I roll in, I roll out, I have a mind of my own. Hiding rockets is what I do best!
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Vandenberg Fog retweeted
At VandenbergSFB waiting to watch a test of the Ground-Based Interceptor. @Marine_layer doing their thing.
Anvil Cloud and I are tight. Some say we're actually the same thing, Its just me when I'm high. ☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️
My Florida visit is going swimmingly! You should have SEEN how awesome that launch was! And that Jellyfish, and landing! Wow!
Ha Ha just kidding.
The view of me was far better!
I hope everyone is enjoying my Florida vacation as much as I am.
LC-39 never looked so good, not that any of you could tell this early morning.
Vandenberg Fog retweeted
WATCH & LISTEN to the Martin Hawaii Mars take flight over #SproatLake #PortAlberni today. It was just the 2nd flight in 8 years for the famous @CouslonAviation #waterbomber that will head to the #BCAviationMuseum next Sunday. Details @CHEK_News at 6!
Vandenberg Fog retweeted
Catching a lightning storm from the side of a cliff at 10,000 feet was not my brightest idea. But I never expected this
Ah, it was another perfect evening, an ignition, a roar, and a big wet cloud that smothered it all. 😊
Vandenberg Fog retweeted
Happy 4th Of July! Watching the @fireflyspace rocket launch last night was a great way to kick off Independence Day. #FLTA005 #NoiseofSummer #rocketlaunch
I have a feeling they are going to ask me to come to China to cover up their future static fires. Yeesh.
Aftermath pictures.
Looks like it wasn't some clamp mechanism failure as there was no clamps in pic 1. More like the test stand latched onto the rocket body's v-shaped hooks (pic 3 and 4 have more details). Upon ignition, the 4 hooks that are part of the rocket body got sheared off cleanly.
So wasn't really the test stand fault as we initially thought - it was how those hooks attached to the rocket. Either bad / low-grade bolts gave away or they didn't do enough stress calculation/simulation?!
Vandenberg Fog retweeted
We successfully tested the rapid retract system yesterday, simulating disconnect during a New Glenn launch. The retract system ensures the transporter erector is quickly positioned away from New Glenn at liftoff to provide flyout clearance. We’ve been out on the pad testing since late May and plan to roll back to the integration facility in a few days.
