Rocket Lab identifies cause of launch failure
Posted: Sat, Jul 24, 2021, 4:37 PM ET (2037 GMT)
Rocket Lab says it's ready to return its Electron rocket to flight after tracking down the cause of a failure in May. The company said Monday an investigation into the May 15 failure concluded that a "previously undetectable failure mode within the ignition system" on the rocket's second stage triggered a series of events that caused the second stage engine to shut down moments after ignition. The company said they made changes to the ignition system to prevent the problem from reoccurring. Rocket Lab said they're preparing to resume Electron launches in a window that opens later this month, but did not disclose a specific date or the payload for that launch.
Rocket Lab says it's ready to return its Electron rocket to flight after tracking down the cause of a failure in May. The company said Monday an investigation into the May 15 failure concluded that a "previously undetectable failure mode within the ignition system" on the rocket's second stage triggered a series of events that caused the second stage engine to shut down moments after ignition. The company said they made changes to the ignition system to prevent the problem from reoccurring. Rocket Lab said they're preparing to resume Electron launches in a window that opens later this month, but did not disclose a specific date or the payload for that launch.| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Friday, October 24
Cedar Park OKs $1 million in incentives to support Firefly Aerospace expansion, 300 new jobs
Austin (TX) American-Statesman — 7:45 am ET (1145 GMT) Defense giants Airbus, Thales and Leonardo announce space merger to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink
CNBC — 7:45 am ET (1145 GMT) Experts: US Needs Whole-of-Government Approach to Match China in Cislunar
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 7:42 am ET (1142 GMT) European defence giants strike satellite alliance to challenge Musk’s SpaceX
The Daily Telegraph — 7:41 am ET (1141 GMT) Debrief: Competition Intensifies Between China’s SpaceX Challengers
Aviation Week — 7:41 am ET (1141 GMT) |
