Jonathan Roberts Latest articles by Jonathan Roberts SpaceShipTwo Cost a Life, So Why Use Human Test Pilots? (Op-Ed) By Jonathan Roberts published 4 November 14 Tragically, the experimental spaceplane SpaceShipTwo crashed in the Mojave desert during a test flight on Friday, killing one pilot and injuring another. Human Spaceflight Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1How Much Has Mercury Shrunk?2See a trio of spectacular star clusters brighten the summer sky in August 20253Mercury quiz: How well do you know the Swift Planet?4How the nature of environmental law is changing in defense of the planet and the climate5NASA and Google test AI medical assistant for astronaut missions to the moon and Mars
SpaceShipTwo Cost a Life, So Why Use Human Test Pilots? (Op-Ed) By Jonathan Roberts published 4 November 14 Tragically, the experimental spaceplane SpaceShipTwo crashed in the Mojave desert during a test flight on Friday, killing one pilot and injuring another.
