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Unity spaceship coming back. youre right. just because of this unique engineering feature of the spaceship, that, i think, is probably one of those features that you watch closely. i dont want to say its a vulnerability but you watch closely because its unique and a pilot error many years ago led to somebodys death. >> and severe injury of the other test pilot. certainly survived. tom, if you want to catch a little bit of a break, put on a hat to get out of the glaing sun, thats cool. we have jo...

They mention that they have an escape system and that they have done 15 safe flights as opposed to three by virgin galactic. and i have to be quick here with this, but there is a safety issue that comes into play tomorrow, they havent had that many safe flights. if, god forbid, something goes wrong would that impact and hurt the private space industry? >> this is a very krit kral for virgin galactic. in 2014 they had a tragic accident during a test flight of another vehicle, the enterprise, this...

And now were ate a point where were commercializing those things and it is taking longer than a lot of us have expected or desired but im glad to see this component, this space tourism component of commercial space is starting. >> space is hard, as they say, there is a lot of safety challenges to get over. whether a government or private flight. when you look at these based on what you know, are they safe at this point, these kind of trips? >> sure. i think safety is a relative thing. so you wan...

Next couple of days what is the probable cause of this dramatic accident. now yesterday kazakhstans deputy prime minister told reporter that they were looking at two likely or preliminary causes for this. one would be pilot error and the other is some kind of technical malfunction. that sounds rather broad. he also said that the plane had hit the runway twice on takeoff. so well learn more in the coming days. >> nathan hodge, thank you so much. glad to have you here. with the new year comes ne...

Entrance of the airport and several other city landmarks. officials are investigating the cause of the crash. officials are considering technical failure, pilot error and weather conditions as possible causes. 19 people were on board at the time but dozens survived. leland: and oregon woman went missing, what the charges are he is facing as crews work to find it. can my side be firm?

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A ton of breaking news to start the day with. this fox news alert, a plane carrying 100 people crashes just after takeoff thing has asked and. a dozen people have been killed, 50 others injured. the flight slamming into a building. authorities say the plane went down 22nd after takeoff and broke into several pieces. investigators are looking at pilot error and technical failure as causes of the crash. carley: the coast guard looking for a missing helicopter off hawaii, searchers staying off the ...

Whether or not that was a factor remains to be seen what do we know about the company that owns the helicopter? you said this is something they do all the time. >> reporter: right. this is a family-owned and operated business. called safari helicopters based on the island of kauai, and theyve been in business for about 30 years. according to its websites all of it, or at least most of its full-time pilots have military experience. you look at the various travel review websites i can tell you tho...

Plane crash. >> john it was a catastrophic situation that could have been far, far worse. shortly after takeoff from the airport, the beck air 100 aircraft crashed to the ground and careened into a concrete fence and two-story building. authorities say at least a dozen people were killed. lower estimate than previously feared. and dozens have been hospitalized after this accident. kazakh authorities ordered the suspension of flights by beck air aircraft and it also barred -- they also barred fli...

. in our world lead, at least 12 people are are dead after a plane crash in kazakhstan. aviation officials say the plane had close to 100 people on board, lost altitude and broke through a concrete fence and hit a two story building. many survived and most flights have been extended and all airlines and airports will be thoroughly checked. nathan hodges joins us now. what do we know about the cause of the crash? >> well, erica, today the deputy prime minister of kazakhstan said they had prelim...