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\"We are determined to know what went wrong and are working closely with authorities to get that information,\" Branson said Saturday at a press conference in the Mojave Desert, near the site of the accident. <\/p>\n
From CNN: 1 dead, 1 injured in SpaceShipTwo test flight failure <\/p>\n
Branson continued to express sorrow for the loss of life. But he also addressed a question on many people's mind: Will Virgin continue its space tourism business? <\/p>\n
\"We're going to learn what went wrong, discover how we can improve safety and performance and then move forward together,\" Branson said. \"Four hundred engineers who work here and most people in the world would love to see the dream living on.\" <\/p>\n
Commercial flights were set to start in 2015. <\/p>\n
The Virgin Galactic spaceship that exploded Friday cost nearly $500 million to develop. <\/p>\n
Virgin has sold more than 700 tickets to space already, each costing more than $250,000, for future flights. Several celebrities have already signed up, including Justin Bieber, Ashton Kutcher, Leonardo DiCaprio and Stephen Hawking. <\/p>\n
Anyone who has bought a ticket and is now nervous about space flight will be able to get a full refund, Branson assured. The company has received more than $80 million from bookings. <\/p>\n
The special plane is called SpaceShipTwo, and it was designed to carry six passengers. <\/p>\n
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