The CBC reporter said that he was talking to the person with their finger on the launch button, but didn’t know who he was. Turns out it was Col Jeremy Hanson.😎
The CBC reported that the rocket failed to reach space, implying that the launch was a failure. The Maritime Launch press blurb speaks of a historic success. Where does the truth lie on this one?
If the rocket is only designed with an 80 km ceiling, then it's never going to reach the Karman Line and will always fail to reach space. If you watch video of the launch, the rocket suddenly changes direction (probably the anomaly they were talking about). The fact it didn't blow up means they consider it a success, even if the mission departed the performance envelope.
Yes, it was designed as a sub-orbital rocket to validate engineering, launch operations, and test flight controls and in-atmosphere areonautics. Identify problems and lessons learned with a smaller, cheaper system to reduce the risk of failure on much more expensive orbital launches down the line.
The CBC reporter said that he was talking to the person with their finger on the launch button, but didn’t know who he was. Turns out it was Col Jeremy Hanson.😎
The CBC reported that the rocket failed to reach space, implying that the launch was a failure. The Maritime Launch press blurb speaks of a historic success. Where does the truth lie on this one?
If the rocket is only designed with an 80 km ceiling, then it's never going to reach the Karman Line and will always fail to reach space. If you watch video of the launch, the rocket suddenly changes direction (probably the anomaly they were talking about). The fact it didn't blow up means they consider it a success, even if the mission departed the performance envelope.
Yes, it was designed as a sub-orbital rocket to validate engineering, launch operations, and test flight controls and in-atmosphere areonautics. Identify problems and lessons learned with a smaller, cheaper system to reduce the risk of failure on much more expensive orbital launches down the line.