On 11/2/2014 1:20 AM, Phil Pugliese (via tml list) wrote:
> The video I saw of the engine explosion reminded me a lot of video I've seen of V-2 tests during WWII & also quite a few US rocket tests in the late '50's.
> And then, sadly, of course there's the US Space Shuttle disaster in early '86...

The NTSB's preliminary investigation is pointing at the feathering
system being activated early and that it was pilot error.

http://www.voanews.com/content/ntsb-descent-system-of-crashed-virgin-spacecraft-activated-early/2505720.html

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