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NTSB considers safety culture of commercial space flight

Season 2014 Episode 3070 | 3m 30s

A pair of accidents in the last week -- one of them deadly -- has raised questions about the cost, safety and oversight of commercial space flight. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on the federal investigation into the Atlantic Galactic test flight crash that killed one person.

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