> On 6-11-2014 17:58, Nekar Xenos wrote:
>
>> They should be sentenced to flying the next Virgin Galactic flight.
>>
> Too good for them. Tethered to the feathering device at the least :-)
>
> Sadly enough, vanguard projects like Virgin or Apollo /need/(?) a
> catastrophe from time to time to pinpoint weak spots in the design and -
> ultimately - make the end result better and safer. I have deep respect
> for the test pilots indeed.
>
> Thomas
>
Agreed. While all loss of life is tragic, it's better that these 
problems were found in testing rather than during a commercial flight.

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