Los Angeles: Federal accident investigators say that tiny pieces of Virgin Galactic's experimental spaceship that broke up in flight have been found 35 miles (56 kilometers) from the main wreckage area.
Acting National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Christopher Hart said on Monday the parts recovered were small enough to have been blown that far by the wind.
The NTSB is moving parts from the Mojave Desert into hangars as it continues its investigation into Friday's demise of Virgin Galactic's space tourism craft.
The agency has not concluded what shattered the aircraft, killing one pilot and injuring the other.
Initial results show that a system to slow the space plane's descent deployed too soon.
Mr Hart clarified that he did not know which of the pilots unlocked the craft's feathering system, which rotates the twin tail sections upright to create drag during re-entry.
Acting National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Christopher Hart said on Monday the parts recovered were small enough to have been blown that far by the wind.
The NTSB is moving parts from the Mojave Desert into hangars as it continues its investigation into Friday's demise of Virgin Galactic's space tourism craft.
Initial results show that a system to slow the space plane's descent deployed too soon.
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