SuperFastJellyfish Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 That thing came off the pad quick-fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 MECO Fairing Seperation Second stage firing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, SuperFastJellyfish said: That thing came off the pad quick-fast! It's all solids. More like fireworks than rocketry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Success! That was fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 SS-520-5, smallsat launch vehicle launched. Smallest rocket to put a satellite in orbit, apparently. Launch is about 13 minutes in to that replay vid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 17 minutes ago, tater said: SS-520-5 This one seems to have went off quietly... But in the case, amateur rockets to orbit anyone ? Only 3 tons of explosives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GoSlash27 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Link for tonight's launch: Best, -Slashy T-60 minutes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSlash27 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Livestream is up. T- 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 360 is the best res? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Liftoff! Bob's downrange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 ...I tuned in slightly late, can someone explain who the heck Bob is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, ThatGuyWithALongUsername said: ...I tuned in slightly late, can someone explain who the heck Bob is? I second that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Dunno, people were saying Bob was on the rocket in the chat, lol. I think it was boredom with not understanding the feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSlash27 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Some user named "Bob" questioned what it was all about, and we all sorta went with it. Bob's a hero now. You kinda had to be there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 4 hours ago, tater said: Quote The Small Carry-on Impactor (SCI) is a small drop-off explosively formed penetrator, consisting of a 2.5 kilogram (5.5 lb) copper projectile and a 4.5 kilogram (10 lb) shaped charge.[15] It will be dropped off Hayabusa2; the low gravity leaves the spacecraft enough time to maneuver to the opposite side of the asteroid. -Haybusa2 - wikipedia Sounds like Haybusa was not risky enough for JAXA, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 They should have timed the use for December 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSlash27 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 On 3/1/2018 at 2:12 PM, tater said: They should have timed the use for December 7. What? Too soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ultimate Steve Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, tater said: Reading the link, appears to be a suborbital liquid fueled (ethanol/LOX) sounding rocket with a payload capacity of 20kg, powered by a 12kn pressure fed engine, payload section recoverable, designed to facilitate launches within 3 months of applying. I'm reading the user's guide, I will edit this post if I find anything else of note. EDIT: They are lending out scale models, apparently. Height: 9.9m Diameter: 0.502m Wet mass: 1t Dry mass: 0.7t (wow, pretty bad mass fraction) The engine gimbals, and roll control is provided by cold gas thrusters, which may or may not be fed from the same helium that pressurizes the tanks. Maximum planned acceleration: 5g 4 minutes of microgravity, but only about 2.5 of that is very high quality microgravity. Payload must fit into a 300cm cube. About half of the cylindrical section of the rocket can be advertised on. They can mount onboard cameras. No word on price, though. I'll try my luck with their email, but the odds I'll get a response are very low. Edited April 25, 2018 by Ultimate Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ultimate Steve Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 I stayed up to watch it, but got to caught up in video editing and missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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