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Originally Posted by red-beard
It is hard to compare the Antares and Spaceship 2.
Antares used an extremely proven engine but with a different design for the fuel and oxidizer systems. The engine is used in the Atlas V. It is also a fully automatic system. Sounding like it was a fuel or oxidizer leak.
Spaceship 2 is a brand new design. And it uses people at the controls. This one sounding like it was pilot error.
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James- Obviously get the differences but should rephrase, 'we continue to lose all types of spacecraft'. Much appreciation for those involved in all aspects of space exploration.
For another thread, but find it interesting about other country and budgets for space programs. Last Sept. ('14) India is the first country to enter Mars orbit in first attempt. It was completed at a record cost of $74 million.