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Virgin Galactic spaceship crashes during California test flight
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| Irene Klotz
Posted on 10/31/2014 12:10:31 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin
Guardian reports:
1 dead,
1 "Serious" injury.
Cause:
"Serious anomaly." IOW, "don't know yet."
(Wild Ass Guess) Not that great a body of fatigue data on this composite stuff quite yet, and the thing has been flying with rocket power for well over a year..
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posted on
10/31/2014 12:31:52 PM PDT
by
Kenny Bunk
(Is it not one's Christian duty to vote?)
To: Larry Lucido
“Never ride in a virgin galactic spaceship. Better to go with an experienced one.”
Thanks, pal, I needed a laugh.
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posted on
10/31/2014 12:33:39 PM PDT
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
10/31/2014 12:34:47 PM PDT
by
maddog55
To: BenLurkin
I have high hopes for these private sector projects. Sorry to see this take place.
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posted on
10/31/2014 12:37:33 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Dunam, Duncan, man what infections these folks brought over.)
To: maddog55
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posted on
10/31/2014 12:43:31 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Kenny Bunk
FRom what I am hearing the engine burped and exploded.
To: Kenny Bunk
I think this was a test of a new engine design. They had been down for over 9 months - this was to their return.
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posted on
10/31/2014 12:54:17 PM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: SpaceBar
Suborbital Passenger Excursion Craft.
Or
SPEC
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posted on
10/31/2014 12:56:44 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: mad_as_he$$
I think they were trying a new propellant for the engine. Horrible but the cost of spaceflight. I hope we never abandon our dreams..... and God bless and keep the pioneers.
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posted on
10/31/2014 12:59:28 PM PDT
by
Mom MD
To: Mom MD
I think they were trying a new propellant for the engine. Horrible but the cost of spaceflight. I hope we never abandon our dreams..... and God bless and keep the pioneers.I think Branson will pull out after this, and the whole concept ends.
Musk is working on simpler, better, cheaper and safer technology.
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posted on
10/31/2014 1:05:41 PM PDT
by
cicero2k
To: wastedyears
They had one pop on the test site.
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posted on
10/31/2014 1:07:47 PM PDT
by
X-spurt
(CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
To: wastedyears
Ill say it again - SpaceX rockets havent crashed. It seems there are a few here highly disappointment about that.
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posted on
10/31/2014 1:10:38 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
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posted on
10/31/2014 1:15:46 PM PDT
by
Zeppo
("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
To: wastedyears
Ill say it again - SpaceX rockets havent crashed.Just exploded... Rockets are tough.
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posted on
10/31/2014 1:17:25 PM PDT
by
kingu
(Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
10/31/2014 1:19:50 PM PDT
by
The Duke
To: BenLurkin
And it died without ever experiencing the thrill and passion of spaceship sex.
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posted on
10/31/2014 1:23:50 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
To: mad_as_he$$
That has happened to me a few times after eating Thai food...
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posted on
10/31/2014 1:25:35 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
To: BenLurkin
If it is suborbital it is not really a “spaceship”, is it?
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posted on
10/31/2014 1:27:10 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
To: Zeppo
The Texas venue where the test was aborted in with a self destruct command?
Just a wild guess but this is probably why these destruct systems are built into these tests...
I was referring to Space X’s actual successful missions/launches, not tests.
Nice try though.
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posted on
10/31/2014 1:28:26 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: WayneS
It goes straight up into “space” then comes straight back down.
It’s sole purpose was for someone to say “I went to space”, like someone flying to europe can say “I flew to the North Pole”
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posted on
10/31/2014 1:33:57 PM PDT
by
UNGN
(I've been here since '98 but had nothing to say until now)
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