Comments on: FAA grounds Virgin Galactic pending investigationn https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/faa-grounds-virgin-galactic-pending-investigationn/ Sun, 05 Sep 2021 17:40:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Edward https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/faa-grounds-virgin-galactic-pending-investigationn/#comment-1182054 Sun, 05 Sep 2021 17:40:25 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=78860#comment-1182054 Chris Lopes wrote: “Nothing would destroy the space tourism business faster than losing a ship/crew/passengers in an accident caused by people trying to look good in front of the boss.”

I think we can rest assured that at some point there will be a loss of passengers in a spacecraft accident. It happened in aviation, and loss of crew has happened in Spacecraft. We do not yet possess the knowledge to guarantee that it will not happen again in either domain.

How the public and government react after this happens to a paying passenger will certainly determine the future of commercial space.

]]> By: Blair K. Ivey https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/faa-grounds-virgin-galactic-pending-investigationn/#comment-1181804 Sun, 05 Sep 2021 06:08:52 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=78860#comment-1181804 Chris Lopes observed: “Nothing would destroy the space tourism business faster than losing a ship/crew/passengers in an accident caused by people trying to look good in front of the boss.”

Fair dues, in this case, the boss was on the vehicle. Still, a needless risk. Discretion and valor.

]]> By: pzatchok https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/faa-grounds-virgin-galactic-pending-investigationn/#comment-1181785 Sun, 05 Sep 2021 04:34:19 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=78860#comment-1181785 I wonder if those vertical wing sections experience side to side flutter during launch and landing?

]]> By: Chris Lopes https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/faa-grounds-virgin-galactic-pending-investigationn/#comment-1181583 Sat, 04 Sep 2021 16:42:35 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=78860#comment-1181583 Nothing would destroy the space tourism business faster than losing a ship/crew/passengers in an accident caused by people trying to look good in front of the boss.

]]> By: Kyle c foley https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/faa-grounds-virgin-galactic-pending-investigationn/#comment-1181279 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 21:42:04 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=78860#comment-1181279 Sorry autospell misspelled last name.

]]> By: Kyle https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/faa-grounds-virgin-galactic-pending-investigationn/#comment-1181278 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 21:41:22 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=78860#comment-1181278 Mark Sticky who was with virgin for around a decade as pilot and chief of flight safety is the main source outing them on this. He was relieved of all duties after the book came out this summer, but was allowed to be present during Branson’s flight. According to his tweets, the spacecraft was not in a steep enough climb and should have aborted according to their own safety procedures. He also stated that there was a serious risk of not being able to make it back to the airfield for landing. https://mobile.twitter.com/Stuck4ger?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

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