Network Front | The Guardian: Virgin Galactic pilot tells of being thrown clear as spacecraft broke up

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Virgin Galactic pilot tells of being thrown clear as spacecraft broke up Nov 12th 2014, 17:48, by Press Association Peter Siebold was unaware that system controlling descent had been unlocked early by co-pilot Michael Alsbury, who died in crash The pilot who survived last months Virgin Galactic disaster has told investigators how he was thrown clear of the spacecraft as it broke up. Peter Siebold, 43, was unaware that the feathering system that controls descent had been unlocked early by co-pilot Michael Alsbury, who was killed in the crash in the Mojave desert in California on 31 October, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said. Continue reading...

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