Author Topic: FAILURE: Space Ship Two Test Flight - UPDATES - Oct. 31, 2014 (Read 320015 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #460 on:** 07/28/2015 06:02 pm »

Branson:

http://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/the-end-of-ntsbs-investigation-and-the-future-of-virgin-galactic

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #461 on:** 07/28/2015 06:03 pm »

"This photo shows pilot Pete Siebold as he parachutes safely down to earth, with his arm up in the air to show everybody that he is alive and well."

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #462 on:** 07/28/2015 06:05 pm »

Branson's video statement:

catdlr · « **Reply #463 on:** 07/28/2015 08:02 pm »

SpaceShipTwo Crash: Co-Pilot Triggered Failure, NTSB Says | Video

Published on Jul 28, 2015
Incident investigators find that SpaceShipTwo’s re-entry feather system was manually unlocked too early in the flight causing extreme aerodynamic loading leading to catastrophic structural failure.

catdlr · « **Reply #464 on:** 07/28/2015 08:03 pm »

Video shown during NTSB Board Meeting on in-flight breakup of SpaceShipTwo near Mojave, CA.

Published on Jul 28, 2015
Scale Composites Spaceshiptwo Powered Flight #4

kdhilliard · « **Reply #465 on:** 07/28/2015 08:50 pm »

Virgin Galactic has posted some interesting documents, including the report of their investigation submitted to the NTSB back on May 29, 2015 (presumably -- the papers are dated May 29, 2014, which must be a typo) and an executive summary of that report.

VG_and_TSC_NTSB_Party_Submission.pdf (1.4 MB, 36 pages)
VG_and_TSC_NTSB_Executive_Summary.pdf (202 kB, 6 pages)

The report is lightly redacted in a couple of places, but it is full of interesting information.

Files from: http://image.net/virgingalactic under Latest Documents.

~Kirk

Edit: Files attached.

Scylla · « **Reply #466 on:** 07/28/2015 08:58 pm »

The video of todays meeting is up on the NTSB video archive.
http://stream.capitolconnection.org/capcon/ntsb/ntsb.htm

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #467 on:** 07/28/2015 10:02 pm »

Short article with most of the main points.

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/07/ntsb-findings-spaceshiptwo-failure/

catdlr · « **Reply #468 on:** 07/29/2015 08:50 pm »

A spaceship pilot’s survival story

Peter Siebold recalls plunging 10 miles to Earth through icy air, fighting to breathe and release his seat belt. His copilot died.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-virgin-pilot-testimony-20150727-story.html#page=1

Edit: Updated link to free site per request below.

MarsMethanogen · « **Reply #469 on:** 07/29/2015 08:57 pm »

Quote from: catdlr on 07/29/2015 08:50 pm

A spaceship pilot’s survival story

Peter Siebold recalls plunging 10 miles to Earth through icy air, fighting to breathe and release his seat belt. His copilot died.

http://eedition2.latimes.com/Olive/ODE/LATimes2/

Hit the link. Takes one to the subscription page, so I assume that one has to suscribe in order to read the article . . . .

Sam Ho · « **Reply #470 on:** 07/29/2015 09:15 pm »

Quote from: MarsMethanogen on 07/29/2015 08:57 pm

Quote from: catdlr on 07/29/2015 08:50 pm
A spaceship pilot’s survival story

Peter Siebold recalls plunging 10 miles to Earth through icy air, fighting to breathe and release his seat belt. His copilot died.

http://eedition2.latimes.com/Olive/ODE/LATimes2/

Hit the link. Takes one to the subscription page, so I assume that one has to suscribe in order to read the article . . . .

Here's a link outside the paywall.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-virgin-pilot-testimony-20150727-story.html#page=1

kdhilliard · « **Reply #471 on:** 07/29/2015 10:11 pm »

Here is the preliminary synopsis of the NTSB’s report.
2015_spaceship2_BMG_abstract.pdf (51 kB, 8 pages)

And here are the slides which were presented during the hearing by Lorenda Ward, Investigator-in-Charge; Dr. Catherine Wilson, Human Performance Group Chairman; & Mike Hauf, System Safety Group Chairman.
2015_spaceship2_BMG_IICpresentation.pdf (2.6 MB, 16 pages)
2015_spaceship2_BMG_HumanPerformancePresentation.pdf (2.4 MB, 11 pages)
2015_spaceship2_BMG_SystemSafety_presentation.pdf (1.8 MB, 8 pages)

Documents are from the board meeting page: http://ntsb.gov/news/events/Pages/2015_spaceship2_BMG.aspx

~Kirk

Edit: The synopsis states that final revisions are still being make to the full report which will be distributed as soon as possible, but Doug Messier is running a story with annotated images from the final few hundred ms of SS2 boom cam video showing initial breakup. He describes the source as "a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) document", so perhaps the full report has already been released to recommendation recipients, though it is not yet on the NTSB's Accident Reports page.
Edit2: Added presentation slides.

catdlr · « **Reply #472 on:** 07/29/2015 10:30 pm »

Quote from: Sam Ho on 07/29/2015 09:15 pm

Quote from: MarsMethanogen on 07/29/2015 08:57 pm
Quote from: catdlr on 07/29/2015 08:50 pm
A spaceship pilot’s survival story

Peter Siebold recalls plunging 10 miles to Earth through icy air, fighting to breathe and release his seat belt. His copilot died.

http://eedition2.latimes.com/Olive/ODE/LATimes2/

Hit the link. Takes one to the subscription page, so I assume that one has to suscribe in order to read the article . . . .
Here's a link outside the paywall.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-virgin-pilot-testimony-20150727-story.html#page=1

Thanks Sam Ho, I updated my link above.

Rocket Science · « **Reply #473 on:** 07/29/2015 10:54 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 07/28/2015 10:02 pm

Short article with most of the main points.

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/07/ntsb-findings-spaceshiptwo-failure/

Thank you for the article Chris and rest in peace Mike, we're still thinking of you...

catdlr · « **Reply #474 on:** 07/29/2015 11:37 pm »

Space Ship One - Good Flight with NTSB Comparison

I've made a side by side comparison of the NTSB video with a good flight to illustrate the premature feathering event. After the event occurs, the good flight continues until the proper time when the feathering process should occur.

yg1968 · « **Reply #475 on:** 07/30/2015 12:09 am »

Quote from: Scylla on 07/28/2015 08:58 pm

The video of todays meeting is up on the NTSB video archive.
http://stream.capitolconnection.org/capcon/ntsb/ntsb.htm

Archived hearing on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnMIfY_Wbrc&feature=youtu.be

catdlr · « **Reply #476 on:** 08/01/2015 10:13 pm »

ROCKET CRASH PROBE RAISES FLAGS

Pieces of falling spaceship barely missed people, new evidence shows:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-faa-virgin-crash-20150801-story.html#page=1

Quote

Newly released evidence in the investigation of last fall's crash of an experimental spaceship over the Mojave Desert is raising questions about whether federal aviation regulators are protecting the public as companies launch more rockets.

When Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo disintegrated on a test flight on Oct. 31, killing one of two pilots, debris rained down over 33 miles of desert northeast of Los Angeles, including some pieces landing dangerously close to the public.

kdhilliard · « **Reply #477 on:** 08/02/2015 03:03 am »

Quote from: Kabloona on 07/28/2015 04:16 pm

WARNING:

there are many transcription errors (not by Chris) in this real-time transcription of the webcast done by NTSB. If a word or phrase doesn't make sense, use your imagination to find a homonym that does make sense.

I have cleaned up the transcript of Tuesday's board meeting, and Trent has graciously agreed to host it, despite it being unrelated to Mr. Musk.

http://shitelonsays.com/transcript/ntsb-commercial-space-launch-accident-spaceshiptwo-2015-07-28

~Kirk

CameronD · « **Reply #478 on:** 08/03/2015 01:24 am »

Quote from: kdhilliard on 08/02/2015 03:03 am

Quote from: Kabloona on 07/28/2015 04:16 pm
WARNING:

there are many transcription errors (not by Chris) in this real-time transcription of the webcast done by NTSB. If a word or phrase doesn't make sense, use your imagination to find a homonym that does make sense.

I have cleaned up the transcript of Tuesday's board meeting, and Trent has graciously agreed to host it, despite it being unrelated to Mr. Musk.

http://shitelonsays.com/transcript/ntsb-commercial-space-launch-accident-spaceshiptwo-2015-07-28

~Kirk

Thanks for your efforts.. that's great - but you missed one that I simply must highlight: "..pilots were aware of the risk of unlocking the feather during the transatlantic phase of the flight"

Classic. Pure classic...

kdhilliard · « **Reply #479 on:** 08/03/2015 05:15 am »

Quote from: CameronD on 08/03/2015 01:24 am

Thanks for your efforts.. that's great - but you missed one that I simply must highlight: "..pilots were aware of the risk of unlocking the feather during the transatlantic phase of the flight"

Classic. Pure classic...

Thanks CameronD! Corrected. All corrections, however minor, are welcome, though if they are not funny enough to warrant posting on the forum, then it might be best to simply PM me. Yours was perhaps the funniest, but I believe the strangest to be:

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 07/28/2015 03:47 pm

STAFF HAS HANDED ME SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE PREPARED IS A REVISION TO THE HOLOCAUST.

which should have been: "... as a revision to the probable cause." At least I didn't let that one slip by!

Note: I got stung by the 64kB TEXT data type storage limit and only the first 1hr22min of the transcript saved when I posted it yesterday. Trent has bumped up the limit and the entire transcript is now up. Thanks Trent!

http://shitelonsays.com/transcript/ntsb-commercial-space-launch-accident-spaceshiptwo-2015-07-28

~Kirk