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RICHARD BRANSON Virgin Galactic Spaceship Crashes Killing One! by Nobody: 11:13pm On Oct 31, 2014 |
A Virgin Galactic spacecraft crashed after an explosion during a test flight over the Mojave desert on Friday, killing one of the pilots, seriously injuring another and leaving debris scattered over a wide area.The plane, SpaceShipTwo, was undertaking a test flight as part of Virgin Galactic’s plans for commercial space travel when a “serious anomaly” occurred, the company said.Witnesses reported the spacecraft broke apart soon after it was detached from the plane that carries it to 45,000ft.Rescuers found one of the pilots dead on the ground. Another, who appeared to have deployed an emergency parachute, was airlifted toa hospital with serious injuries.The crash served as another stark reminder the dangers of space exploration, three days after an unmanned rocket on supply mission to the international space station exploded seconds after takeoff from a Nasa launch facility in Virginia.“Space is hard, and today was a tough day,” said George Whitesides, CEO and president of Virgin Galactic, at a news conference.Two pilots are usually on board for Virgin Galactic’s test flights, launched from a base in the Mojave desert. The identities of those involved in Friday’s accident, which happened just before 11am local time, were not disclosed.TheCaliforniaHighway Patrol confirmed that one person was dead and another had suffered “major injuries” in the accident, which happened at 10.51am local time. Thesurvivor was flown to hospital by air ambulance.
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Re: RICHARD BRANSON Virgin Galactic Spaceship Crashes Killing One! by Nobody: 11:22pm On Oct 31, 2014 |
For a few of us who don't know him, he is the Owner of Virgin Atlantic Airways... He was upgrading to the Spaceship Things... When this anomaly came up. He is a Go-getter, so expect a bouncing back. Though his engineers didn't follow the rules (due process) to the later, and that...that was highlighted to be one of the reasons for this mishap. A lot of experts all around the world, placing him side by side with NASA, term him an inexperience dude who wants to make a name without following due process. What do you say? #anewmonthloading# |
Re: RICHARD BRANSON Virgin Galactic Spaceship Crashes Killing One! by okonja(m): 11:27pm On Oct 31, 2014 |
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Re: RICHARD BRANSON Virgin Galactic Spaceship Crashes Killing One! by kalu01(m): 11:36pm On Oct 31, 2014 |
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Re: RICHARD BRANSON Virgin Galactic Spaceship Crashes Killing One! by GAZZUZZ(m): 11:47pm On Oct 31, 2014 |
Seems he was testing with chinko parts . Rip to the pilot. |
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