GigaomUpdated: Descent rudders deployed early before Virgin Galactic space plane’s crash
The National Transportation Safety Board is now looking into the incident that killed one pilot and injured another. Read more »
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The National Transportation Safety Board is now looking into the incident that killed one pilot and injured another. Read more »
One pilot is dead and another seriously injured after the plane failed two minutes into its flight. The craft was using a type of fuel that Virgin Galactic had never flown… Read more »
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