The coupe? Should have gone with the wagon.
This doesn't bode well for the Pinto-C rocket.
Posted on 12/23/2022 7:18:39 AM PST by BenLurkin
Arianespace’s medium-lift Vega-C rocket failed to reach orbit on its second mission, resulting in the destruction of the two satellites on board.
The rocket, developed by the European Space Agency (ESA), built by Italian company Avio, and operated by Arianespace, took off on Tuesday at 8:47 p.m. ET from the Kourou space base in French Guiana, carrying the Neo 5 and Neo 6 satellites for for Airbus’ Pléiades Neo Earth-imaging constellation.
The rocket’s first stage separated successfully from the second stage, but trouble ensued shortly thereafter. Around two minutes and 27 seconds after liftoff, the rocket’s second stage, called the Zefiro 40, experienced a catastrophic anomaly...
The satellites on board were meant to complete Airbus’ six-satellite constellation, providing high-resolution imagery of Earth.
Vega-C was originally scheduled to launch on November 24, but the mission was delayed due to faulty equipment in the payload fairing separation system. The launch system hasn’t had the best track record, with the latest incident marking the third time a Vega rocket has suffered a mission failure in the last eight liftoffs...
It’s a disappointing follow-up to Vega-C’s debut this summer. On July 13, Vega-C successfully completed its inaugural flight, delivering the Italian Space Agency’s LARES-2 to orbit as its primary payload. Vega-C is a more powerful successor to the Vega launcher, which was in operation for 10 years. Vega-C is fitted with a more powerful first and second stage, along with an improved re-ignitable upper stage.
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The coupe? Should have gone with the wagon.
This doesn't bode well for the Pinto-C rocket.
And now we know what the engineers at Fiat were doing in their spare time...
Italian built. There’s the problem
It should be okay, as long as they don’t put the fuel tank in the back.
hmm....where have we seen this before?
Misconfigured GN2 valve or associated software?
SpacEx has a new customer!...................
At this point, after just watching one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9s land of the barge for the 15th time, and doing it using my Starlink terminal, why would anyone launch with anyone other than SpaceX?
Full Props again to the NASA guys that, with rocks and chisels, hot a man on the moon!
It’s not easy stretching that zillionth of an inch towards God’s least ability.
Keep working guys, God’s proud of your effoet...love your neighbor and Him first!
A flying Fiat is a dangerous Fiat, sorta like their cars.
But it was beautiful to look at on the launching pad.
Uncle Luigi loved Fiats, one day after 20 or so attempts at starting his Fiat he accidentally touched the distributer cap while the engine of the car was running and took out his pacemaker. I will always miss Uncle Luigi.
Should have had a car with Lucas electrical system. High likelihood of no spark at all!
The Europeans need to stick with what they do best, belittling the rest of the world.
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