To: Red Badger
Once there, the pilot saw load characteristics that were different from the test and moved the rocket so that a successful splashdown could be performed. Was this what they intended to happen?
8 posted on
05/03/2022 12:08:03 PM PDT by
TChad
("Joe, we should evacuate the civilians before the military. You understand that, right? Joe?")
To: TChad
Was this what they intended to happen? No. They intended for the helicopter to fly the booster to shore.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/rocket-lab-helicopter-catches-falling-rocket-booster-then-drops-it/ar-AAWSfLE?ocid=BingNewsSearch
Although the helicopter was meant to carry the rocket booster to shore, its pilots decided to drop it into the ocean, which they did upon noticing “different load characteristics” than those experienced during previous test flights, according to a Rocket Lab release. The pilots “did release it after hook up as they were not happy with the way [the helicopter] was flying,” Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck wrote on Twitter. “But no big deal, the rocket splashed down safely and the ship is loading it now,” he added.
12 posted on
05/03/2022 12:30:05 PM PDT by
TChad
("Joe, we should evacuate the civilians before the military. You understand that, right? Joe?")
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