The large lower stage of the Progeny Mk3 is lit off for the first time to see if it lives up to its performance specifications & doesn’t explode in the process
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our supply airship arrived and has been moored outside the Support Village warehouse. Will be unloading rest of the day. New parts, yay!
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meanwhile over in the VAB they have their hands full with organizing the integration of KerBalloon probes & the new Progeny Mk3 booster/base
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VAB crews are giving the Progeny Mk3 lower booster its first integration pass. Static test firing scheduled towards end of this week on 1/19
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Simon reports that VAB is on track to deliver the Progeny Mk3 booster to the launch pad for static testing this Thursday. Should be awesome!
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operations are now gearing up for lighting off the Mk3 lower booster, which is on its way out to the pad for mounting to the static clamps
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word from Simon is that the MK3 booster mounting is proceeding well, we currently expect to test fire sometime between 18:00 and 18:30 UTC
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booster has been mounted & Flight Director Lanalye has begun getting launch control ready for firing. Scheduled ignition time now 18:15 UTC
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30 minutes to ignition - launch control has established good comms & power to the booster, checks ongoing of cameras and onboard sensors
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15 minutes to ignition - all systems are GO & the booster will be armed soon, launch pad work crews are now clearing out to a safe distance
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5 minutes to ignition - booster is ARMED, pad is clear. Burn time will be approx 4.5s, looking for an output of 131.25kN here at sea level
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FWWOOOOSHHHH!!! Ignition & burn out were successful. Engineers will be reviewing data this afternoon. Check that huge exhaust tail!
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*koff koff* pad workers still waiting for the smoke to clear out and the booster to cool down before approaching to begin dismantling things
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initial review of the static fire data shows results in range with performance expectations, we're passing things on to USI to make sure
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take a closer look at everything that has transpired this past wk & some of prev wk. Have a great weekend everyone! bit.ly/OpsSummary1-16…
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USI has confirmed booster test data was good & we've sent our order for 3 more. Progeny Mk3 rocket assembly will begin later this week
