[Jarhead9297]

People seem to forget when we first started our space ventures we lost hundreds of test pilots trying to break the sound barrier and hundreds of test rockets...private industry is now a virgin in this venture and will also suffer its bruises. Perspective is really needed on this one before it can be perfected.

[catnipman]

I can find no evidence that “hundreds” of test pilots were killed trying to break the sound barrier.

Nor can I find evidence that we lost “hundreds” of rockets during the U.S. development program.

[oh8eleven]

we lost hundreds of test pilots trying to break the sound barrier and hundreds of test rockets.
Maybe a dozen or two, but not hundreds.

[X-spurt]

Need to review your “facts”. Get a little carried away did ya?