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3 Dead in Space Center Blast

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 27, 2007 5:42 AM CDT

(Newser) – A third person has died from injuries suffered in an explosion at a Mojave Desert airport where part of billionaire Richard Branson's private space program is being developed, AP reports. The blast occurred during testing of a nitrous oxide propellant system for a space tourism... Read full story »

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