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Famous fighter ace dies in crash, Civillian spaceflight banned until further notice

The Phoenix Milita
25-12-2004, 11:51
In a fiery crash killing all aboard, the rocket powered spaceplane "SpaceShipVectorForty-Nine" was lost over the Atlantic after taking off from JFK airport.
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On board were famed Fighter Ace and and TPM air force veteran pilot Dick "Gladiator" Cameroon and multi-billionare Felix Masterson. Apparently, from the latest reports, the last minute change in cargo was the cause of the crash, it was 12 pounds too heavy.
As of 1 am eastern time, all civillian spaceflight is banned, unless it is by NASA sanctioned, Phoenix Dynamix designed spacecraft such as the MAG-1 (http://phoenixdynamix.proboards38.com/index.cgi?board=Aircraft&action=display&num=1099029198). Vector AeroSpace and Spacelines, the company who both built and sponsoerd the flight, is expected to file bankruptcy as all 5 of the Vector type spacecraft have been forcibly recalled and the govenment has stated they will allow all llawsuits to proceed. The realtivly new buisness of home spaceraft conversion kit sales (for civillian jet aircraft) and the private rocket industry are expected to take major hits when the stock market reopens on the 26th.