends upon what the nst -- ntsb discovers. they are looking into this crash. this is the first space craft-related crash they were taking the lead on. although they were part of the colum
. >> richard branson promises a full investigation after that deadly disaster for virgin galactic. >>> kurdish fighters from syria and iraq join forces to battle isis. >>> and ukraine is launch -- and ukraine's controversial election. >>> our top stories, america's national transportation safety board says friday's virgin galactic space disaster was heavily documented. there were six cameras aboard when it suddenly crashed, killing one pilot and seriously...
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richard branson that runs the company will be on sight shortly. i should say -- the presser is starting right now. we'll go right to it. >> george white sides. with me in the room is kevin mickey. i don't see kevin right this second. >> be right out. >> okay, be right out. president of scale composite. just briefly, our day began about 2:00 this morning with, the evolution of a spaceship ii, white knight ii, powered flight four was the name of this particular test. takeoff occurred at 9:20 this morning. my team and i were present at entire evolution. release of spaceship ii occurred at approximately 10:10 a.m. at approximately 10:12 we became aware of an in-flight anomaly and implemented our preplanned response plan. my team was dispatched to the north. the chief will discuss that and the sheriff will discuss his involvement. i had confirmation of a mishap just a few moments later. approximately 25 miles north of the airport. we were given a latitude, longitude of a potential site. at times like these those of us in the aerospace valley recognize
richard branson that runs the company will be on sight shortly. i should say -- the presser is starting right now. we'll go right to it. >> george white sides. with me in the room is kevin mickey. i don't see kevin right this second. >> be right out. >> okay, be right out. president of scale composite. just briefly, our day began about 2:00 this morning with, the evolution of a spaceship ii, white knight ii, powered flight four was the name of this particular test. takeoff...
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remember, richard branson has dished on two around the world balloon attacks. he's been across the ocean in a speed boat and won the blue ribbon. this is a man who is not feint hearted when it comes to risk. now, is he going to obviously pause for thought? absolutely. will this delay the final result of virgin galactic? without doubt. but i would -- it would be a very -- i cannot see him tonight turning the lights off. >> we'll continue to bring you any more developments on that tragedy there in california. >>> over 40 students missing in mexico yet to be found after a month, and as mexican officials search for clues, families are fed up and furious. that story ahead here. >>> also, locking down the virtual vault. how to keep your personal information away from hackers. >>> well, new video of a u.s. marine back on american soil after being freed from a mexican jail. that's him getting on the plane. 26-year-old andrew tahmooressi was arrested on gun charges in march after customers agents found weapons and ammunition in his truck at a tijuana checkpoint. tahmoor
remember, richard branson has dished on two around the world balloon attacks. he's been across the ocean in a speed boat and won the blue ribbon. this is a man who is not feint hearted when it comes to risk. now, is he going to obviously pause for thought? absolutely. will this delay the final result of virgin galactic? without doubt. but i would -- it would be a very -- i cannot see him tonight turning the lights off. >> we'll continue to bring you any more developments on that tragedy...
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the crash is a setback for billionaire entrepreneur richard branson. he has already signed up some 800 potential space tourists who paid up to $250,000 to ride a virgin galactic flight into space. >> one or two people must be extremely nervous at this stage. we need to know exactly what happened and make absolutely certain it can never happen again. >> reporter: branson had hoped to make first commercial passenger flights into space by next year, but federal investigators here say their final report on this accident, scott, won't be completed for about a year. >> pelley: john blackstone for us tonight. john, thank you. over the past few months americans got to know brittany maynard, a 29-year-old california woman diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. she vowed to end her life on her own terms, and over the weekend, she did, taking lethal drugs prescribed by a doctor. jan crawford was one of the least reporters to speak to her. >> i think until anyone has walked a mile in my shoes and knows what they're facing and has felt the just bone-splitting headac
the crash is a setback for billionaire entrepreneur richard branson. he has already signed up some 800 potential space tourists who paid up to $250,000 to ride a virgin galactic flight into space. >> one or two people must be extremely nervous at this stage. we need to know exactly what happened and make absolutely certain it can never happen again. >> reporter: branson had hoped to make first commercial passenger flights into space by next year, but federal investigators here say...
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i interviewed richard branson in 2011. it was the first time a spacecraft landed at an sbeshl airport and branson was beaming. >> you're going to go 2,000 miles an hour in eighth seconds. once in space you unbuckle, you look back at earth through these wonderful big window, you float around and have the ride of a lifetime. >> spaceship two is designed to work like this. it's carried under a mother ship. then once it reaches an altitude of 50,000 feet, it's released with the spacecraft firing its built-in rocket traveling 62 miles above the earth. on its website virgin galactic says safety its north star, something branson stressed repeatedly in interviews. >> i'm not going to take my son into space until we've got everything right and the team won't let me go into space until everything is right. >> the project includes 300 of the bst rocket scientists in the world. in the days leading up to the flight companies were saying if the test flights were successful, space tourism could begin as early as next year. with this mish
i interviewed richard branson in 2011. it was the first time a spacecraft landed at an sbeshl airport and branson was beaming. >> you're going to go 2,000 miles an hour in eighth seconds. once in space you unbuckle, you look back at earth through these wonderful big window, you float around and have the ride of a lifetime. >> spaceship two is designed to work like this. it's carried under a mother ship. then once it reaches an altitude of 50,000 feet, it's released with the...
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virgin boss richard branson tweeted he's also flying to california. the vehicle that crashed today evolved from this, spaceship 1 which won the ansari x price for becoming the first privately owned manned spacecraft to fly into space. many have paid $250,000 deposits to fly on spacecraft 2, carried by virgin's white knight 2 care crer jet and then released. the subor bitter will carry it to 62 miles or 100 kilometers above earth. giving are travelers a brief view. on tuesday, an unmanned space craforspacecraft explode after g launched from virginia. what do you know about the investigation into the crash? >> the investigation will not get underway until sometime late tomorrow morning. we know the area has been secured, we know there is debris over a wide area. according to those officials who have been at the spacecraft, the number of pieces it was at 45,000 feet when this happened, with this explosion occurred after they tried to turn on the rocket engine. so the ntsb will be the lead investigation agency, assisted by faa, i wouldn't be surprised if
virgin boss richard branson tweeted he's also flying to california. the vehicle that crashed today evolved from this, spaceship 1 which won the ansari x price for becoming the first privately owned manned spacecraft to fly into space. many have paid $250,000 deposits to fly on spacecraft 2, carried by virgin's white knight 2 care crer jet and then released. the subor bitter will carry it to 62 miles or 100 kilometers above earth. giving are travelers a brief view. on tuesday, an unmanned space...
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branson insists the program will go on. and believes test flights could resume in four to six week s. >> we're going to learn from what went wrong. discover how we can improve safety and performance. and then move forwards together. >> reporter: but branson admits the crash cast doubts on his space tourism project. investigators are hoping to find several cameras attached to the spacecraft. it could be up to a year until ntsb releases the final report as to what went wrong here. dan. >> a lot of questions. thank you. >>> the feverish final hours before your voice, your vote. when americans go to the poll tuesday to elect a new congress. this has been a wild, and in some cases down right weird year on the campaign trail. lots of close races and colorful candidates. we're going to take a look now some of the best moments, mr. george stephanopoulos. start in iowa where both candidates in the really hotly contested senate race made waves. that's joni ernst who went viral with this ad where she discusses her history of kas strai
branson insists the program will go on. and believes test flights could resume in four to six week s. >> we're going to learn from what went wrong. discover how we can improve safety and performance. and then move forwards together. >> reporter: but branson admits the crash cast doubts on his space tourism project. investigators are hoping to find several cameras attached to the spacecraft. it could be up to a year until ntsb releases the final report as to what went wrong here....
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. >>> coming up a little bit later, british billionaire richard branson will send passengers into space even after one of his spaceships was involved in a deadly explosion. we will talk about that in a moment. >> a lot of people talking about that. >>> but the cruise ship nightmare in the bahamas. the ship, listing severely, as it came into port with many americans onboard. >> mara schiavocampo is on the developing story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was a halloween-themed cruise. but passengers got a little more fright than they'd bargained for after the bahama celebration hit something, leading to some truly scary moments. >> there's currently a leak emergency. >> reporter: a nightmare at sea over the weekend. >> it was like an actual halloween horror cruise turned into real life. >> reporter: check this out, look over this man's shoulder, passengers lining up to grab life jackets. >> everybody's freaking out. >> reporter: 960 passengers on board the bahamas celebration cruise liner capturing the emergency on their phones. >> they need a kids size back there. >> reporte
. >>> coming up a little bit later, british billionaire richard branson will send passengers into space even after one of his spaceships was involved in a deadly explosion. we will talk about that in a moment. >> a lot of people talking about that. >>> but the cruise ship nightmare in the bahamas. the ship, listing severely, as it came into port with many americans onboard. >> mara schiavocampo is on the developing story. good morning. >> reporter: good...
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it is owned by branson's london-based virgin group. abu dhabi has invested around $400 million for a 37% stake. nearly 800 people, including the actor leonardo dicaprio, the physicist stephen hawking have signed up for the six-passenger flights, costing $250,000 per person. the company had planned on making its first test flight beyond the atmosphere before the end of this year, but boy, that seems very unlikely now. look, let's get more. david ashford is in our bristol studio. he's the founder of bristol space planes and joins us. great to have you on the program. as i was mentioning, two accidents in something like five days. i'm wondering for companies like yours, for other space companies around the world, working in this private industry, i mean, how much of a -- i guess how much of a setback could these accidents have? >> well, it obviously is a setback. tragically, it had a fatal design flaw. several of them crashed, killing quite a few people. the design was grounded for several years before they got it right. and several pundi
it is owned by branson's london-based virgin group. abu dhabi has invested around $400 million for a 37% stake. nearly 800 people, including the actor leonardo dicaprio, the physicist stephen hawking have signed up for the six-passenger flights, costing $250,000 per person. the company had planned on making its first test flight beyond the atmosphere before the end of this year, but boy, that seems very unlikely now. look, let's get more. david ashford is in our bristol studio. he's the founder...
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as richard branson said if it were easy, everybody would be doing it. people at the beginning are always optimistic, and problems arise in any development. so i don't think this is something to be terribly surprised by or worried about. we'll get there one day. >> leroy i described you as a space entrepreneur, and there's not necessarily big money in it all the time, but it might make the world. >> i think around ten years ago you saw the companies coming up, and it was a little bit like the microcomputer storm when a lot of different companies sprung up. frankly speaking a lot of charlottetons, and that has been weeded out, and you have a few survivors and a new comers starting up as well. so i think this is here to stay. it's going to be a big deal. you heard richard branson in earlier interviews saying he felt that virgin galactic was going to be the biggest part of the virgin holings. >> genth mepranum thank you so much for taking your time out, they both flew on a challenger shuttle mission together. >>> the new commercial space tourism. >> we beli
as richard branson said if it were easy, everybody would be doing it. people at the beginning are always optimistic, and problems arise in any development. so i don't think this is something to be terribly surprised by or worried about. we'll get there one day. >> leroy i described you as a space entrepreneur, and there's not necessarily big money in it all the time, but it might make the world. >> i think around ten years ago you saw the companies coming up, and it was a little bit...
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arriving today richard branson, the british billionaire. he appeared rather shaken before meeting with the 400-strong space team about the future of the project. he said space exploration comes with unavoidable risks. >> in testing the boundaries of human capabilities and technologies, we are standing on the shoulders of chance. yesterday, we fell short. we're now comprehensively assessing the results of the crash and are determined to learn from them and move forward together as a group of friends and as company. >> reporter: branson pointed out that air travelers became very safe. millions of people do it every day. he admitted that his company would lose a couple of clients who paid $250,000 for future seats on space ship 2. which could have started to take the first commercial astronauts into space as early as this coming february. actress angelina jolie and musicians like lady gaga and justin bieber and also scientist stephen hawking who some who all bought seats. branson said one new customer signed up straight after the crash as a si
arriving today richard branson, the british billionaire. he appeared rather shaken before meeting with the 400-strong space team about the future of the project. he said space exploration comes with unavoidable risks. >> in testing the boundaries of human capabilities and technologies, we are standing on the shoulders of chance. yesterday, we fell short. we're now comprehensively assessing the results of the crash and are determined to learn from them and move forward together as a group...
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it's unclear how far the crash will set richard branson back on his dream. the british billionaire hoped to take the first flight to the edge of space next spring. >> we are determined to honour the bravery of the pilots and the teams here by learning from the tragedy. only then can we move forward, united behind a collective desire to push the boundaries of human endeavour >>> virgin galactic spaceshiptwo was testing a new enjoying mixture. what is left of the motor may hold clues for the ntsb investigation. >> thank you ross shimabuku >>> another investigation into a fire that killed five at a house near the university of southern maine. one person was critically injured, and now it's not clear if any of those killed were students from the college. planes broke out erty saturday morning in portland after a halloween party. >> the house within 10 minutes was engulfed in flames. a young man jumped off the pomp, engulfed in -- porch, engulfed in flames. he was rolling on the grounds. >> officials say it's the deadliest fire in main in three decades. >> a new
it's unclear how far the crash will set richard branson back on his dream. the british billionaire hoped to take the first flight to the edge of space next spring. >> we are determined to honour the bravery of the pilots and the teams here by learning from the tragedy. only then can we move forward, united behind a collective desire to push the boundaries of human endeavour >>> virgin galactic spaceshiptwo was testing a new enjoying mixture. what is left of the motor may hold...
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. >> billionaire richard branson says his fans for space tourism will continue, despite the crash of a rocket. a pilot died, and another is badly injured after a section of the aircraft exploded. veg reports. -- veg reports. >> strewn across the desert, the wreckage of an ambitious dream. investigators are combing what remained of spaceshiptwo, the graft offering the first ride into space. careful to strike the right tone, the man behind the plan, richard branson says claire friday's tragedy was a set back, but as long as lessons could be learnt, space travel would go ahead. >> pushing the knowledge of stays travel comes with unavoidable risk. testing the boundaries of human capabilities and technologies, we are standing on the shoulders of giant. yesterday we fell short. we'll comprehensively assess the results of the crash, and are determined to learn from this, and move forward together. >> the spacecraft's last flight was nine months ago. this promotional video by virgin galactic shows what was supposed to happen. the passenger shutting disengages and powers upward. the only know
. >> billionaire richard branson says his fans for space tourism will continue, despite the crash of a rocket. a pilot died, and another is badly injured after a section of the aircraft exploded. veg reports. -- veg reports. >> strewn across the desert, the wreckage of an ambitious dream. investigators are combing what remained of spaceshiptwo, the graft offering the first ride into space. careful to strike the right tone, the man behind the plan, richard branson says claire...
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richard branson and virgin galactic have been enthusiastic but there was a lot of criticism. they said that this engine was never going to get customers to space. what can you tell us about that? >> i assume it's for good reason they keep the specifics of the designs close the home. i do know in the test and development process, you go through a bunch of different test to try to identify with the right combination is with the design to be the most efficient, be the most effect is. -- most effective. i'm guessing they were in the initial stages of testing with this. maybe it wasn't the final design. without knowing very detailed specifics about the design, it's hard to say whether or not it has the potential to be the final design or not. >> kerri, what can you tell me about the fuel and the types of fuel they are trying with this particular scale composite solution? how does it compare to other rockets? >> i believe the rocket fuel -- there are different types. there are solids that earn. that's what we're talking about and then there are liquids that you mix and you have a r
richard branson and virgin galactic have been enthusiastic but there was a lot of criticism. they said that this engine was never going to get customers to space. what can you tell us about that? >> i assume it's for good reason they keep the specifics of the designs close the home. i do know in the test and development process, you go through a bunch of different test to try to identify with the right combination is with the design to be the most efficient, be the most effect is. -- most...
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richard branson, as i said, will also be here looking into what went wrong. as for the program itself, the ceo of virgin galactic said yesterday that they owe it to the pilots who were flying to keep moving forward. and that is what they will do. and, again, any minute -- when they come up here, the ntsb, we'll bring it to you. >> jacob, how long have the ntsb officials been there on the scene and given that this accident just happened less than 24 hours ago, how much are they able to learn so far? >> reporter: i know. they got here -- they said they were going to get here about 7:30. we saw them show up about half an hour ago. but they could have gotten in last night. but what they're going to do is provide probably a briefing on what they expect to be doing today. they're going to go out to the site, what they're going to be looking at, what sort of things they're looking for. >> jacob rascon, thanks so much. earlier today, i talked with captain mark kelly and asked him what drives test pilots to take such incredible risks. >> they're exciting jobs, they're
richard branson, as i said, will also be here looking into what went wrong. as for the program itself, the ceo of virgin galactic said yesterday that they owe it to the pilots who were flying to keep moving forward. and that is what they will do. and, again, any minute -- when they come up here, the ntsb, we'll bring it to you. >> jacob, how long have the ntsb officials been there on the scene and given that this accident just happened less than 24 hours ago, how much are they able to...
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was branson too optimistic from the beginning. our next guest says he may have set his goal too high. we'll ask why. >>> isis is teaching innocent children that murder is okay. the terror group is using brutal propaganda to train a new generation of young and vicious soldiers. don't miss that. how much money do you have in your pocket right now? i have $40, $21. could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement? i don't think so. well if you start putting that towards your retirement every week and let it grow over time, for twenty to thirty years, that retirement challenge might not seem so big after all. ♪ ♪ ♪ approaching medicare eligibility? you may think you can put off checking out your medicare options until you're sixty-five, but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. keep in mind, medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you. that's where aarp medicare supplement insurance plans insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company come in. like
was branson too optimistic from the beginning. our next guest says he may have set his goal too high. we'll ask why. >>> isis is teaching innocent children that murder is okay. the terror group is using brutal propaganda to train a new generation of young and vicious soldiers. don't miss that. how much money do you have in your pocket right now? i have $40, $21. could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement? i don't think so. well if you start putting...
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billionaire richard branson vows that commercial space travel will go on. but scientists are sounding the alarm. alex perez has the latest tonight. >> reporter: ntsb investigators on the ground in the mojave desert, sifting through debris, hunting for clues that might tell them what caused spaceship two to fall apart mid-air. two pilots were on board that test flight friday. michael allsbury was killed. peter seebold ejected his parachute and remains hospitalized with serious injuries. word today he is alert and talking. today, one seer senior aerospace engineer warned that the rockets of a 2007 incident that killed three engineers on the ground. the warnings, ignored. >> it was a pr driven haste, to accomplish something that should've been done in a far more measured, timely and engineering-led fashion. saturday, branson addressed some of the criticism. >> i find it irresponsible that people who don't know what they are saying say something before the ntsb. >> reporter: branson has some 700 reservations. le and he says the spaceship crash will not deter hi
billionaire richard branson vows that commercial space travel will go on. but scientists are sounding the alarm. alex perez has the latest tonight. >> reporter: ntsb investigators on the ground in the mojave desert, sifting through debris, hunting for clues that might tell them what caused spaceship two to fall apart mid-air. two pilots were on board that test flight friday. michael allsbury was killed. peter seebold ejected his parachute and remains hospitalized with serious injuries....
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we have evidence that will help us with the investigative process. >> reporter: richard branson said he will assist those who try to find out what happened. >> we will learn from this tragedy. >> one pilot, michael alsbury was killed. a second was injured and it hospitalized. >> the bravery of test pilots cannot be understated. >> reporter: virgin galactic has been working to sell space travel for a decade. spaceship two was expected to start taking passengers in the next two years. >> we will be certain the dream lives on. >> reporter: the promise towards pushing the boundaries. >>> the ntsbected to hold a press conference >>> mission accomplished for china after an experimental space flight. it landed in mongolia early this morning. it marks the first time in nearly four decades that a spacecraft as returned to earth after traveling around the moon. it shot this photo of the moon and earth. it is a beauty. all in prech ration for the 2017 launch of an unmanned ship >>> this is part of the innovation saturday at the history museum. students explored engineering milestones. organizer
we have evidence that will help us with the investigative process. >> reporter: richard branson said he will assist those who try to find out what happened. >> we will learn from this tragedy. >> one pilot, michael alsbury was killed. a second was injured and it hospitalized. >> the bravery of test pilots cannot be understated. >> reporter: virgin galactic has been working to sell space travel for a decade. spaceship two was expected to start taking passengers in...
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we'll found out what went wrong. >> branson said he'd recover tick its. several hundred are still planning to fly. >> al jazeera america contributor derek pits says the crash is a teachable moment. >> this is a learning opportunity, it's a teachable moment, it is because of the fact that these kind of things happen during the testing phase, as branson said, that is the reason why the testing is done, it is extensive to beat all the bugs out of the system, so nothing like this would happen during the regular reiterations. what happens now is they figure out what happened and how to prevent this, and they move on. they cannot move on until they figure out what happened. that is the most important thing they can do to keep the momentum going forward. >> howing before the kings in the industry are ironed out. >> it's hard to say. you have to go through the testing work. that takes time, nothing can be done except to go through it methodically, carefully, and take care to make sure that all eyes are dotted and the teas crossed >>> federal investigators recover
we'll found out what went wrong. >> branson said he'd recover tick its. several hundred are still planning to fly. >> al jazeera america contributor derek pits says the crash is a teachable moment. >> this is a learning opportunity, it's a teachable moment, it is because of the fact that these kind of things happen during the testing phase, as branson said, that is the reason why the testing is done, it is extensive to beat all the bugs out of the system, so nothing like this...
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you can hear more from sir richard branson on the "today" show. both the dow and s&p 500 closed at record highs on friday. the dow closing up nearly 200 points to 17,390, the s&p closing at 2,018. the futures closing lower today. we're going to get some key manufacturing data today. the big number this week will be the jobs number on friday. argentina is suspending all procter & gamble operations in that country after accusing the products make of tax fraud, claiming they inflated the price of imports from brazil by $140 million. that's a pretty steep penalty to cease all operations. >> thank you, bertha. >> and on big island of hawaii, lava threatening the road of pohoa. we s geologists say the main flow is no longer advancing but they say a school that remains in the lava's path remains closed. >> a new day, a new week and maybe maybe a new forecast. >> i'm doing okay. an extra hour of sleep really helped. yesterday was a little buiit on the cool side. today we'll start out just about as cold. 71 degrees for the south bay today, 70 degrees on th
you can hear more from sir richard branson on the "today" show. both the dow and s&p 500 closed at record highs on friday. the dow closing up nearly 200 points to 17,390, the s&p closing at 2,018. the futures closing lower today. we're going to get some key manufacturing data today. the big number this week will be the jobs number on friday. argentina is suspending all procter & gamble operations in that country after accusing the products make of tax fraud, claiming they...
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makes their comments. >> reporter: branson has some 700 reservations. jim clash is one of those with the reserved seat. he plays to raid his 401k to pay for it. and says the spaceship two crash will not deter him. >> the core group that has signed up get it. they get it. they know there are risks and they are willing to take the risks. >> reporter: in case you are wondering if the people are having second thought, they say they are offering people refunds. so far, no one has backed out. it could be a year before the ntsb investigation is complete. >> a lot of questions, thank you. >>> and now to a horrifying halloween cruise to the bahamas. the ship hit something, the ship tilted to one side. prompting a rush for life jackets and an evacuation. the story of the passengers who are back home safe tonight. >> reporter: a scare at sea. >> it's currently a weak emergency. >> reporter: 960 passengers aboard the bahama "celebration" cruise ship. scrambling for life jackets. and forced to evacuate. >> everyone is freaking out. >> reporter: after the ship hit so
makes their comments. >> reporter: branson has some 700 reservations. jim clash is one of those with the reserved seat. he plays to raid his 401k to pay for it. and says the spaceship two crash will not deter him. >> the core group that has signed up get it. they get it. they know there are risks and they are willing to take the risks. >> reporter: in case you are wondering if the people are having second thought, they say they are offering people refunds. so far, no one has...
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you say that branson was recklessly optimistic about his timetable. is -- was it the timetable that was the problem, or the dream itself? >> both, i think. they set themselves impossible targets. they were trying under enormous pressure to deliver what richard branson said he could deliver, but technically they fell far short of than if you take one example in order to fly passengers they have to have an faa certified and operators' license. in order to. >> et that, they had to have six months of scrutiny by the faa which then after that six months say it was a go or not. so they themselves, virgin galactic, set that clock ticking last year in august, and then they had not flown this plane with its new rocket motor at that point, and they didn't get to fly it at that point until nearly the end of the six-month period. when they did fly it early this year, they found it fell far short of the performance necessary to reach their goals. so they stopped the clock ticking. they asked the faa not to keep the clock ticking. that was within a few days of the
you say that branson was recklessly optimistic about his timetable. is -- was it the timetable that was the problem, or the dream itself? >> both, i think. they set themselves impossible targets. they were trying under enormous pressure to deliver what richard branson said he could deliver, but technically they fell far short of than if you take one example in order to fly passengers they have to have an faa certified and operators' license. in order to. >> et that, they had to have...
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this is richard branson's vision of the future. >> virgin galactic, read by the founder richard branson has been on the forefront of commercial space travel, we spoke to branson about it a couple of years ago right here in the bay area. but today a sudden set back and an ongoing investigation into just what happened. the virgin galactic spaceship made this dramatic flight over the bay area back in 2011, announcing it's plans to take tourists into space. but an equally dramatic set back after today's test flight ended in a deadly crash in the mojave desert. >> space is hard and today was a tough day. >> new mexico based virgin galactic, partnering with a company called scale composite, for a flight of its spaceship 2. >> we're flying in a rocket motor today, it had been thoroughly tested on the ground, it had been through a qualification series. >> now the national transportation safety board along with the faa will investigate what went wrong, while the companies involved say they'll cooperate, mourn, and then get back to work. >> future rest in many ways on hard days like this. but we
this is richard branson's vision of the future. >> virgin galactic, read by the founder richard branson has been on the forefront of commercial space travel, we spoke to branson about it a couple of years ago right here in the bay area. but today a sudden set back and an ongoing investigation into just what happened. the virgin galactic spaceship made this dramatic flight over the bay area back in 2011, announcing it's plans to take tourists into space. but an equally dramatic set back...
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branson says that anyone who bought a $250,000 ticket that's aquarter of a million dollars can get a full refund if they decide they want one. stephanie elam is in the mojave desert. branson is responding to critics who said the spaceshipone would never work. >> reporter: there are critics. and they have been on our air, and i asked him specifically what he had to say about critics saying that this vehicle was never going to make it to space in the first place. and this is what he had to say -- >> the ntsb will be doing regular press conferences over the next month. i'm not allowed to comment at all on any aspect of the spacecraft, the rockets and anything to do with it. it's the ntsb that will be commenting. and to be honest i find it slightly irresponsible that people who know nothing about what they're saying can be saying things before the ntsb makes their comments. >> reporter: interesting to note that he did say that at the end of that commentary. did seem to bristle him a little bit. i will also note that based on what he said out here that the plan is to continue with endeavo
branson says that anyone who bought a $250,000 ticket that's aquarter of a million dollars can get a full refund if they decide they want one. stephanie elam is in the mojave desert. branson is responding to critics who said the spaceshipone would never work. >> reporter: there are critics. and they have been on our air, and i asked him specifically what he had to say about critics saying that this vehicle was never going to make it to space in the first place. and this is what he had to...
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cnn's poppy harlow spoke with virgin group founder richard branson. what does he say? >> he says he doesn't want to jump to conclusion but they think it might be the feathering system so it may be an error. they're just not sure. we talked about the risk because i've covered this for many years and asked him last year for example in the mohave desert is the risk really worth it and he said to me then "unless you risk something, the world stays still." so i asked him that question this morning, here's what he said? >> yes, the risk is worth it. and as i say, mike would have been the first to say that. i'm sure his parents and his wife and his sisters would not say that. but test pilots would say that because they know the risk they're taking. they know the importance of what they're doing. we've got to go through the difficult testing stage of creating a space line in order to make it safe for travelers who want to travel on that space line in the years ahead and, you know, we will persevere and we will succeed. >> so he believes they are going to succeed despite this d
cnn's poppy harlow spoke with virgin group founder richard branson. what does he say? >> he says he doesn't want to jump to conclusion but they think it might be the feathering system so it may be an error. they're just not sure. we talked about the risk because i've covered this for many years and asked him last year for example in the mohave desert is the risk really worth it and he said to me then "unless you risk something, the world stays still." so i asked him that...
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and the mastermind behind that rocketship, sir richard branson, now weighing in. abc's david kerley tonight. >> reporter: with the spaceship's rocket engine found intact, investigators turned to video and found something unusual. it has to do with the craft's wings which tilt up to slow down. they're called feathers. see them move? think of it as the brakes on your car. but video from inside the cockpit shows that the co-pilot unlocked the feathering device as a slower speed and lower altitude than specified. the wings started moving on their own. the held of the ntsb. did the co-pilot make a mistake? >> we don't know if that was a mistake. why was it moved from lock to unlock before reaching mach 1.4? was it a design issue? was it a process issue? was it lack of training? was it fatigue? >> reporter: the craft started breaking up, captured by those still photos. the co-pilot, michael alsbury, a father of two, did not survive. his children attend school with the children of peter siebold, the surviving pilot. the virgin galactic ceo richard branson had hoped to st
and the mastermind behind that rocketship, sir richard branson, now weighing in. abc's david kerley tonight. >> reporter: with the spaceship's rocket engine found intact, investigators turned to video and found something unusual. it has to do with the craft's wings which tilt up to slow down. they're called feathers. see them move? think of it as the brakes on your car. but video from inside the cockpit shows that the co-pilot unlocked the feathering device as a slower speed and lower...
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branson's spaceship exploded yesterday. we're live now with information on the investigation that is now underway. dominic. >> hi there. richard branson speaking in the past hour after flying to mojave air overnight. he's described it as one of the most difficult journeys he's actually ever had to make. he says his people are "in shock at this devastating loss." listen. >> we are determined to honor the bravery of the pilots and the teams here by learning from this tragedy. only then can we move forward united behind the collective to push the boundaries of human endeavor. >> no indication of how much setback was. investigators from the ntsb arriving from washington, d.c. what caused the spaceship to break up at high altitude. it was two minutes after detaching from its high altitude carrier that the explosion occurred. this is the first time the ntsb is investigating a space launch with people onboard a spaceship that had been testing a new engine using a new form of fuel. that testing taken place earlier in the day and be
branson's spaceship exploded yesterday. we're live now with information on the investigation that is now underway. dominic. >> hi there. richard branson speaking in the past hour after flying to mojave air overnight. he's described it as one of the most difficult journeys he's actually ever had to make. he says his people are "in shock at this devastating loss." listen. >> we are determined to honor the bravery of the pilots and the teams here by learning from this...
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. >> richard branson visited the mojave desert space sport. where spaceshiptwo was under development. he praised the courage of the test pilots. >> reporter: richard branson, billionaire and investor struck a conciliatory tone. >> we understand the risks involved. we are not going to push on blindly. to do so would be an insult to those affected by the tragedy. >> spaceshiptwo crashed after an inflight anomaly during a test flight on friday. >> we are determined to honour the bravery of the pilots and the teams by learning from the tragedy. only then can we move forward, united behind a collective desire to push the boundaries of human endeavour. the co-pilot was killed, and the pilot seriously injured, despite ejecting by parachute in a crash that left debris over the mojave desert north-east of los angeles. the co-pilot co-piloted the aircraft when it broke the sound barrier. he worked for scale composites, and logged seven flights in the last four years. the spaceshiptwo took off on a test flight called a halloween treat. after the rocket e
. >> richard branson visited the mojave desert space sport. where spaceshiptwo was under development. he praised the courage of the test pilots. >> reporter: richard branson, billionaire and investor struck a conciliatory tone. >> we understand the risks involved. we are not going to push on blindly. to do so would be an insult to those affected by the tragedy. >> spaceshiptwo crashed after an inflight anomaly during a test flight on friday. >> we are determined to...
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protesters are back on the streets against the army takeover. >> billionaire richard branson says his plans for space tourism will continue despite the crash of a rocket. one pilot is dead and another badly injured after a section exploded. >> reporter: strewns across the moj desert the remains of a dream. careful to strike the right tone, the man behind the plan, richard branson, says friday's tragedy was a set back, but so long as lessons can be heard, space travel should go ahead. >> pushing the bounds of space travel comes with risk. pushing the pounds, we stand on the shoulders of clients, we fell short yesterday. we'll assess the results of the crash and are determined to learn from this and move forward together. >> the spacecraft's last night was nine months ago. this promotional video by vact rock shows what was meant to happen. guided to around 50,000 feet by an aircraft, the passenger shuttle engages and showers up. the only known difference during the flight was the use of a fuel. the cause of the crash is likely to impact when the passenger boards. >> it sets back the pro
protesters are back on the streets against the army takeover. >> billionaire richard branson says his plans for space tourism will continue despite the crash of a rocket. one pilot is dead and another badly injured after a section exploded. >> reporter: strewns across the moj desert the remains of a dream. careful to strike the right tone, the man behind the plan, richard branson, says friday's tragedy was a set back, but so long as lessons can be heard, space travel should go...