The Sierra Nevada company has designed a reusable space plane that will be used to transfer cargo, and hopefully one day people to the International Space Station.
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office reports the pilot involved in this afternoon's crash in Western Mesa County has said he will "self-rescue" and have a friend of family member come pick him up.
A plane described by witnesses as a "military-style" aircraft has made an emergency landing at Grand Junction Regional Airport after hitting a power line in Debeque Canyon.