System deployed 'too early' in Virgin Galactic spaceship crash

An investigation into the fatal Virgin Galactic spaceship crash has found the function to help it descend was deployed early.

System deployed 'too early' in Virgin Galactic spaceship crash
Mon, 03 Nov, 2014 - 06:20

An investigation into the fatal Virgin Galactic spaceship crash has found the function to help it descend was deployed early.

One pilot was killed and another was badly injured in California's Mojave Desert.

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