Nightside Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Have they discussed how this tech will scale? any plans for a bigger rocket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 4 hours ago, Nightside said: Have they discussed how this tech will scale? any plans for a bigger rocket? Making the rocket small is kinda their whole modus operandi. Their aim is cheap, dumb, mass-produced boosters that can launch like daily carrying small payloads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 On 11/29/2017 at 2:13 PM, Nightside said: any plans for a bigger rocket? The name "Proton" was already taken, so no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 45 minutes ago, cubinator said: The name "Proton" was already taken, so no. Neutron works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrbitalBuzzsaw Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 I'll wait till it orbits, then I'll get excited *cough cough Falcon 1 cough cough* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 2 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said: I'll wait till it orbits, then I'll get excited *cough cough Falcon 1 cough cough* They should name the ones that get to orbit after elements. This one, should it succeed, will be dubbed "Hydrogen." But what happens after 118 successful flights if no more elements have been discovered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrbitalBuzzsaw Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 3 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: They should name the ones that get to orbit after elements. This one, should it succeed, will be dubbed "Hydrogen." But what happens after 118 successful flights if no more elements have been discovered? how about TellHydrogen REFRENCES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monophonic Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 On 12/1/2017 at 12:53 AM, Ultimate Steve said: They should name the ones that get to orbit after elements. This one, should it succeed, will be dubbed "Hydrogen." But what happens after 118 successful flights if no more elements have been discovered? What happens is ... umm ... well, you better check it out for yourself. (The table of contents is rather long by now, the first H launches are at the bottom of the first post.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 I hope i don't have to watch this during school, Friday is some special school day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 4 minutes ago, NSEP said: I hope i don't have to watch this during school, Friday is some special school day. Your whole school should be watching. This is mildly historical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 1 minute ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Your whole school should be watching. This is mildly historical. I'd love my school to do this, but again, its a special day on school (that would be hard to explain while not turning it into a flamewar). So it would be sort of, no. Also, the launch seems to be not during school time, but during the time i sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiriusRocketry Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Man this is exciting. NZ forever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 (Off topic) Friday for me is going to be pretty bad. We have the first pep band session on Friday. Awesome! Those are fun. It's my crush's birthday. Also awesome! And we've got an Electron launch! YESSPACEISCOOL!!!!!!!!! Except I'm going to miss most of all three of those because of stupid Driver's Ed which I cannot miss barring a tragedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 @Ultimate Steve so.... just convince the pep band to play your crush “Happy Birthday,” then say you arranged the rocket launch just for the special day, then say you’d love to share it but you have to sacrifice and sit through drivers ed, because you want to be a thoughtful and responsible driver when you take your crush out. Either way, you come off looking smooth as flarp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKraken Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 twitter rehost by from ethan829 in /r/Rocketlab https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/936710334710034432 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh IN SPACE Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Getting pretty hyped for this. Go Electron! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Launch window opens during my band concert. I'll be sure to check on it as soon as I can afterward though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 That's 8:30 PM EST in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Just now, tater said: That's 8:30 PM EST in the US. 7:30 for me. Hopefully I'm done with improv by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 5:30 on a Saturday afternoon? What sourcery is this?! Surely it will be delayed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKraken Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/12/07/rocket-lab-pushes-back-second-electron-launch-by-one-day/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Did I call that or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) Yup. But hey, if it goes up on time I'll actually be able to watch! smarmy Kiwis being already in tomorrow & stuff. Hmph. Edited December 8, 2017 by CatastrophicFailure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 If i stay up at 2:30am i miht be able to see the launch and have a sleepless night again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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