SpaceShipTwo Crash Pilot Provides Firsthand Account To NTSB

LOS ANGELES—Pete Siebold, the surviving member of the two-man SpaceShipTwo test crew, has revealed how he was thrown clear of the suborbital spaceplane as it disintegrated at around 50,000 ft. over the Mojave Desert during a powered test flight on Oct 31. Siebold, who was airlifted from the crash...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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