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Airplanes and space. Investigations over SpaceShip Two disaster: NTSB to review permits released by FAA

Los Angeles, USA - The Virgin Galactic aircraft explosion could question rules regulating “Space tourism”

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), US agency investigating on transportation accidents and currently committed to discover the causes of space airplane Spaceship Two explosion (for details see AVIONEWS), will review authorization released by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), allowing Virgin Galactic to do test flights of the space vehicle. “We'd look to see if the oversight w...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1163899
Rome, Italy, 11/04/2014 23:58
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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