Oxidizer tank failure cited in fatal Scaled Composites accident

ACCIDENT REPORT: A preliminary report into the explosion that killed three Scaled Composites workers during development tests of the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) rocket engine last July points to oxidizer tank failure as a potential cause. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health...

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