Our first launch was marred by a failed chute deployment. Can this second attempt return an intact payload?
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we're not capable of weather forecasting yet, so our Wx team just keeps an eye on conditions outside. So far looking good for launches 2day
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launch was successful! Chute popped at 500m by launch control & payload is under controlled descent. It seems to be coming down a bit fast
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our recovery team has reached the payload 607m from the pad near the runway and report it is in a small hole & mangled beyond recognition :/
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we'll be reviewing the basic Tlm received during flight, Simon & crew will be taking another look at 2nd Mk1-A's chute this afternoon
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.@rsparkyc yes, chute did deploy however it would seem not fully for some reason. We are investigating & dbl-checking chute on 2nd rocket
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Simon says they can't find anything wrong with the 2nd Mk1-A chute. 1st will undergo thorough study but 2nd launch is still on later 2day!
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L-2hrs for bit.ly/ProgenyMk1-A2 & it's a repeat of this morning's routine for launch controllers, engineers, pad crew & recovery team
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L-30min: everything remains on schedule. Drew is hanging out in launch control w/Lanalye's blessing to see the controllers in action
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tracking camera view from the roof of the launch control building. Astronauts are stuck with some training duties & can't spectate this time
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L-15min: things will happen fast again for this flight at L-0. Here's a look at the previous launch events in MET
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of course we're hoping that we can change "impact" to "lands on" for that last event this time around...
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L-5min: Launch control is GO. Tracking station is GO. Wx is GO. Range safety is GO. Progeny is GO. Flight is GO! Let's bring this one home!
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another good launch and chute deploy! Payload is definitely coming down slower, hopefully it will survive landing. Recovery crew standing by
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niiiice 🙂 Recovery crew reports payload has touched down intact and is bringing it back in now. Congrats everyone, full success at last!
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bit.ly/ProgenyMk1-B1 assembly & launches(?) will be next wk while the Mk1-A flight data is fully analyzed. Maybe some video posted on Mon
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Cheranne & teams were studying 48 mits of KerBalloon data today, we expect a report tomorrow. Delayed ops start to make up for late day 2day
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RT @justhereforksa: Up we go again / To pierce that sky above us / Now with less crashing.
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everyone is arriving for work and anxious to go about their business. Many smiles on faces. Still excited for the success yesterday
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really success or failure the emotions would have been about the same, since launching rockets alone is just real cool & these were our 1st!
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lots of detailed telemetry data from the second (recovered) Mk1-A data unit our engineers are still analyzing
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first Mk1-A flight gathered only basic data thru lo-gain downlink & is still useful to compare major points of performance during the ascent
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engineers working thru Tlm data have noticed a weird signal noise detected in the Tlm beamed down to the tracking station. No theories yet
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side profile of trajectories for the Mk1-A flights shows the non-spinning rocket reaching a slightly higher apokee
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spin of first rocket clearly unbalanced, slewing trajectory as it wobbled about its center axis during ascent
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engineers say a full report should be coming tomorrow or Friday on the performance of the Mk1-A based on all the data gathered & analyzed
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alright, here's a better launch video of the Mk1-A, featuring the full payload flight from the second launch youtube.com/watch?v=QoUxxQ…
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we hope everyone has a great weekend! Here's what you may have missed this past week: bit.ly/OpsSummary9-26…
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we hear the KSC grounds keepers are grumbling about the mess we're making of the lawn around the launchpad - mainly the boosters "landing"
