Michael Alsbury – Spaceflight Now

November 28, 2022

Breaking News

[ November 27, 2022 ] SpaceX supply ship docks at space station Mission Reports
[ November 26, 2022 ] SpaceX launches Dragon cargo ship to deliver new solar arrays to space station Falcon 9
[ November 26, 2022 ] Live coverage: Falcon 9 lifts off with Dragon cargo capsule Falcon 9
[ November 25, 2022 ] Live coverage: Orion capsule completes distant retrograde orbit insertion burn Artemis
[ November 23, 2022 ] Defying weather odds, SpaceX sends Eutelsat broadband platform into orbit Falcon 9

SpaceShipTwo mishap due to pilot error and company training oversight

July 28, 2015

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

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.