Virgin Galactic pilot tells of falling from the sky after SpaceShip Two broke up
by Associated Press in Washington from on (#FREP)
Peter Siebold found himself plummeting through the frozen air after co-pilot pulled the wrong lever, destroying craft
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Free-falling miles above the desert, his test spaceship ripped to pieces and the frigid air hard to breathe, pilot Peter Siebold struggled through crippling injuries to turn on his oxygen and just to stay conscious.
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