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Virgin Atlantic SpaceShipTwo Crashed in Cali, 1 Pilot Dead
Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:30 pm
Edit 1 (Add NBC News Link): LINK
Edit 2: Twitter feed from someone near crash site
Edit 2: Twitter feed from someone near crash site
This post was edited on 10/31/14 at 1:57 pm
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Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:30 pm to nolanola
coming to post. Not good, they had just switched to a new fuel type too. Had not flown in months
Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:32 pm to Napoleon
Some type of plastic mixture for fuel? Didn't know that was a thing
Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:32 pm to nolanola
quote:may want to add this to title
During Flight Test
Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:33 pm to nolanola
So basically a pretty shitty week all around for private space companies?
Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:33 pm to nolanola
An "anomaly "
Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:34 pm to nolanola
quote:
@spacecom · 9m 9 minutes ago
Back in Mojave now. Ss2 had trouble with engine burn, blew up, came down in pieces near Koehn Lake.
quote:
@spacecom · 9m 9 minutes ago
Saw on of crash sites. Body still in seat.
Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:35 pm to nolanola
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Body still in seat.
Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:39 pm to ForeverLSU02
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may want to add this to title
Still usually flies with two pilots.
Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:42 pm to xXLSUXx
frick.
Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:43 pm to nolanola
Damn
Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:44 pm to nolanola
RIP to the pilot(s). They were advancing space flight. 
Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:48 pm to Jobu93
Unconfirmed reports that one pilot died at scene and the other was loaded into ambulance on a stretcher.
Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:54 pm to xXLSUXx
There has to be video of this somewhere.
Posted on 10/31/14 at 1:57 pm to supadave3
NBC reports 1 Pilot Dead and 1 injured.
Posted on 10/31/14 at 2:27 pm to Napoleon
quote:
they had just switched to a new fuel type too.
Obviously not the right stuff.
Posted on 10/31/14 at 3:47 pm to UL-SabanRival
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Obviously not the right stuff.
There should be a Total Recall on that fuel.
Posted on 10/31/14 at 4:20 pm to rattlebucket
Is that necessary?
Posted on 10/31/14 at 4:33 pm to nolanola
RIP.
Will probably push private space travel back a few years
Will probably push private space travel back a few years
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