SpaceShipTwo Has Experienced an "In-flight Anomaly"! BREAKING!

Nope. Parts from China, Flight Control System programmed in India in Java. Paint job in Mexico, seat fabric from Malasia. PARACHUTES sewn in Bangladesh.

Yeeeaaay Outsourcing!

She is basically saying Richard Branson is full of shit, they were publicly optimistic about this craft, but behind the scenes they knew their spacecraft had issues. And that this engine would never have gotten people into space even if today's test was successful. And that the pilot that died was her friend and she is pissed that he was basically killed over a BS test.

@NoahCRothman
Wow. Fmr. WaPo reporter on the Virgin beat says enthusiasm for space program has always lagged well behind tech ability.

"Had they not stolen my friend's life, they would not have gotten anywhere near space with this engine." - Emotional former WaPo reporter

This woman on CNN is accusing Virgin of negligent homicide. Holy cow.

David Bowie!!! I have not heard that song in forever.

no alcantara seat fabric? them tickets ain't cheap

Wath them blame this in Russia as well. I know the rocket earlier this week everyone started blaming it on Russia, now this. This is going to go to well.

You are truly an asset to this forum and I appreciate you. Thanks.

One dead in SpaceShipTwo test flight crash
10/31/2014 10:32 AM
10/31/2014 12:11 PM

SpaceShipTwo, the Virgin Galactic space plane, has crashed east of Mojave, according to the director of the Mojave Air and Space Port Stu Witt. The California Highway Patrol has confirmed the death of one test pilot.

A medical helicopter carried one patient with major injuries to a Lancaster hospital for treatment. The names of the victims have not yet been released.


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wow, the woman on CNN Just tore Virgin a new one.

She was apparently well connected in the program and said that the engine they were using was controversial and would never have produced the results that they wanted.

nope.

just folks who tend to build bombs so you can kill other humans you are afraid of....

now they can not stop there products from blowing up.

Link below is the direct live stream being embedded on other site. Not streaming the Virgin event currently, however keep this link on deck.

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Stock bangladesh crap. Alcantara label smacked on.

@vplus
JUST IN: Virgin spaceship crashed shortly after "space flight vehicle separated from WhiteKnightTwo, the vehicle that carried it aloft" -FAA

should have bought the engine from Russia like everybody else

arrogant cunts

Yeah she certainly didn't mince words once she decided to say what was on her mind.

So upon ignition of the new fuel.

the actual time after deployment would be nice, could guess speed maybe

we have gone from puting a man on the moon to puting men in a ditch the men and women that fought and died to create a our country are all rolling in are graves that we have sunk so low as to let what has happen over the last 50 odd years by the federal goverment from all three branchses destroying the american dream by over taxation over spending and over regulating our lives and buiness in general how long would they allow it we should lower our heads in shame and beg their for giveness ,

one dead and the other badly burned but still alive

I didn't know spaceship1 HAD ejection capability.
I do not believe that it does.

They said they only saw one parachute not many other details yet...

That's funny!

I'm honestly not surprised. As I mentioned earlier, there was a real gap between the initial promises made when people started buying tickets and current promises. They clearly bit off more than they realized with this project. I will not be shocked at all if more bombshells come out about them cutting corners and compromising safety.

Hello i am vegor

Yes, it does, or did.

Any vids yet? Someone had to be recording...

It IS rocket science and the cutting edge of what
is and is not possible.
The people involved in this kind of thing are the best
and brightest society has to offer.

Well if they planned to get rid of this loudmouth pilot they may have installed one. Obviously by the talk and tone of her friend she must have been very vocal.


Gus Grissom come to mind???