Virgin Galactic crash: SpaceShipTwo accident in Mojave Desert blamed on human error, gaps in pilot training and braking issues

When Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo broke apart and plummeted from 50,000ft to the Mojave Desert during a test flight on 31 October 2014, Sir Richard Branson’s dream of a smooth ride to recreational spaceflight seemed to come crashing down with it.
Source: The Independent - Science - Category: Science Tags: Americas Source Type: news