Virgin Galactic's SpaceshipTWO explodes

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Blessings to the pilots and their families.

At least one pilot confirmed dead. The other suffered major injury. Such terrible news and a big setback.

Two major space endeavors gone bad -- so much disappointment and loss.

The human ability to keep trying is quite amazing.

AWFUL. Having worked at a defense contractor . . . and all the software, hardware and the test station anomaly reports . . . that are corrected on the simulators . . . and then when disaster happens with the real thing and real people it is so very sad. Test pilots and those who put their life on the line are brave folks!!! RIP

Oh no

The other night my husband and I were getting home from dinner and our neighbors were all standing in the middle of the road in front of our house.

We caught the last few seconds of a rocket going by. Our neighbors said that the local news gave a timeframe to see it (only about 5 mins.) and we were lucky enough to catch it. No one knew if it was unmanned or not.

I totally forgot about it till now.

How sad that lives were lost, that risk is always there. I know I could never get in one of those things, or a submarine, I'd freak out.

Prayers for those who were in the Galactic rocket test. I think there was much hope for the potential of these vehicles contracted out to private companies, but these two events might cast a shadow on their future.