SoylentNews is people
SoylentNews
Submitted via IRC for Fnord666_
Virgin Galactic conducted another test of its VSS Unity, taking it out on a third rocket-powered supersonic flight this morning. After being released from the VMS Eve carrier craft, the VSS Unity flew higher than it has previously, reaching a peak altitude of 170,800 feet and entering the mesosphere for the first time. It also reached speeds of Mach 2.47 during its 42 second rocket burn.
The VSS Unity replaced Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, which crashed in 2014, killing one of its pilots.
[...] The company says that tests like the one performed today allow it to collect cabin data like temperature, pressure, thermal response, vibration and radiation.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/26/virgin-galactic-vss-unity-mach-2-third-test-flight/
(Score: 2) by isostatic on Saturday July 28 2018, @07:43PM
2 weeks ago: https://www.ibtimes.co.in/loss-cabin-pressure-forces-ryanair-land-frankfurt-33-passengers-hospitalised-774947 [ibtimes.co.in]
Last month: https://loyaltylobby.com/2018/07/11/air-china-hong-kong-dalian-flight-deploys-oxygen-masks-drops-25000-ft-after-loss-of-cabin-pressure/ [loyaltylobby.com]
Planes lose pressure. The backup plans are in place. Everyone is happy.