MigBuster 2,884 Posted October 31, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29857182 At least one person is dead and another injured after Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space tourism craft crashed in a California desert, the California Highway Patrol has said. The craft was undergoing manned testing when it experienced what the company described as "a serious anomaly". Television images shot from a helicopter showed what appeared to be wreckage bearing the Virgin logo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 10,253 Posted October 31, 2014 not a good week for spaceflight period. thoughts and prayers for the families of the crew and for the one in the hospital. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,323 Posted October 31, 2014 Bad news. Its the second disaster for private financed US space projects. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Erik 1,812 Posted November 1, 2014 Oh the conspiracy theories will be rampant about all this. Half of them I might believe. Definitely a loss though condolences where they are due. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 628 Posted November 1, 2014 sad news, hope they will find out what went wrong.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted November 3, 2014 NTSB has apparently discovered an erroneous command to feather given shortly after ignition, causing severe stress leading to disintegration. Whether it was a pilot mistake or a short or other automated mistake is still not reported. However, that could absolve the new engine of fault and instead bring the other systems into focus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
