Launcher Rocket Lab USA Inc. recorded a falling scene of rocket fire from the air with a helicopter before launching it into the ocean, apparently achieving a partially successful test of the company’s new cost-saving approach. Demonstration Monday, with parachutes and a long cable hanging from a helicopter, sought to control a key milestone for the California-based company as it seeks to reduce space shipping costs, an industry trend led by the billionaire businessman. . Musk SpaceX. After taking off to send 34 satellites into orbit at 10:50 a.m. (22:50 GMT) In New Zealand, the company’s four-story Electron booster crashed back into Earth’s atmosphere and deployed a series of parachutes to break its speed. At high altitudes above the South Pacific, just off the coast of New Zealand, a helicopter with a long, vertical cable hanging from the bottom was led by two pilots over the amplifier, which had a stretched side catch line as it descended under a parachute at about 35 km / h (22 mph). The helicopter cable was tied to the catch line of the amplifier, as seen in the company’s live stream, prompting applause and applause from Rocket Lab engineers at the company’s Long Beach mission control center. But the cheers turned to sighs as the helicopter pilots were forced to release the rocket from the cable and drop it into the Pacific Ocean after noticing “different cargo characteristics” than those they had experienced during previous crash tests. Lab. Amy Thomson, a Florida-based space and science journalist, said the achievement, though partial, was important for the future. “Even though something went wrong with the connection and they had to abandon the amplifier, it is still an important milestone because it was achieved on their first attempt,” he told Al Jazeera. A fully successful test would involve transporting the rocket booster back to land or on a barge without touching the ocean. “No big deal,” Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck wrote on Twitter. “The rocket landed safely and the ship is loading it now.” It was not immediately clear if Rocket Lab planned to reuse the amplifier.

title: “The Rocket Lab Helicopter Grabs The Rocket Booster And Then Drops It Space News " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-23” author: “Sonya Doria”

Launcher Rocket Lab USA Inc. recorded a falling scene of rocket fire from the air with a helicopter before launching it into the ocean, apparently achieving a partially successful test of the company’s new cost-saving approach. Demonstration Monday, with parachutes and a long cable hanging from a helicopter, sought to control a key milestone for the California-based company as it seeks to reduce space shipping costs, an industry trend led by the billionaire businessman. . Musk SpaceX. After taking off to send 34 satellites into orbit at 10:50 a.m. (22:50 GMT) In New Zealand, the company’s four-story Electron booster crashed back into Earth’s atmosphere and deployed a series of parachutes to break its speed. At high altitudes above the South Pacific, just off the coast of New Zealand, a helicopter with a long, vertical cable hanging from the bottom was led by two pilots over the amplifier, which had a stretched side catch line as it descended under a parachute at about 35 km / h (22 mph). The helicopter cable was tied to the catch line of the amplifier, as seen in the company’s live stream, prompting applause and applause from Rocket Lab engineers at the company’s Long Beach mission control center. But the cheers turned to sighs as the helicopter pilots were forced to release the rocket from the cable and drop it into the Pacific Ocean after noticing “different cargo characteristics” than those they had experienced during previous crash tests. Lab. Amy Thomson, a Florida-based space and science journalist, said the achievement, though partial, was important for the future. “Even though something went wrong with the connection and they had to abandon the amplifier, it is still an important milestone because it was achieved on their first attempt,” he told Al Jazeera. A fully successful test would involve transporting the rocket booster back to land or on a barge without touching the ocean. “No big deal,” Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck wrote on Twitter. “The rocket landed safely and the ship is loading it now.” It was not immediately clear if Rocket Lab planned to reuse the amplifier.