Some defend space flight in wake of deadly Virgin Galactic crash

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In the wake of the fatal crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, which killed one pilot and resulted in serious injuries for another, some people have continued to voice their support for space exploration.

As Mashable deputy editor Chris Taylor wrote on Friday, the world must realize that those who fly into space today and for the foreseeable future are not tourists, but pioneers who will encounter the unknown. Pioneers must understand that they are risk takers, and it seems that many people who watched the tragedy unfold are now acknowledging that reality

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