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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo crashes; 1 dead, 1 injured
 

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, part of a commercial space venture founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, crashed during testing Friday and broke into several pieces. One person was killed and another injured.

 

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-vi...story.html

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Consider that, along with the Orbital Sciences rocket failure a few days ago, and this has probably been the worst week that NASA and the private space industry has ever seen.

Quote:Consider that, along with the Orbital Sciences rocket failure a few days ago, and this has probably been the worst week that NASA and the private space industry has ever seen.


Challenger?
Quote:Challenger?



And Columbia
Quote:And Columbia

Apollo 1 pre-launch test. Astronauts Ed White, Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee lost their lives.
Rough week for the space programs