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SpaceShipTwo has crashed.
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Esna Pitoojee
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
Khimi Harar
#1 - 2014-10-31 18:49:51 UTC
Continuing this week's trend of terrible space-related news, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has crashed following experiencing an "in-flight anomaly" during a powered test flight. Nasawatch reports that the spacecraft itself is a total loss, with one crew member recovered with "moderate neck injuries" and another body being reported as still in the wreck.

Given that the test involved replacing the fuel mix with a more powerful alternative, fingers are already being pointed towards the possibility that the engine was simply run to hard.



The WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft landed safely.
Benilopax
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2014-10-31 21:28:05 UTC
Over to Picard

Sad day.

...
Soren Moller
#3 - 2014-11-01 03:31:21 UTC
Continuing? What was the other terrible space-related news?

This is true about you.
Primary This Rifter
Mutual Fund of the Something
#4 - 2014-11-01 09:32:33 UTC
Soren Moller wrote:
Continuing? What was the other terrible space-related news?

This happened on Tuesday.
Bagrat Skalski
Koinuun Kotei
#5 - 2014-11-01 14:12:38 UTC
Its nothing, we can do better.

Custom ship skins, character creator style "repaint". Bring it!
Boom McCondor
Doomheim
#6 - 2014-11-05 15:17:01 UTC
Bagrat Skalski wrote:
Its nothing, we can do better.

We WILL do better. This is the unfortunate side effect of pushing boundaries, but it will all be worth it in the long run.
Fabio Suave
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2014-11-05 19:57:01 UTC
Nope. It's all over. This was mankind's last chance to build a spaceship and now that we have failed our space age is over. We must resign ourselves to the fact that future generations will fight ever more devastating wars over earth's resources and our great grandchildren will be eating soylent green to survive.