An Air Force B-52 Stratofress carrying eight people
on a routine test mission crashed today shortly after
take-off at 11:20 a.m. (PDT). Initial indications are
that the crash was not survivable. Emergency response
personnel are on scene, and officials are working to
account for all personnel.
Edwards: https://xcancel.com/EdwardsAFB
Tragic. Most of the crew onboard were almost certainly aerospace engineers tasked with collecting sensor data.
All 8 crew members on board confirmed dead :(
Some more discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48546306