They are go for launch so hopefully it gets off the ground

Caught the live launch just in time. That was outstanding - thanks for the heads up @msukiwi!

If you want to rewatch or catch up on the YouTube stream:

I have to go to Mahia for one of these.

Dratsab:

 

Caught the live launch just in time. That was outstanding - thanks for the heads up @msukiwi!

 

Actually glad I was of service.

Thanks for the message.

Yep, it was great to see a "textbook launch".

Yep very clean looking launch.  The camera views were pretty interesting, not least because we got to see all that live streamed from 200km up.

That stage separation view highlighted just how much has to work right all together in sequence.

Those poor cows..... They got a fright!

huckster:

 

Those poor cows..... They got a fright!

 

The sheep didn't even flinch lol

throbb:

 

huckster: Those poor cows..... They got a fright! 

 

The sheep didn't even flinch lol 

The sheep have probably had to put up with much, much worse over the years to be fair...

Rocket Lab launching (hopefully) again Today (13th December) just after 5pm.

Launch window open until 21 December.

The world is comparing their launch video to SpaceX as some of the best. Says something!

Unlike some of the footage (until recently) of Baikanour. It looked like it was streamed from a phone on dialup. Put men in space, can't provide good video in 2018 :P

The details coming out about the booster landning from the last SpaceX are cool. Shows more about the aforementioned separation stages. Not sure on Electron but SpaceX seem to instantly pressurise the area and blow the bottom half off vs mechanical interlocks, which is why we see such relief and the cables move from the internal camera.

Quite cool to see the cam on the rocket while it was ascending. You can see the first stage losing efficiency as it climbs higher and higher, you can see the spread of the exhaust growing wider and wider. This is to do with the bell shape of the engine itself. 

Launch scrubbed for today, possibly tomorrow.

appreciate the updates.

tdgeek:

 

appreciate the updates.

 

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https://spacelaunchnow.me/launch/ 

I get 24 alert, 1hr alert, launch. Including delays like today :)

And webstream links