Another Commercial Space disaster, this one manned

Wolferz · 10-31-14, 03:15 PM

VG ain't virgin no more.

Platapus · 10-31-14, 07:42 PM

We can only hope that Justin Beber will have the first ride.

Oberon · 10-31-14, 08:00 PM

Cybermat47 · 10-31-14, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

We can only hope that Justin Beber will have the first ride.

Don't you think it's a bit too soon to be joking about this?

d@rk51d3 · 10-31-14, 11:16 PM

Never too soon for Bieber.

razark · 10-31-14, 11:28 PM

Sad, but it's not unexpected. Flight testing has never been and never will be risk free.

I just hope that this week's incidents won't put to big a drag on commercial space programs.

ikalugin · 11-01-14, 12:20 AM

I guess suborbital flight still counts as space flight.

Betonov · 11-01-14, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ikalugin

I guess suborbital flight still counts as space flight.

It's a gradual process.
Gone are the times when America and Russia built a huge single use rocket and blasted things directly into space.
Virgin Galactic is developing a ''space plane'' that can fly up there, not ride a booster rocket like the shuttle. To eventually move things into orbit with half the fuel of a shuttle or Soyuz needed.

Cybermat47 · 11-01-14, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

Never too soon for Bieber.

Fair enough

Platapus · 11-01-14, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

Don't you think it's a bit too soon to be joking about this?

Good question.

Let me look at the United Nations Permanent Commission on When Humour is Appropriate after Accidents (UNPCWHAA). According to the Borat Agreement signed in Kazakhstan in 2006, my comment was just inside the acceptable time frame.

So no, not too soon.

Good question though.

Oberon · 11-01-14, 09:51 AM

Will have to bear that in mind the next time one of NASAs manned craft explodes.

Need Another Seven Astronauts.

Jimbuna · 11-01-14, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

Good question.

Let me look at the United Nations Permanent Commission on When Humour is Appropriate after Accidents (UNPCWHAA). According to the Borat Agreement signed in Kazakhstan in 2006, my comment was just inside the acceptable time frame.

So no, not too soon.

Good question though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

Will have to bear that in mind the next time one of NASAs manned craft explodes.

Need Another Seven Astronauts.

Can we call this one a draw?

eddie · 11-02-14, 05:48 PM

Looks like they were warned about the unstable fuel they were using,

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/vir...say/ar-BBcAgZ9

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razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	Sad, but it's not unexpected. Flight testing has never been and never will be risk free. I just hope that this week's incidents won't put to big a drag on commercial space programs. __________________ "Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!"

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eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Looks like they were warned about the unstable fuel they were using, http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/vir...say/ar-BBcAgZ9 __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Will have to bear that in mind the next time one of NASAs manned craft explodes. Need Another Seven Astronauts.