Michael Alsbury – Spaceflight Now

July 26, 2025

Breaking News

[ July 25, 2025 ] SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ July 24, 2025 ] Amazon says $139.5 million investment in Florida is key to ramping up launch cadence with Project Kuiper Mission Reports
[ July 23, 2025 ] NASA probes to study how the solar wind triggers potentially dangerous ‘space weather’ Falcon 9
[ July 22, 2025 ] FAA: ‘Regional power outage’ causes last-minute scrub of NASA’s TRACERS mission Falcon 9
[ July 21, 2025 ] SpaceX launches 15th mission for SES following one-day scrub Falcon 9

SpaceShipTwo mishap due to pilot error and company training oversight

July 28, 2015 William Harwood

The fatal in-flight breakup of Virgin Galactic’s futuristic SpaceShipTwo rocket plane during a test flight last October was the result of pilot error, possibly triggered by a high workload, unfamiliar vibration and rapid acceleration, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded Tuesday.

2014’s top stories in spaceflight

December 30, 2014 Spaceflight Now

The year ended with a deluge of big news, reminding us of the risks of spaceflight and the thin margins between success and failure on the final frontier. 2014 was also a year of breakthroughs in the exploration of the solar system and the future of human spaceflight.