Explosion at Scaled Composites Kills 2, Injures 4

Animats writes "Details are scant at this time, but a explosion at the Scaled Composites rocket test facility has killed two people and seriously injured four more. The Los Angeles Times reports that the explosion was 'ignited by a tank of nitrous oxide.' This is Burt Rutan's facility, and the home of SpaceShip One and Virgin Galactic spacecraft development."

Comments

what the shit...

[Anonymous Coward]

then we got NASA people sabotaging computer parts, and astronaughts getting piss drunk before they go to space.. Whats next for space news? a new discovery? or more paris hilton type shit?

Whats with Explosions this week?

[WarlockD]

Dallas explosion injures 3, snarls traffic
(Sorry about the link, Dallas News is just WAY to heavy in adds)

Saw that one when working. Gezz, you could see those Acetylene canisters fly. People stopped, ran from their cars just amazing. All started with a faulting line filling the smaller tanks too.

Re:First and foremost

[Riverman5]

When I saw the headline, I thought "OH NO! Not John Carmack! What will I do without my armadillo updates!"

Then I found out it was just Scaled. Whew.

Re:Oh, damn!

[Lord Ender]

send your prayers, positive vibes, your "mojo", or your voodoo.

Since study after study has shown that wishful thinking has no effect on the physical world, your suggestion doesn't help at all. It just makes you, personally, feel better about yourself.

Actually useful advice would be: study the incident report so that if you are ever in a similar situation, you don't make the same mistake. Additionally, help educate the public by stressing the importance of private space travel if it ever comes up in conversation.

Re:First and foremost

[crabpeople]

I find it hard to believe that anyone can really care for some random anonymous people. The only reason people make the parents statement is because its "the thing to do". I personally think it cheapens the accident by pretending to care.