If this is the first you’re hearing about Rocket Lab or the Electron rocket, lets cover some of the information about the company. The company stated the new & improved stainless steel heat shield will be able to deal with thermal loads much more efficiently compared to the aluminum predecessor. They have since upgraded their vehicle with a superior heat shield to protect it from the enormous heat pressure during it’s descent. Last November Rocket Lab attempted their first splashdown during the “Return to Sender” mission which provided crucial data on the actual stresses the Electron booster experienced during re-entry. At this point it is unclear if the first stage was able to be recovered.
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Today’s mission was to be slightly different than the previous two this year in that the company would attempt to recover the first stage booster after it undertakes a series of complex maneuvers designed to enable the booster to survive the forces of re-entry into our Earth’s atmosphere.
More information will be provided as it becomes available.” The issue occurred shortly after stage two ignition. We are deeply sorry to our launch customers BlackSky and Spaceflight. The company had this to say in a tweet shortly after the incident, ” An issue was experienced during today’s launch, resulting in the loss of the mission. Last we saw before the broadcast was shut off was the second stage engines cutting off. Yet there was trouble on the live web cast, after the shutdown of the first stage and separation of the second stage appeared to tumble just after the engines ignited. The tiny satellites were supposed to join the three existing BlackSky sats launched by Rocket Lab from 2012 & 2020. Two of BlackSky’s 60kg class satellites were launched today in support of scaling up their satellite constellation to meet demand for the global monitoring and analysis services for both public, and private organizations.
for BlackSky, a leading provider of real time geospatial intelligence and global monitoring services. This time their “Toe” is the first this year in a series dedicated launches through Spaceflight Inc. May 15th 10:00-12:05 UTC from launch complex 1 in New Zealandįor their twentieth Electron launch, Rocket Lab has stuck with their fun mission names.
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