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Re:Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space by jacquesm on Thursday December 13, 2018 @11:08PM (#18678412)
Emergency brake on the elevator will mess with your carefully laid plans. In freefall it will only drop for so much before the clamps engage.
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Re:Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space by koolba on Friday December 14, 2018 @07:10PM (#18686070)
I didn’t say the cable broke, I said somebody cut it. In that situation they’ve likely tampered with the safety clamps as well.
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