Category Archive: Mission Dispatch

A collection of tweets & images detailing mission activities

Dec 21 2018

Progeny Mk1-B Airlaunch

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Flight Officers Tedman & Aldeny cap off months of planning and preparation with a first attempt at launching a rocket off the back of their aircraft. Click here for the Ops Tracker rocket page

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Dec 19 2018

Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Launch Rehearsal

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Flight Officers Tedman & Aldeny make another attempt at a full launch dress rehearsal for the carried Progeny Mk1-B rocket that was interrupted months ago by the Monolith

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Aug 09 2018

Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Release Test 5

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Flight Officers Aldeny and Tedman make a final test flight while launch controllers treat it as a full dress rehearsal to ensure all aspects of the mission are ready for a booster ignition on the following attempt

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Aug 02 2018

Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Release Test 4

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Flight Officers Tedman and Aldeny fly another carry/release mission aiming to deploy at a greater pitch angle, which will require the rocket to use its flight computer to decide on its own when to release

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Jul 30 2018

Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Release Test 3

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After numerous delays, Flight Officers Aldeny and Tedman perform more release testing to see if they can get the rocket to pitch up closer to the 85° nominal ascent angle as it flies free of the aircraft

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Jul 12 2018

Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Release Test 2

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Flight Officers Tedman and Aldeny perform another carry and release flight to see how the rocket reacts to being deployed far from level flight and closer to its initial ascent angle

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Jul 10 2018

Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Release Test 1

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Flight Officers Aldeny and Tedman begin to test the feasibility of launching a rocket from the top of a Deuce while in flight, starting with the smallest of the Progeny rockets

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