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Ohhhh, the Virgin Galatic Craft crashed in the Mojave desert just moments ago,,, their reporting

this was the craft supposed to carry people to the edge of space for like $250,000 dollars ,,, yikes !!!

Breaking News Link : http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/31/us/spaceshiptwo-incident/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

ALSO : http://www.cbsnews.com/news/virgin-galactic-spaceship-has-in-flight-problem/

Quote:
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo experienced "an in-flight anomaly" during a test flight Friday, the company said on Twitter."
End quote.

"....an in-fight anomaly". ....Good grief!....Where do they get this stuff from!.... ...!

I would say; "something went wrong with it".... ...!

A bit of a set-back.

Paul.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29857182

Well Fozzer , can't use the word Crash, or broke up why it might offend somebody those kinds of words nowdays , and Ohh my wouldn't want anybody to get their shorts in a knot would we ??

so they come up with words like Anally, Abnomally whatever they called it,, to sound more supposed pre-fissional and as to not offend those who might be offended and cause to go into utter shock and mental distress by using such words as Crash and the like

Now I'm goin go relieve myself of an Abnomally whatever ya call it

Jetranger wrote:Well Fozzer , can't use the word Crash, or broke up why it might offend somebody those kinds of words nowdays , and Ohh my wouldn't want anybody to get their shorts in a knot would we ??

so they come up with words like Anally, Abnomally whatever they called it,, to sound more supposed pre-fissional and as to not offend those who might be offended and cause to go into utter shock and mental distress by using such words as Crash and the like

Now I'm goin go relieve myself of an Abnomally whatever ya call it

.... ... ... ...!

Jet....You got it nailed!... ...!

There's nothing so daft as listening to some official spokesperson trying to justify/explain an unfortunate accident...
...and making themselves sound daft in the process!

We get them over here as well; Cops, Fireman, Politicians, etc....
..all trying to use complicated/unnecessary words and descriptions of events, which no-one understands, to make themselves sound intelligent?...>>>

...EPIC FAIL!.... ...!

"Plain English" is the way to go!

Paul.... ...!

...I'm also very glad I wasn't on the first trial flight into outer space!... ...!

Eh, it was just a test flight. They had "improved" the rocket fuel, and wanted a test flight. I would definately say they got more bang for their buck, as the saying goes...

My heart does go out to the Pilot's family, and my hopes are with the Co-Pilot as he struggles to heal.

I also salute them both as being part of an important, and historic part of our next steps outward.
And, knowing test pilots, had you told them both it would explode and one die, they would have fought tooth and nail to get aboard and fly her, both the meanwhile thinking "Ahhh, you poor bastich, been good knowin ya! I'll never let a plane kill me! I'm a test pilot, after all!"

Here's hoping no one has the same problem during their flights!
Pat☺

I can think of a few people who should of been on that 1st flight, dang the luck

Lindsey lohan

that beiber brat punk kid

that recent cop killer they just caught !

About every WALL STREET Corrupt Pinstriped suited penguin !

and a few others who should of been Test Guinea Pigs , Ohhh well the badd luck anyway....

I can't help it I've developed that Eastwood Dirty Harry attitude, I was born dat way !

This test flight (not the first revenue flight) crash was apparently caused by a combination of incorrect control input and some sort of problem with that same control . It had nothing to do with the fuel.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/04/us/spaceshiptwo-investigation/

Tragic, but so far they haven't lost as many people as NASA... I'm still rooting for them.

One thing that is still tripping me out is that there were no ejection seats on this craft. This means that its entirely likely that the pilot found himself floating at 50,000 ft+ at around Mach 1 and then was able to deploy his parachute and land alive after the craft broke up inflight.. That is pretty amazing to me, when you consider the Armstrong Limit is 62,000 ft to 63,500 ft.