AVOCET Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 This just accross the news 24 Co pilot killed in V/ G accident . Thats all i know , Bad luck to the program and condolances to pilot and family , Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Rocket fuel packs a punch. You have to know what you are doing with all that energy. A big set back maybe? Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVOCET Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 Seems to be one set back after another . Lots of ticket holders hoping they dont die of old age before their turn . Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motzartmerv Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Pretty sad.. It was the only real promising space program happening at the moment. This sort of thing comes at a cost, I hope they can recover and continue on.. They have had losses in this program before when a test engine exploded in a bunker some 10 years ago. You would need some pretty sizable genitalia to test such a machine, my hats off to all these guys. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/authorities-1-dead-1-injured-in-virgin-galactic-spacecraft-crash/ar-BBce4g4?ocid=ansnewsreu11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 My opinion.... I reckon not even the obviously brave and risk accepting Richard Branson will be silly enough to stick passengers in this thing. I love the machine...just can't see it as being commercially certified to the same level as a regular RPT aircraft any time soon sadly. I hope I am wrong...but I believe they jumped the gun on this...sure glad for that...but I don't think the safety margin is good enough for passenger ops yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 It never could be, by the very nature of it. All the space programmes have been very risky, and probably luck has been involved too. If you want airline safety levels applied, it won't happen. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Solid fuel rockers are great when they don't blow up but they blow up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Are you off your rocket? Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Not fan of solid fuel rockets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 OK on cracker night. Nev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teckair Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Are you off your rocket? Nev yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGL Fox Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Where's the warp drive ??? that would be the only way you would get me to go up there, I would not sit on fire crackers that's for sure !!!! David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVOCET Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Ill wait for the space elevator . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGL Fox Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 What we need is a very smart person in invent a fusion reactor, I think that's the right one, the same reaction that goes on in the Sun and produces no radiation issues, after they plonk one of them on the tail of a rocket then I may be comfortable to go into space !!!! David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teckair Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I don't like the look of the launch plane that looks like two planes joined at the wing tips, I don't get how it even holds together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Reports are saying appears to have been only a small anomaly in the firing sequence that was enough to disturb the craft's structure and aerodynamic drag tore the compromised structure apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 It never could be, by the very nature of it. All the space programmes have been very risky, and probably luck has been involved too. If you want airline safety levels applied, it won't happen. Nev That is what Virgin Galactic has been claiming and aiming for Nev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Gnu Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Reporters opinion, make of it what you will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVOCET Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Emotional rant after loosing a close friend , Flight testing is dangerous . Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Reporters opinion, make of it what you will. Reporter expressing her opinion obviously ignorant of the medium called satellites, but happy to know that her voice will reach millions of ears, all around the globe. Many people died during the space program and the flight programs leading up to her being able to use that medium to have her voice heard, some one should mention that to her and all the other endeavors beyond known limits that man has achieved, and died for, to make her life what it is today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred cenko Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I read it could nave been the changeover in the fuel going from a rubber based fuel to a more synthetic type fuel which may have contributed to the explosion.Pretty sure they will sort it out as they did with the early Gemini program disasters prior to the Apollo moon landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zibi Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 What we need is a very smart person in invent a fusion reactor, I think that's the right one, the same reaction that goes on in the Sun and produces no radiation issues, after they plonk one of them on the tail of a rocket then I may be comfortable to go into space !!!! David They're already working on it: http://sploid.gizmodo.com/lockheed-martins-new-fusion-reactor-might-change-humani-1646578094 A compact fusion reactor developed by Skunk Works, the stealth experimental technology division of Lockheed Martin. It's the size of a jet engine and it can power airplanes, spaceships, and cities. Skunk Works claims it will be operative in 10 years. On the topic of this accident - it looks like it might have been a pilot error: Just before SpaceShipTwo broke apart in midair Friday, the tail lifted prematurely after the co-pilot changed the aerodynamic controls, the leader of the National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday night. Two levers were supposed to be pulled when the spacecraft reached Mach 1.4, allowing an action called "feathering" -- which lifts the tail to slow descent and create drag. Instead, a video in the cockpit and other data showed that one of the levers was unlocked early at Mach 1.0, NTSB Acting Chairman Christopher Hart told reporters. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-virgin-galactic-executive-20141102-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 The SST (Space Shuttle) had 140 flights and two in flight failures resulting in total loss of both vehicle and crew. That gives a 1 in 70 failure rate. Up until the Challenger disaster there had been no loss of US crew during flight, only during training. Apollo One crew lost in fire. The Russians lost three crew during re-entry when a seal on the door failed and the cabin depressurized and another was lost when the parachute failed to deploy. Pretty sure from memory that was all. Would i fly in either the SST or Virgin Galactic. Sure I would. But gotta get a ticket and get in line. And it's a long line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGL Fox Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Would i fly in either the SST or Virgin Galactic. Sure I would. But gotta get a ticket and get in line. And it's a long line. Yes deep pockets is what you need to fly in the current bird !!! David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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