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Rocket Lab's Electron Rocket Suffered a Failure In Flight This Morning
Posted on 5/15/21 at 10:34 am
Posted on 5/15/21 at 10:34 am
Rocket Lab YouTube - This Morning's Launch
The failure happens right at 1:31:10... after first stage separation & second stage ignition
As soon as the second stage lights... it immediately starts to tumble, telemetry is lost
Unfortunately for you masochists... there's no big boom visible... just a loss of the cameras
Rocket Lab's release on the failure
The failure happens right at 1:31:10... after first stage separation & second stage ignition
As soon as the second stage lights... it immediately starts to tumble, telemetry is lost
Unfortunately for you masochists... there's no big boom visible... just a loss of the cameras
quote:
Rocket Lab @RocketLab
An issue was experienced during today's launch, resulting in the loss of the mission. We are deeply sorry to our launch customers BlackSky and Spaceflight. The issue occurred shortly after stage two ignition. More information will be provided as it becomes available.
Rocket Lab's release on the failure
quote:
Auckland, New Zealand. May 16, 2021: Following a successful lift-off, first stage burn, and stage separation, Rocket Lab experienced an anomaly during its 20th Electron mission ‘Running Out Of Toes.’
The issue occurred following second stage ignition during the flight on May 15, 2021 UTC, resulting in the loss of the mission. The launch vehicle’s second stage remained within the predicted launch corridor and caused no harm to the public, Rocket Lab’s launch or recovery crews, or the launch site. Electron’s first stage safely completed a successful splashdown under parachute and Rocket Lab’s recovery team is working to retrieve the stage from the ocean as planned.
Rocket Lab is working closely with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to investigate the anomaly and identify the root cause to correct the issue for future missions.
“We are deeply sorry to our customer BlackSky for the loss of their payloads. We understand the monumental effort that goes into every spacecraft and we feel their loss and disappointment. Our team is working hard to identify the issue, rectify it, and be safely back on the pad as soon as possible,” said Peter Beck, Rocket Lab founder and chief executive. “On one of our toughest days, our team operated with professionalism and worked swiftly to ensure the anomaly was managed safely. Our team is resilient, and our top priority remains to safely and reliably return to flight for our customers. We will learn from this, and we’ll be back on the pad again.”
Today's anomaly occurred after 17 successful orbital launches of the Electron launch vehicle. With multiple launch vehicles currently in production, Rocket Lab is prepared for a rapid return to flight as soon as investigations are complete and any required corrective actions are in place.
ENDS
Posted on 5/15/21 at 10:35 am to rt3
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Unfortunately for you masochists... there's no big boom visible... just a loss of the cameras
Then WTF cares?
Posted on 5/15/21 at 10:36 am to rt3
Lol what was payload, thats gonna be expensive
Posted on 5/15/21 at 10:45 am to Strannix
quote:
Lol what was payload, thats gonna be expensive
2 Earth observation microsatellites
Posted on 5/15/21 at 10:54 am to rt3
What do they run? Hundo million?
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