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Airplanes and space. First hypothesis on SpaceshipTwo accident
Los Angeles, USA - Two devices placed on the tail were activated earlier than expected
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The National Transportation Safety Board, a US government agency investigating on transportation accidents, communicated the first elements collected in the investigation over the SpaceshipTwo disaster. The Virgin Galactic spaceplane exploded during a test-flight and crashed in the Mojave Desert, in California, last Friday. The accident killed the co-pilot, Michael Alsbury; the pilot, Peter Siebold,...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency