Barzon Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 I missed most of it, since I was doing english homework at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightside Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Barzon Kerman said: I missed most of it, since I was doing english homework at the same time. What are your thoughts on the rocket's motivations for going to space? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Barzon Kerman said: I missed most of it, since I was doing english homework at the same time. 25 minutes ago, Nightside said: What are your thoughts on the rocket's motivations for going to space? Compare and contrast this launch and the previous, 1000 words, write an essay considering the symbolism of the back vs the white of the rocket’s flank, 1000 words, and analyze the webcast according to Explication de Texte, 3000 words... aaaaaaand now I’m having an anxiety attack. So, SO glad I’m not in school anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) Edited April 3, 2019 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 2 hours ago, tater said: *snip* Geez, they're just going for all the US government contracts now, aren't they? I mean, that's good news for LC-2, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 So THIS is what they meant by having plans beyond Electron! Pretty good news! Looks like they're going all out with the subatomic particle naming scheme, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Here, have some more photons, captured in captured photons, apparently (they're photos): AND ALSO, older news but nobody posted it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 1 hour ago, ThatGuyWithALongUsername said: So THIS is what they meant by having plans beyond Electron! Pretty good news! Looks like they're going all out with the subatomic particle naming scheme, too! That teeny, tiny little Curie engine tho... I wonder if that would even be enough for RCS on the other guys’ rocket... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzgy Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, ThatGuyWithALongUsername said: So THIS is what they meant by having plans beyond Electron! Pretty good news! Looks like they're going all out with the subatomic particle naming scheme, too! Neat. I'm slightly puzzled tho, why have the smaller space thing be named after the vastly bigger subatomic particle? ( wait they didn't see edit) Also, if they do continue with that, it might get "strange" quickly, if you get my drift..... EDIT: WAIT IM DUMB I MISREAD THAT AS PROTON. ignore me. Edited April 9, 2019 by qzgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuyWithALongUsername Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 4 minutes ago, qzgy said: Neat. I'm slightly puzzled tho, why have the smaller space thing be named after the vastly bigger subatomic particle? Also, if they do continue with that, it might get "strange" quickly, if you get my drift..... Ah, yes, the classic Rocket Lab Electron Photon Muon Gluon Higgs Boson Charm Quark Z Boson [insert rest of Standard Model in no particular order here] (In all seriousness, I don't know if they really have many more ideas for products.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzgy Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 1 minute ago, ThatGuyWithALongUsername said: Ah, yes, the classic Rocket Lab Electron Photon Muon Gluon Higgs Boson Charm Quark Z Boson [insert rest of Standard Model in no particular order here] (In all seriousness, I don't know if they really have many more ideas for products.) I mean they might make a slightly larger launcher, or some modification of electron in the future if there's a need. But yeah,standard model, run through the list. Must be some good names there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightside Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 On 4/8/2019 at 6:58 PM, ThatGuyWithALongUsername said: Ah, yes, the classic Rocket Lab Electron Photon Muon Gluon Higgs Boson Charm Quark Z Boson [insert rest of Standard Model in no particular order here] (In all seriousness, I don't know if they really have many more ideas for products.) I hope they save Gluon for their adhesive SRBs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 On 4/8/2019 at 6:48 PM, qzgy said: Neat. I'm slightly puzzled tho, why have the smaller space thing be named after the vastly bigger subatomic particle? ( wait they didn't see edit) Also, if they do continue with that, it might get "strange" quickly, if you get my drift..... EDIT: WAIT IM DUMB I MISREAD THAT AS PROTON. ignore me. to be fair, the lower energy photons can be several meters long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 He's also doing/did a Ted talk today, don't know much about that besides a tweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CatastrophicFailure Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Dang it... I was all excited for a moment there thinking these guys and SpaceX were launching almost within an hour of each other... Then I remembered the time zone trickery. FYI, Electron window is 0600-1000 GMT 2:00-6:00 a.m. EDT 11:00pm-3:00am PDT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 6 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Dang it... I was all excited for a moment there thinking these guys and SpaceX were launching almost within an hour of each other... Aren't they? SpX window is like 2:00 ET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Assuming Electron goes at the opening of their window, they are 48 minutes apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 6 hours ago, cubinator said: Aren't they? SpX window is like 2:00 ET This was last night, before the last guy leaving OCISLY tripped over the extension cord... 6 hours ago, tater said: Assuming Electron goes at the opening of their window, they are 48 minutes apart. Given the length of Electron’s window, there’s a nonzero chance they could both launch at exactly the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 10 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Given the length of Electron’s window, there’s a nonzero chance they could both launch at exactly the same time. "HOLD HOLD HOLD." "Please state the reason for the hold." "I would like to request a delay of seventeen minutes and fifty three seconds to synchronize our launch with CRS-17." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 6 hours ago, tater said: Assuming Electron goes at the opening of their window Upper level wind has joined the chat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 9 minutes: 4 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Liftoff! MaxQ Fairing sep. Nominal. Payload sep in 15 min I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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