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Isar Aerospace launch into orbit [video]
- westpfelia 21d agoAs a person involved in the operations side of this campaign. HOLY SHIT we did it!
- NetMageSCW 21d agoWith a pretty good sized rocket as well. 4x Rocket Lab’s Electron payload and 4x to 9x smaller than Falcon 9.
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- westpfelia 21d agoWe made history man. Such a good feeling
- mrtksn 21d agoCongrats! Do you have an EU flag on the wall like the US space companies have an US flag?
- eps 21d agoWhat an odd question to ask.
- mrtksn 21d agowhat’s odd about it?
- TurboTveit 21d agoOne odd thing about it is that it was launched from a country that is not a member of the EU?
- mrtksn 21d agoSo? Ariane flies from french guiana and has all the participants flags on it.
- okanat 21d agoEU isn't a single identity. Usually overt displays of nationalism is frowned upon in Europe, especially in Germany. Moreover I have a strong guess that if there would be a flag, it would be the Bavarian one for a company called "Isar".
- mrtksn 21d agoEU is a single well defined entity, the frowned upon flags are the German flags, EU flags are well tolerated especially in international settings. For example the first electric plane that recently flew was originally European until last year and they had an EU flag on it. When eventually flew in USA they had the US flag.
- tectonic 21d agoWell done!
- consumer451 21d agoCongratulations to all involved!
- nkoren 21d agoFANTASTIC accomplishment, congratulations!!!! Now: please make it rapidly reusable and at least 10x larger. Europe desperately needs sovereign launch capabilities in that class. Today, you were the first to cross the starting line. AWESOME. Have a drink, get some rest, and get back to work. Everyone will be rooting for you!
- huhtenberg 21d agoHow does Isar Aerospace fit in with other smaller rocket launchers? I'd imagine they are well behind, say, RKLB, but how far are they from commercial launches? Edit after some digging, some background info: Vehicle | Height | Diameter | Payload to LEO -----------+--------+----------+---------------- Electron | 18 m | 1.8 m | 300 kg Isar | 28 m | 2.0 m | 1000 kg Neutron * | 43 m | 7.0 m | 13000 kg Falcon 9 | 70 m | 3.7 m | 23000 kg * in the works To Rocket Lab's defense, they do quite a bit more than just launching Electrons and chipping at the Neutron.
- NetMageSCW 21d agoThis second launch included some payloads - cube sats.
- ChrisArchitect 21d agoSome more discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49580369 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49580369