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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo crash was due to co-pilot error

Posted in Science on 29th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

After nearly 9 months of investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board has an official explanation for Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo crash.

Branson reaffirms commitment to Virgin Galactic after crash

Posted in Featured, Hardware on 5th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller

Virgin Galactic must go on.

Private spaceflight will survive tragedy because we choose to dream big

Posted in Business on 14th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

In space travel, there have been 18 in-flight fatalities, as compared to the more than 3 million car related deaths since the automobile.

Virgin Galactic pilot recounts how he survived being ejected at 50,000 feet

Posted in Science on 13th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

We finally have a clearer picture of what happened 9 miles up in the air that day.

Virgin Galactic crash: Descent system 'deployed early'

Posted in Hardware on 3rd Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

A safety device on the Virgin Galactic spacecraft that crashed on Friday killing a test pilot had been deployed early, US investigators say.