This Ain't Good - Spaceship 2 Engine Explosion

[Kyle Boatright]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/26/spaceport.blast/index.html

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- An explosion at an airport home to Scaled
Composites -- the builder of the first private manned rocket to reach
space -- killed two people and left four seriously hurt Thursday, a Kern
County Fire Department official says.

[Reggie]

Kyle Boatright wrote:
> http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/26/spaceport.blast/index.html
>
> LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- An explosion at an airport home to Scaled
> Composites -- the builder of the first private manned rocket to reach
> space -- killed two people and left four seriously hurt Thursday, a Kern
> County Fire Department official says.
>
>************************************************
Was NOT a Rutan / Scaled project or equipment.......
Your Subject line is a WAG

Reggie

[Harry K]

On Jul 26, 7:30 pm, Reggie > wrote:
> Kyle Boatright wrote:
> >http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/26/spaceport.blast/index.html
>
> > LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- An explosion at an airport home to Scaled
> > Composites -- the builder of the first private manned rocket to reach
> > space -- killed two people and left four seriously hurt Thursday, a Kern
> > County Fire Department official says.
>
> >************************************************
>
> Was NOT a Rutan / Scaled project or equipment.......
> Your Subject line is a WAG
>
> Reggie

??? The article specificalliy states it _was_ a spaceship 2 engine
being tested and that Scaled Composit's truck was at the bunker. It
is true that the motor was for 'non-Rutan' project.

Harry K

[Kyle Boatright]

"Reggie" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> Kyle Boatright wrote:
>> http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/26/spaceport.blast/index.html
>>
>> LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- An explosion at an airport home to
>> Scaled
>> Composites -- the builder of the first private manned rocket to reach
>> space -- killed two people and left four seriously hurt Thursday, a Kern
>> County Fire Department official says.
>>
>>************************************************
> Was NOT a Rutan / Scaled project or equipment.......
> Your Subject line is a WAG
>
> Reggie

1) Read the article. The subject line isn't a WAG.

2) That isn't/wasn't the point anyway. The point is that there was an
unfortunate accident and good people died.

KB

[Denny]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19983814/

Taint good... It is the Scaled Composites facility and their
employees...

denny

[Morgans[_2_]]

"Denny" > wrote

> Taint good... It is the Scaled Composites facility and their
> employees...

Word is out now, with the name of the fatally injured.

Condolences for those involved, and prayers go out for the injured.

A sad day, indeed.

http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/198908.html
--
Jim in NC

[Blueskies]

"Morgans" > wrote in message ...
>
> "Denny" > wrote
>> Taint good... It is the Scaled Composites facility and their
>> employees...
>
> Word is out now, with the name of the fatally injured.
>
> Condolences for those involved, and prayers go out for the injured.
>
> A sad day, indeed.
>
> http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/198908.html
> --
> Jim in NC


Wow, three died, two critical intensive care. Reliving the old Edwards days. Rutan looks shook up...

[Bill Daniels]

"Blueskies" > wrote in message
t...
>
> "Morgans" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Denny" > wrote
>>> Taint good... It is the Scaled Composites facility and their
>>> employees...
>>
>> Word is out now, with the name of the fatally injured.
>>
>> Condolences for those involved, and prayers go out for the injured.
>>
>> A sad day, indeed.
>>
>> http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/198908.html
>> --
>> Jim in NC
>
>
> Wow, three died, two critical intensive care. Reliving the old Edwards
> days. Rutan looks shook up...
>

I believe it was Von Braun that said there is a very fine line between a
rocket and a bomb - the finer the line, the beter the rocket..

Bill Daniels

[wright1902glider]

On Jul 27, 8:13 am, "Bill Daniels" <bildan@comcast-dot-net> wrote:
> "Blueskies" > wrote in message

> I believe it was Von Braun that said there is a very fine line between a
> rocket and a bomb - the finer the line, the beter the rocket..



"Sacrifices must be made" ...Otto Lilienthal, from his deathbed
following his crash in 1896

Godspeed.

Harry Frey, assistants, and Crew,
Wright Brothers Enterprises

[Peter Dohm]

"Blueskies" > wrote in message
t...
>
> "Morgans" > wrote in message
...
> >
> > "Denny" > wrote
> >> Taint good... It is the Scaled Composites facility and their
> >> employees...
> >
> > Word is out now, with the name of the fatally injured.
> >
> > Condolences for those involved, and prayers go out for the injured.
> >
> > A sad day, indeed.
> >
> > http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/198908.html
> > --
> > Jim in NC
>
>
> Wow, three died, two critical intensive care. Reliving the old Edwards
days. Rutan looks shook up...
>
>
That whole group is pretty close--like family.

It's really as shame, and no wonder that Burt is shook up.

Peter

[Blueskies]

"Peter Dohm" > wrote in message ...
>>
>>
>> Wow, three died, two critical intensive care. Reliving the old Edwards
> days. Rutan looks shook up...
>>
>>
> That whole group is pretty close--like family.
>
> It's really as shame, and no wonder that Burt is shook up.
>
> Peter
>
>

Yes, sad day indeed...