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VGX PF04

January 31, 2023

On October 31, 2014 a Virgin Galactic launched a test flight of their commercial space craft when something goes wrong. What caused this craft to explode after detaching?

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In Company Failures, Pilot Failures Tags Virgin Galactic, Powered Flight 4, Pilot Error, Company Error, Space
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