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As a person involved in the operations side of this campaign. HOLY SHIT we did it!
by westpfelia 2mo ago
As a person involved in the operations side of this campaign. HOLY SHIT we did it!
- NetMageSCW 2mo 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 2mo agoWe made history man. Such a good feeling
- mrtksn 2mo agoCongrats! Do you have an EU flag on the wall like the US space companies have an US flag?
- eps 2mo agoWhat an odd question to ask.
- mrtksn 2mo agowhat’s odd about it?
- TurboTveit 2mo agoOne odd thing about it is that it was launched from a country that is not a member of the EU?
- mrtksn 2mo agoSo? Ariane flies from french guiana and has all the participants flags on it.
- okanat 2mo 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 2mo 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 2mo agoWell done!
- consumer451 2mo agoCongratulations to all involved!
- nkoren 2mo 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!