It is demonstrably avoidable, there is zero need to risk human lives when doing testing these days. This is why Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser has the capability

It is demonstrably avoidable, there is zero need to risk human lives when doing testing these days. This is why Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser has the capability to land autonomously and is precisely why when it had an accident in 2013[1] nobody was hurt. [1]http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1310/26dreamchaser/ http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1310/26dreamchaser/