The accident that destroyed the SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle and killed one its pilots last year was caused by the co-pilot's premature unlocking of the vehicle's feathering system and inability of its developer, Scaled Composites, to foresee such an event and take measures to prevent it, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded July 28. The post NTSB Blames Pilot Error, Lack of Planning for SpaceShipTwo Accident appeared first on SpaceNews.com.
The accident that destroyed the SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle and killed one its pilots last year was caused by the co-pilot's premature unlocking of the vehicle's feathering system and inability of its developer, Scaled Composites, to foresee such an event and take measures to prevent it, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded July 28. The post NTSB Blames Pilot Error, Lack of Planning for SpaceShipTwo Accident appeared first on SpaceNews.com.
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