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23. BBC is reporting one dead and one injured

Fri Oct 31, 2014, 03:16 PM

Oct 2014

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29857182

Damn this sucks. I've met some of the people who worked on that program. Purely speculation, but I suspect this will kill the project.

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Virgin Galactic spacecraft crash kills one [View all] Bosonic Oct 2014 OP

I hope the test pilots are okay FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #1

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I understand that jets are used to launch this spacecraft not rockets notadmblnd Oct 2014 #27

The aircraft is carried up to the same altitude that commercial jets fly at by a turbine (jet)... BlueEye Oct 2014 #35

ok, thanks for the correction. notadmblnd Oct 2014 #36

1 dead, 1 injured bananas Oct 2014 #33

There were the SAME flavor of comments Plucketeer Oct 2014 #59

Private sector space flight. Maybe not a good idea??? notrightatall Oct 2014 #2

Agree, but any activity that shows we are not complete moron assholes like teaparty randys1 Oct 2014 #3

NASA rockets & components have always been built by private industry FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #4

But "not for profit" oversight and planning. BIG difference. notrightatall Oct 2014 #5

Shouldn't the private sector do Space as well? Renew Deal Oct 2014 #11

Seems not quite yet. notrightatall Oct 2014 #13

Let's add prisons to that list, as well, notrightatall. Then you'll be right :) PatrickforO Oct 2014 #19

And utilities, especially water dbackjon Oct 2014 #20

No doubt notrightatall Oct 2014 #34

Disagree. FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #31

But they were overseen by NASA engineers and were built to NASA approved specifications George II Oct 2014 #8

Plus NASA had much more money to pretest this stuff Elmer S. E. Dump Oct 2014 #24

Just like Apollo One was. FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #28

You know what Gus Grissom did? Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2014 #43

Agreed. And perhaps if corporate America LibDemAlways Oct 2014 #6

"But they can do it cheaper"!!! notrightatall Oct 2014 #7

My aerospace engineer husband was laid off 5 years LibDemAlways Oct 2014 #32

New college grads daleo Oct 2014 #46

Aerospace is really the last bastion for American LibDemAlways Oct 2014 #48

They crash these things with their own money Renew Deal Oct 2014 #9

But the New Mexico taxpayers pick up the tab for the already built Spaceport Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #53

Not ALL NM is paying... Gloria Nov 2014 #78

It is such a damned shame. Dont call me Shirley Nov 2014 #79

Parts of the El Camino Real obliterated because of this thing.... Gloria Nov 2014 #81

I agree about NASA, but, pangaia Oct 2014 #10

so it seems notrightatall Oct 2014 #12

Who do you think builds NASA's hardware? Psephos Oct 2014 #14

No shit...... notrightatall Oct 2014 #15

Do you not think that the companies... philosslayer Oct 2014 #22

It's HOW they make it zipplewrath Oct 2014 #29

Tell it to the hulls of Columbia and Challenger at your local museum. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #65

To be fair, BlueEye Oct 2014 #38

NASA never caused any deaths?? cbdo2007 Oct 2014 #39

NASA killed 17 astronauts. former9thward Oct 2014 #49

Lots and lots of test pilots died ultimately getting us to the moon. Travelman Oct 2014 #51

Private sector is what built NASA.... Historic NY Oct 2014 #54

One accident and you want to cut and run? AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #64

I'm absolutely for funding NASA better Kurska Nov 2014 #69

Roughly 10% of all launches are failures. Xithras Nov 2014 #80

bad week dembotoz Oct 2014 #16

Perhaps, but go back and read what was written.... Historic NY Oct 2014 #56

CHP reporting one dead, one seriously injured. GGJohn Oct 2014 #17

SpaceShipTwo Flight test from 01/10/14 (video) mockmonkey Oct 2014 #18

The idea the private sector can do everything better, faster and cheaper is nothing but a sad PatrickforO Oct 2014 #21

I'm feeling this isn't a great time to bring political ideology into this discussion groundloop Oct 2014 #25

Agreed. We should never, ever become indifferent to these tragedies... Jerry442 Oct 2014 #41

Discussing safety after a disaster makes perfect sense daleo Oct 2014 #47

Exactly! That's the strategy used by the NRA for sure. PatrickforO Oct 2014 #62

The private sector BUILT the fucking space shuttle program, you know. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #68

You have no idea what happened, why, and at the moment, one of the two test pilots is alive. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #66

BBC is reporting one dead and one injured groundloop Oct 2014 #23

Watching the reports. Apparently, engine failure on the test flight. Subsequent explosion in flight. pinto Oct 2014 #26

Please note : My wife's and my thoughts are with the families and the suriving pilot BUT diabeticman Oct 2014 #30

This was a suborbital craft and not part of commercial crew bananas Oct 2014 #42

I wonder how Paris Hilton, Katy Parry & Co. feel now jakeXT Oct 2014 #37

Michael Schumacher shouldn't push his luck Bosonic Oct 2014 #40

It could have ended our Justin Bieber problem LeftInTX Oct 2014 #44

LOL FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #60

If I had the money, I would still go Ex Lurker Oct 2014 #55

I would go as well. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #67

If I had that kind of money I'd put my deposit down in a heartbeat. Codeine Nov 2014 #75

This is sad and not a public vs. private situation. hunter Oct 2014 #45

"a serious anomaly" = back to the drawing board... RIP to the test pilot Baclava Oct 2014 #50

They won't give up as long as flamingdem Oct 2014 #52

Branson is definitely committed to success Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #57

Analysis: David Shukman, BBC science editor - 'Massive Setback' Baclava Oct 2014 #61

Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of Virgin Galactic, sent out a message on Twitter on Friday Baclava Oct 2014 #58

It's fucked up b/c VG isn't serious about spaceflight. True Blue Door Oct 2014 #63

Joel Glenn Brenner basically summed it up: joshcryer Nov 2014 #70

Indeed, I agree. Open his checkbook wide open. Get serious for a change. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #72

No One Should die so a billionaire can go to space. alarimer Nov 2014 #71

Yes, they were doing what they loved. FLPanhandle Nov 2014 #73

How do you perfect something if you don't actually attempt to use it? PersonNumber503602 Nov 2014 #74

People sell their lives to others all the time customerserviceguy Nov 2014 #77

Hey wait, doesn't private industry ... JEFF9K Nov 2014 #76