Rocket Lab intends to catch an Electron first-stage booster in-flight once it has been dispensed by However, the company has stated that a full-scale demonstration of this effort is targeted for no earlier than the seventeenth mission of Electron currently slated to occur in Fall 2020.If all proceeds as planned, this weekend could end up as a launchfest of rockets and spaceship prototypes. On launch day, head back here to watch the live stream! United Launch Alliance (ULA) SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral AFS Florida, United States. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. If all proceeds as planned, this weekend could end up as a launchfest of rockets and spaceship prototypes. As such, the NROL-44 mission is a matter of national security and takes precedence over both SpaceX’s internal Starlink mission and SAOCOM-1B payload for customer Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales, Argentina’s national space agency.If the ULA NROL-44 mission is delayed through both back-up launch opportunities SpaceX, presumably, would have to wait until no earlier than Tuesday, September 1 to launch a Falcon 9.While SpaceX will have to wait for ULA’s Delta IV Heavy to clear its pad before attempting either of the planned Falcon 9 launches, Rocket Lab will attempt the return to flight mission of its Electron rocket – the fourteenth flight overall – regardless (weather permitting).The launch attempt initially scheduled for 11:04pm ET (0304 UTC) Friday, August 28 was rescheduled due to high winds and heavy cloud cover over Launch Complex-1A in Mahia, New Zealand. (Richard Angle, Rocket Lab)SpaceX, Rocket Lab, ULA all have rocket launches planned this weekend The first stage propellant tanks share the diameter of the Delta IV Common Booster Core, but will contain liquid methane and liquid oxygen propellants instead of the Delta IV's liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. Recent Launches AUG 23 . Failure to launch: ULA Delta-4 Heavy Rocket delayed. After liftoff, the 162-foot booster will return for an automated landing at the Cape's Landing Zone 1 and produce sonic booms on the way down.Stay tuned to floridatoday.com/space for the latest, including an up-to-date Space Coast launch calendar. War Dragons Guides - Duration: 10:19. This means that should the Delta IV Heavy suffer another critical issue resulting in a delay during its Saturday, August 29 primary launch attempt, both of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch opportunities will be delayed as well.ULA’s NROL-44 Delta IV Heavy carries a classified satellite payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, a national security division of the United States government. The planned back-to-back launches of three rockets from the Space Coast will push into the weekend and beyond, at least in part due to ongoing technical issues.The new schedule for the missions – one United Launch Alliance and two SpaceX – is:Weather is 80% "go" for the Saturday attempt at Launch Complex 37. (if available) Classified Payload. National Reconnaissance Office Launches (Wikipedia) 08/27 19:26 UTC - Launch delayed an additional day to allow more time to address a technical issue. New
The Grind - War Dragons Guides 955 views. The next available launch attempt at 11:05 pm ET Sunday, August 30 (0305 UTC Monday, August 31) lines up for Electron to take off just four hours after SpaceX’s SAOCOM-1B mission.Launch Update: Ground winds remain high at LC-1 tomorrow, so we're now targeting no earlier than Aug 31 UTC for the After receiving clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration to resume operational launches, Rocket Lab has announced that Electron’s fourteenth flight -nicknamed “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical” – will be a dedicated mission for According to a statement provided by Rocket Lab, the satellite payload called “Sequoia” is “a single 100 kg class microsatellite which will be the first publicly available satellite in the company’s commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) constellation.”A big goal of Rocket Lab’s is to join competitor SpaceX in a class of launchers that regularly recovers and reuses orbital-class boosters. Gaofen-9 (05) AUG 18 . Whether they are performance-based or cosmetic,...Many of Earth’s citizens have their eyes set on Mars as a planet prime...https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1297021496402092034As many as four rocket launches possible this weekend.