Spacecraft's Brake May Have Torn It Apart at Mach 1: air too thick at lower altitude

Spacecraft's Brake May Have Torn It Apart at Mach 1

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Sheriff's deputies inspect the wreckage of the Virgin Galactic SpaceShip 2 in a desert field Nov. 2, 2014 north of Mojave, California on The Virgin Galactic SpaceShip 2 crashed on Oct. 31, 2014 during a test flight, killing one pilot and seriously injuring another.

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