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Virgin Galactic/Controversies

Virgin Galactic controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2014VSS Enterprise test-flight disaster
  2. 2007Rocket-component test explosion

  1. 2014

    VSS Enterprise test-flight disaster

    VSS Enterprise broke apart during a powered test flight after premature unlocking of its feathering system. One pilot was killed and another seriously injured. The NTSB identified design, training, oversight, and human-factors failures.

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  2. 2007

    Rocket-component test explosion

    An explosion during ground testing at Mojave killed three Scaled Composites employees and injured three others. The event preceded Virgin Galactic’s passenger operations but affected the broader development program.

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