‘The explosion was not a surprise. It was Russian roulette’: How scientists REPEATEDLY warned Virgin Galactic over safety issues as it is revealed three of Branson’s top engineers recently quit

Some have accused Richard Branson’s project of ignoring industry standards and refusing to share its procedures in its eagerness to perfect commercial space flight, which it has regularly estimated is just months from completion.

One expert called the design and testing process a ‘Russian roulette’ which was bound to kill someone.

Carolynne Campbell, a rocket propulsion scientist at the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS), told the Sunday Telegraph she had been warning Virgin Galactic for seven years about its safety record .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk