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Virgin Galactic crash: Initial ideas on the cause

MOJAVE, CA - NOVEMBER 2 : Debris from Virgin Galactic SpaceShip 2 sits in a desert field November 2, 2014 north of Mojave, California on The Virgin Galactic SpaceShip 2 crashed on October 31, 2014 during a test flight, killing one pilot and seriously injuring another. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
MOJAVE, CA - NOVEMBER 2 : Debris from Virgin Galactic SpaceShip 2 sits in a desert field November 2, 2014 north of Mojave, California on The Virgin Galactic SpaceShip 2 crashed on October 31, 2014 during a test flight, killing one pilot and seriously injuring another. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
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It may take a full year to know what happened when Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo crashed in the Mojave Desert on Friday but investigators have some initial ideas.

For more, Ben Bergman talks to the Wall Street Journal’s Andy Pasztor, who has been covering the story.