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richard branson said it would be this winter. now on a late night talk show he said it would be in february or march of next year. he was going to bring his whole family. they would pay $250,000. over 700 people have signed up to go on these flights. the public's perception of the private's sector's ability to take on the responsibility of space travel and space flight is certainly tarnished. as you said, what's happened with orbital science and now virgin galactic is a big blow to the aerospace industry. >> i think we can't explain enough and you explained this perfectly before for people to understand this spaceship 2. it rides on top of the mother ship. >> white knight 2 takes off and around 50,000 people space ship 2 drops and a rocket boosts it into suborbital flight and they collide down like a glider like an airplane back down to the space port. where this accident happened is not where flights are scheduled to take off once they are carrying paying passengers. that would be in new mexico. i was just there two weeks ago. t
richard branson said it would be this winter. now on a late night talk show he said it would be in february or march of next year. he was going to bring his whole family. they would pay $250,000. over 700 people have signed up to go on these flights. the public's perception of the private's sector's ability to take on the responsibility of space travel and space flight is certainly tarnished. as you said, what's happened with orbital science and now virgin galactic is a big blow to the...
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richard branson included. 62 miles above earth. the beginning of outer space and allow them to experience those few minutes of weightlessness and that sense of awe that far out before returning back to ground. so friday's test as this is based in california, that's where this happened. this is -- keep in mind what we saw earlier in the week. not connected whatsoever but as far as space is concerned, this is incident number two in a single week. a rocket exploded six seconds after liftoff. all right. i have one of our aviation analysts on the phone with me. what the heck does an inflight anomaly mean? >> we were just discussing that with producers. it could be almost anything. it could be a computer glitch. it could be some sort of trajectory issue. flight control issue. anomaly is a vague and general term for something that normally doesn't happen and can't really be explained. it's not something we normally associate that with computer based issues on the airplane. >> what more do we know about the test flights? this is something
richard branson included. 62 miles above earth. the beginning of outer space and allow them to experience those few minutes of weightlessness and that sense of awe that far out before returning back to ground. so friday's test as this is based in california, that's where this happened. this is -- keep in mind what we saw earlier in the week. not connected whatsoever but as far as space is concerned, this is incident number two in a single week. a rocket exploded six seconds after liftoff. all...
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--they told richard branson told us richard branson is on his way. he will be there tomorrow. we will no doubt get more. he said he did not see any explosion. see a mishap. it was the lack of things he was hearing that clued him into the fact that something was horribly wrong. you have done something with virgin galactic. you have been on some sort of aircraft and tested weightlessness. that i am assuming it was a very different kind of aircraft. >> it was a 737. it was quite different. , and gthe very craft flight, that virgin galactic passengers are training for their own experience with. 737 took me over the gulf of mexico. we did parabolic loops to simulate weightlessness in a padded aircraft. i think it speaks to this business they are trying to build here, the awful tragedy of this pilot dying and the other one being so hurt. we do not know what happened or when things went wrong. they are clearly going to have to uncover all of that. up to a quarter million dollars hoping to be passengers in a spaceflight. one wonders if they will ask for money back and what this does t
--they told richard branson told us richard branson is on his way. he will be there tomorrow. we will no doubt get more. he said he did not see any explosion. see a mishap. it was the lack of things he was hearing that clued him into the fact that something was horribly wrong. you have done something with virgin galactic. you have been on some sort of aircraft and tested weightlessness. that i am assuming it was a very different kind of aircraft. >> it was a 737. it was quite different. ,...
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tom, this was a company founded by british billionaire richard branson. you recently spoke to him about his vision for this program. this has got to be his worst nightmare. what did he tell you about his hopes for this program? >> yeah. his hope is to share the experience for everybody, to share the experience and the thrill of space flight. obviously, this is not a full space flight as if you were going to the space station and you're going to -- which is at about 250 miles above the earth, depending on the particular orbit they're in at any given time. he wanted people to experience the feeling of weightlessness, being free, experiencing that which so few of us have ever experienced. you know, richard branson, you know, we used to be a bit of a daredevil, you may recall. i mean, he took these flights and these experimental vehicles with burt rutan. he also, of course, was in the balloon, trying to make his way around the world in a balloon flight that -- without ever touching down. unfortunately, their balloon crashed. thankfully they survived. but he h
tom, this was a company founded by british billionaire richard branson. you recently spoke to him about his vision for this program. this has got to be his worst nightmare. what did he tell you about his hopes for this program? >> yeah. his hope is to share the experience for everybody, to share the experience and the thrill of space flight. obviously, this is not a full space flight as if you were going to the space station and you're going to -- which is at about 250 miles above the...
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sir richard branson a month ago. what happened to a corporate alternative to our own government all but shutting down its space commitment to a fellow who is very worried about this but the last human being to walk on the surface of me moon, gene cernan,. >> what do you make of the developments. >> it's a tragedy, anytime you lose a life or anything like this, it goes show you that space is not only a challenge, it's risky, and that it will continue to be so. that's why when you start putting humans and -- talk about putting astronauts up there from the private sector -- my -- god help us if we don't remember the mistakes we made in the past. >> you're right in the past and we carry on after the apollo 1 fire, and the space shuttle disasters and we carried another. people think that richard branson is a provocateur and always chancing fate. he did not minimize with me either then or our conversation or probably now the dangers and inherent risk of all of this. a lot of people assumed he thought it would be all cav cl
sir richard branson a month ago. what happened to a corporate alternative to our own government all but shutting down its space commitment to a fellow who is very worried about this but the last human being to walk on the surface of me moon, gene cernan,. >> what do you make of the developments. >> it's a tragedy, anytime you lose a life or anything like this, it goes show you that space is not only a challenge, it's risky, and that it will continue to be so. that's why when you...
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richard branson is transparent in general. he has some 400 different companies that he is involved in, and he is a visionary, and i actually interviewed him in this process and asked him why space, how do you come um with the idea -- i'm going to start taking spaceships to space. and she says, why not? and that's what -- >> they'd done a lot of these tests. i don't know how many but more than a handful. they have made this trip over and over again, and i know they test every single thing about the ship before they go -- before this rocket was launched today, before it wag -- was ignited, it was tested. >> these aren't people who have worked just in the commercial airline industry. these are incredible engineers and peop0!;( who worked for nas, and many of them under the space shuttle program. the person who is running this program right now there is a guy who ran the last, i believe, 17 space shuttle missions. people who worked for nasa who are incredibly comfortable and incredibly excited about this industry. >> i'm somewhat
richard branson is transparent in general. he has some 400 different companies that he is involved in, and he is a visionary, and i actually interviewed him in this process and asked him why space, how do you come um with the idea -- i'm going to start taking spaceships to space. and she says, why not? and that's what -- >> they'd done a lot of these tests. i don't know how many but more than a handful. they have made this trip over and over again, and i know they test every single thing...
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lead, a spacecraft for sir richard branson's virgin galactic tourism operator crashed during a test flight in california mojave desert killing the copilot and injuring the pilot. an faa spokesperson says ground control lost contact just after 10:00 a.m. local time. following release from the white knight two jet that carried it aloft. in the last hour, virgin galactic ceo said richard branson was on his way to the crash site and is expected to arrive tomorrow morning. for more, i want to get to boeing assistant professor .f aeronautics and only worry child. also with us editor-at-large cory johnson -- and leroy chow. lots of information and speculation. of speculation about what happened here. what do you think went wrong? what was goingke on from things i heard, it was a new powered flight with a new rocket fuel. i don't know if it's related at all. you have to wait and see what the review turns up. there are so many things in these complex systems that can go wrong. these are some of the very best engineers and test pilots in the world. even then, things can happen unpredictably. my gues
lead, a spacecraft for sir richard branson's virgin galactic tourism operator crashed during a test flight in california mojave desert killing the copilot and injuring the pilot. an faa spokesperson says ground control lost contact just after 10:00 a.m. local time. following release from the white knight two jet that carried it aloft. in the last hour, virgin galactic ceo said richard branson was on his way to the crash site and is expected to arrive tomorrow morning. for more, i want to get to...
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richard, you know richard branson, the founder of virgin galactic. you've interviewed him. he just tweeted, thoughts with all of virgin galactic and scale, thank you for all your messages of support. i'm flying to mojave immediately to be with the team. richard, tell us if you would about richard branson and how much of a setback that could cause him. as you and i have discussed before, this is somebody who has undertaken very risky ventures before, lost friends to those ventures before, lost employees to those ventures before and while it has obviously upset him, it does not deter him. >> not at all. whether it's in the commercial sphere launching the virgin record group and then virgin atlantic, the airline, or indeed in his own personal extreme endeavors trying to balloon around the world, two of his efforts ended -- one in the ocean -- well, both in the ocean, actually, as they were going across the world. and then the death of one of the people he flew with, steven fawcett. he's been extremely friendly and well known with burt rutan who designed spaceshipone and was ve
richard, you know richard branson, the founder of virgin galactic. you've interviewed him. he just tweeted, thoughts with all of virgin galactic and scale, thank you for all your messages of support. i'm flying to mojave immediately to be with the team. richard, tell us if you would about richard branson and how much of a setback that could cause him. as you and i have discussed before, this is somebody who has undertaken very risky ventures before, lost friends to those ventures before, lost...
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i can say that richard branson is on his way. he's flying now to mojave. and we expect he'll be here by tomorrow morning. space is hard, and today was a tough day. we are going to be supporting the investigation as we figure out what happened today. and we're going to get through it. the future rests in many ways on hard, hard days like this. but we believe we owe it to the folks who were flying these vehicles as well as the folks who have been working so hard on them to you think so this and to move forward, which is what we'll do. thank you. >> if you wouldn't mind joining me, supervisors, i see you in the room. nice to see you. i'd like to take some questions from the press corps. and if you wouldn't mind, we'll give you some time -- stand up, state your name so we'll know who you are, and your affiliation, please. >> from what i understand of this particular test flight, this spaceshiptwo, was using formulated fuel and maybe the engine [ inaudible ] -- >> i've got to turn that over to kevin. kevin, care to take that question? >> we were flying a rocket
i can say that richard branson is on his way. he's flying now to mojave. and we expect he'll be here by tomorrow morning. space is hard, and today was a tough day. we are going to be supporting the investigation as we figure out what happened today. and we're going to get through it. the future rests in many ways on hard, hard days like this. but we believe we owe it to the folks who were flying these vehicles as well as the folks who have been working so hard on them to you think so this and...
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no official comment from richard branson yet. as you might expect, this is a huge setback to virgin galactic and a terrible blow to them to see their colleagues, their friends, whether they are virgin galactic employees or employees of the company that makes this vehicle for virgin galactic. i've been there and these companies work hand in glove and they are quite literally sharing buildings and are next door to each other. to have this happen to your employees or your close friends is a huge setback and a huge blow. we wish them well. i met many of them myself. as for where the investigation will go, as you might expect, they will get some stance from the federal government to try and investigate the cause of this accident. this was a test vehicle using a new engine and a new fuel mixture. they had the last test run that they did back in january they're trying to improve upon. and so today's test flight was trying to put those new test engines and fluids to the test. one interesting point here, and that is that when i was out th
no official comment from richard branson yet. as you might expect, this is a huge setback to virgin galactic and a terrible blow to them to see their colleagues, their friends, whether they are virgin galactic employees or employees of the company that makes this vehicle for virgin galactic. i've been there and these companies work hand in glove and they are quite literally sharing buildings and are next door to each other. to have this happen to your employees or your close friends is a huge...
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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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this was established in 1999 by richard branson. supposed to be all about space tourism. jo. let me bring you in. do you have new information? >> we are seeing the report from the associated press, the california highway patrol reporting that one individual is dead, and there is another with major injuries in this case. we do not know, however, if that is one of the pilots, if it was someone on the ground or another party for that matter. we are watching to see how virgin galactic is going to respond to this. this is a test flight that was inevitably going to lead to a test flight richard branson was supposed to take some time this year. he was reasonably certain this was going to be a success, and we're seeing from virgin that the test flight -- >> let's give it over to liz claman, it's 3:00. >> we begin with the breaking news, now confirmed fatal crash of virgin galactic spaceship tested by sir richard branson's aerospace company. what you're looking at is the floor of the mojave desert, the test flight craft experienced a, quote, anomaly and the california highway patrol g
this was established in 1999 by richard branson. supposed to be all about space tourism. jo. let me bring you in. do you have new information? >> we are seeing the report from the associated press, the california highway patrol reporting that one individual is dead, and there is another with major injuries in this case. we do not know, however, if that is one of the pilots, if it was someone on the ground or another party for that matter. we are watching to see how virgin galactic is...
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richard branson is the owner of virgin galactic since 1999. he said he was 90% sure that his would be happening in the very near future. for more continuing coverage on the crash of spaceship 2, we're now going over to shepard smith. >> breaking news and we have just gotten new information. this came in seconds ago from the "associated press" where we just got word and i quote witnesses report spaceship 2 exploded in flight after the ignition of the rocket and crashed into the desert. you heard john explaining how this separation happens. white knight 2 the big wide 170-foot wide plane-looking thing, takes spaceship 2 up to what is edge of space -- not quite but up to 50,000 feet, and then it takes off from there comes down and glides. at that point, when the rocket ignited, that is when it exploded.
richard branson is the owner of virgin galactic since 1999. he said he was 90% sure that his would be happening in the very near future. for more continuing coverage on the crash of spaceship 2, we're now going over to shepard smith. >> breaking news and we have just gotten new information. this came in seconds ago from the "associated press" where we just got word and i quote witnesses report spaceship 2 exploded in flight after the ignition of the rocket and crashed into 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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i can say richard branson is on his way. he's flying now to mojave and we expect he'll be here by tomorrow morning. space is hard and today was a tough day. >> all right. you're watching a press conference at the mojave desert air and space port. there's very little information coming out of this. there's very little they can say, because this mishap took place earlier today. the investigation is going to be underway by the ntsb and the faa en route to the scene. joining me tonight on "the ed show" is mikey kay who has visited with mr. branson, the owner of this entity. mikey, good to have you. the most valuable piece of information out of this as i see it is going to come from the surviving pilot. i mean, as a pilot myself, when you're taking off, you're reading gauges. i would imagine when you're being separated from a craft that's getting ready to let you go at a higher speed and a higher altitude, they're probably looking at everything. pressure gauges, torque, whatever is there in front of them. so it would seem to me t
i can say richard branson is on his way. he's flying now to mojave and we expect he'll be here by tomorrow morning. space is hard and today was a tough day. >> all right. you're watching a press conference at the mojave desert air and space port. there's very little information coming out of this. there's very little they can say, because this mishap took place earlier today. the investigation is going to be underway by the ntsb and the faa en route to the scene. joining me tonight on...
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we heard richard, erin burnett interviewed sir richard branson a month ago and here is what he told her. >> the space ship two that you are getting ready to go on yourself, i know, is that still on track for next year? >> it's hopefully on track for this year. so the test flight into space will be before the end of this year. >> okay. >> and myself and my son will start the program in the spring -- early spring of next year. the rockets are now fully working. it has taken longer than we thought but we're finally there. >> richard, this was a huge draw, had 700 tickets sold, costing more than a quarter of a million each, talking about celebrities like justin beiber and leonardo dicaprio and certainly this will deter people from wanting to go up initially now that the risks are so apparent. >> i think some will probably decide to have a second think about it or thought about it. and others will say, no, we're still going with it because it is the future and we want to be part of that experience. there is little doubt -- there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that this will delay. obvious
we heard richard, erin burnett interviewed sir richard branson a month ago and here is what he told her. >> the space ship two that you are getting ready to go on yourself, i know, is that still on track for next year? >> it's hopefully on track for this year. so the test flight into space will be before the end of this year. >> okay. >> and myself and my son will start the program in the spring -- early spring of next year. the rockets are now fully working. it has...
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we have not heard from richard branson yet. a tragic story in the high desert of california. >> it's always been quite a difficult week for space travel. just to remind everybody, of course, there was the unmanned fortunately unmanned u.s. supply rocket that exploded after liftoff earlier on this week. and i do believe that the russian maker of the engine used has come out they deny that the product was at fault and probably due to later modification in the united states and once again when you've got two accidents of this kind in the same week it's a reminder of the dangers of the travel. >> we'll have much more and a 5:00 p.m. eastern press conference and thanks to the men and women that make our life better. it is hard, dangerous. we forget that. these people are brave and honored. it is incredibly difficult work. >> "closing bell" starting now. there should be a truck leaving now. i got it. now jump off the bridge. what? in 3...2...1... are you kidding me? go. right on time. right now, over 20,000 trains are running reliabl
we have not heard from richard branson yet. a tragic story in the high desert of california. >> it's always been quite a difficult week for space travel. just to remind everybody, of course, there was the unmanned fortunately unmanned u.s. supply rocket that exploded after liftoff earlier on this week. and i do believe that the russian maker of the engine used has come out they deny that the product was at fault and probably due to later modification in the united states and once again...
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leon, billionaire richard branson created virgin galactic to try and lead the way tourism.cial space keep in mind, already this week, the private sector space majorry suffered a setback with the explosion in virginia of the rocket headed to station.national space now those doubts about commercial space flights are tragic loss ofhe life today. let's take a look at the wreckage. faa officials say that the catastrophe happened just after spacecraft had separated from the launch vehicle. the two pilots on board plummeted 50,000 feet to the floor of california's mojave desert. did miraculously survive the fall, with serious injuries. quickly air-lifted to an area hospital. but the second pilot was killed on impact. witnesses say his body was found, still strapped into his pilot seat. the crash occurred just after 10 a.m. pacific time. this was intended to be the flight of virgin galactic. two.million spaceship i interviewed virgin galactic ceo, richard branson, this past venture.t his business he called this project his passion and he planned to take his own family on the first space tour
leon, billionaire richard branson created virgin galactic to try and lead the way tourism.cial space keep in mind, already this week, the private sector space majorry suffered a setback with the explosion in virginia of the rocket headed to station.national space now those doubts about commercial space flights are tragic loss ofhe life today. let's take a look at the wreckage. faa officials say that the catastrophe happened just after spacecraft had separated from the launch vehicle. the two...
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so i came up with the name virgin galactic airways. >> reporter: tonight, richard branson is on his way to mojave. nbc news has an agreement to document virgin galactic's inaugural flight with paying passengers. this is of course the second major blow to the commercial space industry this week. just three days ago an orbital sciences rocket exploded on liftoff on a re-supply mission to the space station. thankfully no one was killed, but it was a $200 million loss for that company, lester. >> tom, in these two accidents a reminder there's a change in balance. we're seeing more commercial space flight operations along with government-sponsored space flight. so what's the result of all this? >> reporter: i think it's fair to say that tonight the entire commercial space industry is reeling. i mean, questions about whether they're up to the job and the risks associated with space flight and especially whether tourists should be headed to space, at least right now. >> all right. tom costello in washington tonight. thank you. >>> it took seven weeks, but a suspected cop-killer is finally in t
so i came up with the name virgin galactic airways. >> reporter: tonight, richard branson is on his way to mojave. nbc news has an agreement to document virgin galactic's inaugural flight with paying passengers. this is of course the second major blow to the commercial space industry this week. just three days ago an orbital sciences rocket exploded on liftoff on a re-supply mission to the space station. thankfully no one was killed, but it was a $200 million loss for that company,...
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this is a test flight that was inevitably going to lead to a test flight richard branson was supposed to take some time this year. he was reasonably certain this was going to be a success, and we're seeing from virgin that the test flight -- >> let's give it over to liz claman, it's 3:00. >> we begin with the breaking news, now confirmed fatal crash of virgin galactic spaceship tested by sir richard branson's aerospace company. what you're looking at is the floor of the mojave desert, the test flight craft experienced a, quote, anomaly and the california highway patrol got a report of the crash. earlier we had a shot of the piece of the part of the fuselage and it did indeed have the logo virgin galactic were on it. two pilots, one fatality, one fatality has been confirmed and one other, quote, major injury. we need to tell you that this company, virgin galactic was promising and is promises still zero gravity flights that would take people up for the trip of a lifetime. a real experience. right there in the center, if they were able to zoom in. but we don't control this camera, it's
this is a test flight that was inevitably going to lead to a test flight richard branson was supposed to take some time this year. he was reasonably certain this was going to be a success, and we're seeing from virgin that the test flight -- >> let's give it over to liz claman, it's 3:00. >> we begin with the breaking news, now confirmed fatal crash of virgin galactic spaceship tested by sir richard branson's aerospace company. what you're looking at is the floor of the mojave...
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richard branson tweeted that he's flying to mojave following crash of spaceship to be with the team. the national transportation safety board is sending a team to be on the ground in the morning. moments ago, virgin glal actic ceo addressed the tragedy. >> our primary thoughts at this moment are with the crew and family. space is hard and today was a tough day. we are going to be supporting the investigation as we figure out what happened today. and we're going to get through it. >> so where does this investigation go from here? joining us now, james oberg, an nbc news space analyst and former missioner controller. and katie higgins, former national transportation safety board. thanks to both of you for speaking with us. >> yes, hello. >> kitty, you've been on the seen for many crashes. what are investigators going to be looking for? >> reverend al, at the beginning of the investigation, they'll look at everything that might have happened with this accident. they will look at the pilot's training and experience. they will look at the maintenance records of the vehicle. they will look
richard branson tweeted that he's flying to mojave following crash of spaceship to be with the team. the national transportation safety board is sending a team to be on the ground in the morning. moments ago, virgin glal actic ceo addressed the tragedy. >> our primary thoughts at this moment are with the crew and family. space is hard and today was a tough day. we are going to be supporting the investigation as we figure out what happened today. and we're going to get through it. >>...
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and ceo of virgin, richard branson says, why do i invest in start-ups? because they are the job creators and innovators of the future. thank you for joining us. to learn more about the show, go to our website. it's openforum.com/yourbusiness. you'll find all of the segments we showed you here today plus web exclusive content with a lot more information to help your business grow. we are on twitter if you want to follow us. it's @msnbcyourbiz. please don't forget to find us on facebook and on instagram as well. next week, we learn how one small independent hard cider maker can hold his own and even beat the mass market bottlers at their own game. >> what we do now, they can't do. they'll never do this. we have a sustainable production advantage that they will never be able to recreate. >> but you can, and best of all you do not have to be in the cider business to use his advice. until then, remember, we make your business our business. if i can impart one lesson to a new business owner, it would be one thing i've learned is my philosophy is real simple am
and ceo of virgin, richard branson says, why do i invest in start-ups? because they are the job creators and innovators of the future. thank you for joining us. to learn more about the show, go to our website. it's openforum.com/yourbusiness. you'll find all of the segments we showed you here today plus web exclusive content with a lot more information to help your business grow. we are on twitter if you want to follow us. it's @msnbcyourbiz. please don't forget to find us on facebook and on...
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italy won on your list really trying to do something by the is richard branson. he's trying to change the customer from dana guston -- remain the government to being an individual. one beingas not flown passenger yet, but he's thing". whether he's got the right share of the market and a viable business model remains to be seen, but he's feeling one who's brave enough to truly bank his business on private spaceflight. trying tois working, use government contracts to fund the research to come up with technology that might someday lead to private spaceflight. it is a pretty interesting time in history to see how this is going and we will learn a lot from the accident that happened yesterday. >> we will follow the investigation as it plays out. ciao,hadfield and leroy former iss commanders. thank you. washington, d.c. just passed a law that says uber could serve as a model for the rest of the country. we will speak to their policy chief coming up. ♪ >> i'm emily chang and this is "bloomberg west." the washington dc council just passed a bill that uber hopes will pa
italy won on your list really trying to do something by the is richard branson. he's trying to change the customer from dana guston -- remain the government to being an individual. one beingas not flown passenger yet, but he's thing". whether he's got the right share of the market and a viable business model remains to be seen, but he's feeling one who's brave enough to truly bank his business on private spaceflight. trying tois working, use government contracts to fund the research to...
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this is richard branson's program, as you know. richard branson brought in -- or, rather, assumed the entire project after we saw them win the "x" prize. they won the "x" prize with this vehicle. the whole notion they could bring people into suborbit, richard branson brought it, saw a commercial opportunity, that's why we've had test flights for the better part of a year and a half or so. >> thank you. i want to bring in anthony roman, commercial pilot. let's pick up on the point tom made. could someone in theory survive a parachute jump from the altitude at which this separation would have taken place? do we have tony? >> can you ask that question again? >> tom costello asked an interesting question whether a parachute jump in suborbit where this plane was flying is survivable? >> i highly doubt it. in suborbit you're approximately 70,000, 75,000 feet up. this particular spacecraft is known to re-enter the earth as atmosphere by folding itself in half and coming down in a falling leaf formation. as opposed to having any heat shiel
this is richard branson's program, as you know. richard branson brought in -- or, rather, assumed the entire project after we saw them win the "x" prize. they won the "x" prize with this vehicle. the whole notion they could bring people into suborbit, richard branson brought it, saw a commercial opportunity, that's why we've had test flights for the better part of a year and a half or so. >> thank you. i want to bring in anthony roman, commercial pilot. let's pick up...
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people like richard branson and virgin galactic? >> the real question of whether something is just another commercial space flight or private is who is the customer? in this case, the u.s. government was the main customer, so it is commercial. they are paid for by the government. the only one on your list really trying to do something different is richard branson. he's trying to change the customer from government to being an individual. he still has not flown one being passenger yet. whether he's got the right share of the market and a viable business model remains to be seen, but he's feeling one who's brave enough to truly bank his business on private spaceflight. elon musk is working, trying to use government contracts to fund the research to come up with technology that might someday lead to private spaceflight. it is a pretty interesting time in history to see how this is going and we will learn a lot from the accident that happened yesterday. >> we will follow the investigation as it plays out. chris hadfield and leroy, forme
people like richard branson and virgin galactic? >> the real question of whether something is just another commercial space flight or private is who is the customer? in this case, the u.s. government was the main customer, so it is commercial. they are paid for by the government. the only one on your list really trying to do something different is richard branson. he's trying to change the customer from government to being an individual. he still has not flown one being passenger yet....
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now, this is a venture of british billionaire richard branson. he tweeted thank youing everyone for messages of support and said he was flying immediately to the mojave. his goal is to fly to near space. the craft is designed to hold six passengers and a crew of two. he was hoping to be the first on the first flight. more than 700 people have signed up to go on the flight. we want to mention that this flight today was with a new fuel mix in this rocket engine. it had not been flown before with this fuel mix but we understand that it had been extensively tested on the ground. obviously that's one of the things investigators will be looking at. and this comes just three days after another accident. it was a commercial space transport taking off from a nasa site in virginia bound for the international space station carrying a pay load for the space station. it blew up just after takeoff on that launch pad so this week underscores what we know too well, that space is a very, very risky business. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> it's designed to take y
now, this is a venture of british billionaire richard branson. he tweeted thank youing everyone for messages of support and said he was flying immediately to the mojave. his goal is to fly to near space. the craft is designed to hold six passengers and a crew of two. he was hoping to be the first on the first flight. more than 700 people have signed up to go on the flight. we want to mention that this flight today was with a new fuel mix in this rocket engine. it had not been flown before with...
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the company founded by british billionaire sir richard branson would not say what happened other than it was working with authorities to determine the cause of what it says was an accident. current county fire department reported it was heading to a location in the mohave desert. california highway patrol officer said the agency was responding to a report of a crash. we will have more after the break. "bottom line" continues in just a moment. ♪ >> let us get back to that breaking news we have been following about that virgin galactic spaceship tourism rocket. california authorities saying there is one fatality and one major injury. cory johnson is in san francisco. cory, i know you are intimately familiar with this process here. what can you tell us? virgin galactic telling us information, saying during the test there was a serious anomaly resulting in the loss of spaceshiptwo. let me explain to you how this thing works. is a product invented by a company called scales composite am an inventor and aerospace pioneer backed by paul allen of microsoft, among others. rather than take of
the company founded by british billionaire sir richard branson would not say what happened other than it was working with authorities to determine the cause of what it says was an accident. current county fire department reported it was heading to a location in the mohave desert. california highway patrol officer said the agency was responding to a report of a crash. we will have more after the break. "bottom line" continues in just a moment. ♪ >> let us get back to that...
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they got strange readings right now richard branson is on his way over from europe. is he is expected to arrive first thing in the morning. we also understand the ntsb will have an investigation team arriving around 7:30. and they will go to the site some 25 miles from where we stand apparently debris strewn over several miles and actually quite a difficult site to access considering how many different pieces of the wreckage are actually spread so far, greta. >> dominic, so many people had put down deposits to be part of this program. some famous people, not so famous people. where does this program go from here? is it way too soon to ask that question? >> yeah, that's a really big question there. ang lee a jolie the actress was one of them. steve hawkins the scientist. richard branson himself was going to be one of the first people to be a commercial customer actually on the debut commercial flight it was supposed to take place in march or possibly as early as february next year. we do know that virgin galactic is in the middle of building a second spaceship but due
they got strange readings right now richard branson is on his way over from europe. is he is expected to arrive first thing in the morning. we also understand the ntsb will have an investigation team arriving around 7:30. and they will go to the site some 25 miles from where we stand apparently debris strewn over several miles and actually quite a difficult site to access considering how many different pieces of the wreckage are actually spread so far, greta. >> dominic, so many people...
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. >> richard branson has a private island. steve ballmer is buying a sports team. what do you do? with all of the money you have made? >> most of it is still in linkedin stock. i am building the world with linkedin. i serve on a number of different nonprofit boards. i try to finance projects that i think are interesting. >> are we going to see you start something else? another company? >> probably not. i work pretty closely with them, but there is a long way to go with linkedin. i would say that is unlikely. you will see me partnering with a bunch of great young entrepreneurs, and trying to figure out how to build new things. >> reid hoffman, thank you for joining us. it has been a pleasure. >> thank you. ♪ . . >> johnson & johnson is a company with many products and brands that has been around for 128 years. what is ahead for the next century? >> we believe in a diversified model. >> that strategy is not going away. it the company also has its eye on an emerging market. >> the growth we have seen in asia was impressive. >> new global standards are also a priority. >> we basical
. >> richard branson has a private island. steve ballmer is buying a sports team. what do you do? with all of the money you have made? >> most of it is still in linkedin stock. i am building the world with linkedin. i serve on a number of different nonprofit boards. i try to finance projects that i think are interesting. >> are we going to see you start something else? another company? >> probably not. i work pretty closely with them, but there is a long way to go with...
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. >> richard branson has a private island. steve ballmer is buying a sports team. what do you do? with all of the money you have made? >> most of it is still in linkedin stock. i am building the world with linkedin. i serve on a number of different nonprofit boards. i try to finance projects that i think are interesting. >> are we going to see you start something else? another company? >> probably not. i work pretty closely with them, but there is a long way to go with linkedin. i would say that is unlikely. you will see me partnering with a bunch of great young entrepreneurs, and trying to figure out how to build new things. >> reid hoffman, thank you for joining us. it has been a pleasure. >> thank you. ♪ ♪ >> its building blocks are known worldwide. its brand is among the globe's most admired. it is the fastest-growing toymaker on the planet. we are at a company that less than a decade ago was losing a million dollars a day and is being transformed. >> it is going to be in the coming years a case study in how you turn around a company. >> we are going inside lego. >> awesom
. >> richard branson has a private island. steve ballmer is buying a sports team. what do you do? with all of the money you have made? >> most of it is still in linkedin stock. i am building the world with linkedin. i serve on a number of different nonprofit boards. i try to finance projects that i think are interesting. >> are we going to see you start something else? another company? >> probably not. i work pretty closely with them, but there is a long way to go with...
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and then i read a book about richard branson. i just wanted to be an entrepreneur. >> you became quite the celebrity on the atlanta hip-hop scene. >> i was a good party promoter. got to a point where i was not throwing their parties. they were coming to mine. >> when did you get your first big break? opportunity,n the that opened up a whole world for me. but it could have been steve rivkin. he was the first person to give me a record deal for asher roth when no one did. >> in the early days how were you looking for talent? >> everyone thinks that every act i have ever signed has blown up because we have been on a crazy run. i sent a couple acts in atlanta where i failed. >> there are myths about the greatest entrepreneurs that are boiled down into legend. what is the myth of scooter braun and what is the reality? >> the myth is that i plug them into this machine. it is hard work. every single day is hard work and i think there was a point in my career when i felt i had done such a good job that i went from being ok scooter braun
and then i read a book about richard branson. i just wanted to be an entrepreneur. >> you became quite the celebrity on the atlanta hip-hop scene. >> i was a good party promoter. got to a point where i was not throwing their parties. they were coming to mine. >> when did you get your first big break? opportunity,n the that opened up a whole world for me. but it could have been steve rivkin. he was the first person to give me a record deal for asher roth when no one did....
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company founder british billionaire richard branson says he's working with authorities to determine the cause of the accident. >>> some of the biggest names in casino gambling are ready to roll the dice skpex up and doan massachusetts. they said they could derail those plans with a referendum vote on tuesday. could it go bust before the first poker hand is even dealt? james moore has more from springfield, mass. >> reporter: on two run-down plots of land at opposite ends of massachusetts, two of the world's largest gaming companies are betting they can make a killing unless voters decide otherwise or can figure out what they're deciding. >> i think that's part of the problem. >> correct, it is. >> mgm reports and wynn have won licenses to build the first casinos in massachusetts, promising thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions in revenues. but opponents are asking voters to repeal the law allowing gambling with question 3. >> we need the 3,000 jobs. we want the 3,000 jobs. >> reporter: gaming companies are now spending big to defeat the plan. mgm has already invested $40 million, p
company founder british billionaire richard branson says he's working with authorities to determine the cause of the accident. >>> some of the biggest names in casino gambling are ready to roll the dice skpex up and doan massachusetts. they said they could derail those plans with a referendum vote on tuesday. could it go bust before the first poker hand is even dealt? james moore has more from springfield, mass. >> reporter: on two run-down plots of land at opposite ends of...
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richard branson, hoping to take six passengers to weightlessness and go back to earth. in a tweet, he said thanks for all messages of support. i'm flying in immediately. and 700 people have put down for the $250,000 ticket. but this shows that rocket science is tough. tuesday night, the rocket to supply the space station blew up. this is not the death knell for space travel? >> no. two or three are going to succeed, and we'll go from there. >> reporter: tonight, an investigative team is on it way. the only word on the surviving pilot, he's doing as good as can be expected. >>> and tonight, more details on the fiery crash we reported on last night. tonight, investigators revealing that three of the four people killed were found in a flight simulator inside the building where they were doing training. >>> we move on to the severe weather moving in as millions of trick or treaters going out for halloween. and this is the commute home in michigan tonight. snow on the jack o'lanterns in chicago tonight. and rob marciano, now tracking the cold this weekend. >> this is a big s
richard branson, hoping to take six passengers to weightlessness and go back to earth. in a tweet, he said thanks for all messages of support. i'm flying in immediately. and 700 people have put down for the $250,000 ticket. but this shows that rocket science is tough. tuesday night, the rocket to supply the space station blew up. this is not the death knell for space travel? >> no. two or three are going to succeed, and we'll go from there. >> reporter: tonight, an investigative...
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. >> reporter: virgin galactic is the brainchild of british billionaire sir richard branson who was planning to take a ride himself. the recreational space plane is designed for suborbital commercial flight, tens of thousands of miles above the earth. more than 700 customers have already signed up paying nearly a quarter million dollars per flight. virgin galactic is working with authorities to determine the cause of the crash. bigad shaban, cbs news. >>> actors leonardo dicaprio, ashton kutcher and kate winslet are reportedly on the customer list once commercial flight begin. >>> we've got an update now on a story you saw first here on wusa9. judge has cleared the way for a lawsuit to be brought against tepco, the tokyo electric power company that runs the fukushima nuclear plant. in january we brought you the story of naval administrative officer steve simmons, one of dozens who worked on the uss ronald reagan when they responded to the nuclear disaster at fukushima in 2011. simmons lost his ability to walk or stand months after coming home from japan. >>> always watching, always tracking,
. >> reporter: virgin galactic is the brainchild of british billionaire sir richard branson who was planning to take a ride himself. the recreational space plane is designed for suborbital commercial flight, tens of thousands of miles above the earth. more than 700 customers have already signed up paying nearly a quarter million dollars per flight. virgin galactic is working with authorities to determine the cause of the crash. bigad shaban, cbs news. >>> actors leonardo...
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richard branson lets his employees take time off whenever they want and then there's carlos slim the richest man in the world thinks you should have a four-day weekend every week. and he just told me it's a matter of time. >> i'm sure it will happen. >> you think so? >> yes, i am. i think it will happen. i don't know when. but i believe that people shall work like it has been during the development of technology. the increase of productivity, there's another way. i think we shall work, the people shall work three days. >> three days? >> maybe 11 hours. but not 60 or 65, you retire at 75. i think machines will work 24 hours. will work as much as possible. everything should work more. but you should have more time for you during all your life not when you are 65 and you retire but since you are in the market force you will have more time for entertainment, for family, for quality of your life, and also to train, to find a better job. and if not you will have a lot of possibilities for that. and you will make stronger, the economy stronger, the markets stronger, everything. >> are you w
richard branson lets his employees take time off whenever they want and then there's carlos slim the richest man in the world thinks you should have a four-day weekend every week. and he just told me it's a matter of time. >> i'm sure it will happen. >> you think so? >> yes, i am. i think it will happen. i don't know when. but i believe that people shall work like it has been during the development of technology. the increase of productivity, there's another way. i think we...
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spaceship two is billionaire richard branson's project, one day take tours into space, headed to the scene right now. virgin galactic says the ship experienced quote serious anomaly. whatever happened after its carrier plane release philadelphia and spaceship two fired its engines, it exploded. >>> and this comes three days after a commercial rocket exploded after blastoff from nasa's supply facility. that rocket launch was supposed to propel unmanned capsule with supplies and even student project to the international space station. so these are two big blows to america's commercial space industry. >>> all right, so score one for a nurse in quarantine after returning ebola patients in sierra leone. won court fight today and can go where ever she want as long as she continues to monitor herself and symptoms by ebola. to force casey hinges observation into quarantine until november 1st. that's when the 21 day window would expire if somebody has ebola symptoms, would mostly appear in those 21 days. state health officials had wanted hickox to stay inside, but look what she did. yesterday
spaceship two is billionaire richard branson's project, one day take tours into space, headed to the scene right now. virgin galactic says the ship experienced quote serious anomaly. whatever happened after its carrier plane release philadelphia and spaceship two fired its engines, it exploded. >>> and this comes three days after a commercial rocket exploded after blastoff from nasa's supply facility. that rocket launch was supposed to propel unmanned capsule with supplies and even...
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this was a suborbital passenger craft known as the spaceship 2 developed by billionaire richard branson of virgin galactic. the company says the space shift experienced some sort of in flight anomaly. >>> some quick thinking might have saved lives earlier this week when this rocket exploded off the virginia coast. a spokesman for orbital sciences says an official hit the self-destruct button moments after liftoff when it became clear there was a problem. the official decided to destroy the rocket then to make sure it did not crash in a populated area. no one was on board. >>> prosecutors say they'll push for the death penalty for the pennsylvania man accused of killing a cop. a crowd of spectators was there booing and taunting eric frein as police walked him to his first court appearance. frein did not enter a plea. police caught him yesterday near an abandoned airplane hangar ending their 48 day manhunt. officers took frein into custody using the handcuffs and patrol car of the trooper he's accused of murdering. frein's capture means trick-or- treating is back on in the small town clos
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the project is a joint venture between sir richard branson and imin aed aerospace engineer burt rutan called scaled composites now owned by publicly traded north tlup grumened. they're frying to the scene and put that out on a tweet earlier today. melissa, back to you. >> thank you, michelle caruso-cabrera. >>> and up for the first time in three days, earlier the company stock dropped on news hewlett-packard is entering the 3d space. yesterday i spoke with a strategist in an exclusive interview at the company's 3d printing event in new york and asked thoughts about the impact of hp. >> i was glad to hear that hp is joining our markets. i think that hp has a very strong brand. i think it will help us to fight one of our main challenges, to create awareness to 3d printing and different manufacturing. nevertheless, as a competitor, hp is a serious company which will announce the technology. i'm not sure how it will be reflected in the products, i just don't know enough at this point of time. neverthele nevertheless, a very strong company and 25 years on the road and experience relevant f
the project is a joint venture between sir richard branson and imin aed aerospace engineer burt rutan called scaled composites now owned by publicly traded north tlup grumened. they're frying to the scene and put that out on a tweet earlier today. melissa, back to you. >> thank you, michelle caruso-cabrera. >>> and up for the first time in three days, earlier the company stock dropped on news hewlett-packard is entering the 3d space. yesterday i spoke with a strategist in an...
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>> marketing money from richard branson won't hurt. >> mexico is trying to break up that monopoly. number eight, and other billionaire. -- another billionaire. that theyhas learned don't love working with him. goldman, citigroup, wells fargo. they try to get along with anybody. for them to say he is hard to work with, the guy must be hard to deal with. >> i don't think he is crying in his serial today. al today. cere >> the deutsche bank relationship can be up in the air. oversees japan's softbank. it will be interesting to see how he goes from here. they have not worked with him since 1998. cheap, but that he's he tries to cut down their commission and he has backed out on several deals. it could be good for shareholders. number seven, jack ma goes hollywood. making a studio, planning to acquire online content. talking to everyone from lions gate to disney to time warner and more. we've seen these hollywood blockbusters like transformers hit it really big in china. chinese consumers love these big hollywood.lms from >> this was the path they were always wanting to take. they want
>> marketing money from richard branson won't hurt. >> mexico is trying to break up that monopoly. number eight, and other billionaire. -- another billionaire. that theyhas learned don't love working with him. goldman, citigroup, wells fargo. they try to get along with anybody. for them to say he is hard to work with, the guy must be hard to deal with. >> i don't think he is crying in his serial today. al today. cere >> the deutsche bank relationship can be up in the...
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and ceo of virgin, richard branson says, why do i invest in start-ups? because they are the job creators and innovators of the future. thank you for joining us. to learn more about the show, go to our website. it's openforum.com/yourbusiness. there is web exclusive content to help your business grow. we are on twitter if you want to follow us. it's @msnbcyourbiz. we learn how one cider maker can hold his own and defeat the mass botlers at their own game. >> they will never do this. we have a sustainable production advantage that they will never be able to recreate. >> but you can and best of all you don't have to be in the cider business to use his advice. until then, remember, we make your business our business. >>> a new case of ebola in dallas. good morning. thanks for joining us. it we're going to be speaking with two of the candidates in the three-way senate race that exploded on the radar this week and could decide control of the chamber in this november's election. but first, we have breaking news out of dallas, texas, where a hospital worker has
and ceo of virgin, richard branson says, why do i invest in start-ups? because they are the job creators and innovators of the future. thank you for joining us. to learn more about the show, go to our website. it's openforum.com/yourbusiness. there is web exclusive content to help your business grow. we are on twitter if you want to follow us. it's @msnbcyourbiz. we learn how one cider maker can hold his own and defeat the mass botlers at their own game. >> they will never do this. we...