Two recent posts by denniswingo that pertain to the recent Space Ship 2 Disaster.

Two recent posts by denniswingo that pertain to the recent Space Ship 2 Disaster.

If you are not already following his blog then you might find the information informative.

I found most interesting. The 'WHYs' are not always easy to explain.

- LRK -

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A Rebuttal to The Wired Article: Space Tourism Isn’t Worth Dying For by denniswingo

The Space Ship 2 Disaster is bringing out the worst in journalism.  In this latest article in Wired magazine an attempt is made to separate exploration in space from what the writer considers to be the crass commercial aspect of the Virgin Galactic Space Ship 2 and from what he considers legitimate space exploration.  It […]

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denniswingo | November 1, 2014 at 9:57 pm | Tags: Frank White, Frontier, Overview Effect,Richard Branson, space, Space Exploration, Space Ship 2, SS2, Virgin Galactic | Categories:Space | URL: http://wp.me/p1dtEX-fc

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One person’s want is another person’s need.

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Want Versus Need; Space Tourism Vs “Proper” Space Exploration by denniswingo

There is another emerging complaint about the activities of Virgin Galactic that I am seeing that I feel I must address.  This is illustrated in a comment in my rebuttal to the Wired article, but is in the same vein as the Wired article, related to "tourism" and whether or not that is worth risking […]

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denniswingo | November 2, 2014 at 1:24 pm | Tags: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, ballooning,freedom, NASA, pancho barnes, Richard Branson, space, Spaceship 2, SS2, Virgin Galactic | Categories: Space | URL: http://wp.me/p1dtEX-fm

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I trust you took time to read as the news just gives a few sound bytes.

Orbital rocket blows up, SpaceShip 2 disintegrates.

http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/MissionUpdates/Orb-3/

http://www.virgingalactic.com/overview/spaceships/

Thanks for looking up with me.

- LRK -

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