Spacecraft Disaster

“SpaceShipTwo crash investigation may take up to a year”

By: Saeed Ahmed, Chelsea J. Carter and Ralph Ellis

Source: CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/02/us/spaceshiptwo-incident/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

 

The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo, worth half a billion dollars, crashed earlier this week during its test flight. The spacecraft could seat up to six people but only two were inside during the test. Sadly one of the two piolets died when the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo crashed in the Mojave Desert and the co-piolet survived but is seriously injured. Apparently, no one knows how or why the spacecraft crashed and the surviving co-pilot cannot recall what caused the collision. There is a team of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board who will be on site in the Mojave Desert for about a week. Although it has been said it may take up to twelve months before the investigation is complete. The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo had six cameras on it during the test but it will take time to retrieve the feed from them. We do not yet know what the future could hold for Virgin Galactic. If the problem of the failure is not found then this project will be a failure and will remain that way since there will be no solution. The co-pilot must be interviewed as part of the investigation but doctors had mentioned that an interview will not take place anytime soon due to his severe injuries.

The people should read such an article because it is quite intriguing. Citizens should know that there are always those who would risk their own lives in order to help advance our technology. Many should pay their respects to the one pilot who sadly died for a great cause.