Isar Aerospace launch into orbit [video]

3 comments

• huhtenberg2 hours ago
  How does Isar Aerospace fit in with other smaller rocket launchers?<p>I&#x27;d imagine they are well behind, say, RKLB, but how far are they from commercial launches?<p>Edit after some digging, some background info:<p><pre><code> Vehicle | Height | Diameter | Payload to LEO -----------+--------+----------+---------------- Electron | 18 m | 1.8 m | 300 kg Isar | 28 m | 2.0 m | 1000 kg Neutron * | 43 m | 7.0 m | 13000 kg Falcon 9 | 70 m | 3.7 m | 23000 kg * in the works </code></pre> To Rocket Lab&#x27;s defense, they do quite a bit more than just launching Electrons and chipping at the Neutron.
  • NetMageSCW2 hours ago
    This second launch included some payloads - cube sats.
• westpfelia2 hours ago
  As a person involved in the operations side of this campaign. HOLY SHIT we did it!
  • nkoren46 minutes ago
    FANTASTIC accomplishment, congratulations!!!!<p>Now: please make it rapidly reusable and at least 10x larger. Europe desperately needs sovereign launch capabilities in that class. Today, you were the first to cross the starting line. AWESOME. Have a drink, get some rest, and get back to work. Everyone will be rooting for you!
  • NetMageSCW2 hours ago
    With a pretty good sized rocket as well. 4x Rocket Lab’s Electron payload and 4x to 9x smaller than Falcon 9.
    • westpfelia2 hours ago
      We made history man. Such a good feeling
  • consumer4511 hour ago
    Congratulations to all involved!
  • tectonic1 hour ago
    Well done!
  • mrtksn1 hour ago
    Congrats! Do you have an EU flag on the wall like the US space companies have an US flag?
    • okanat1 hour ago
      EU isn&#x27;t a single identity. Usually overt displays of nationalism is frowned upon in Europe, especially in Germany. Moreover I have a strong guess that if there would be a flag, it would be the Bavarian one for a company called &quot;Isar&quot;.
      • mrtksn54 minutes ago
        EU is a single well defined entity, the frowned upon flags are the German flags, EU flags are well tolerated especially in international settings.<p>For example the first electric plane that recently flew was originally European until last year and they had an EU flag on it. When eventually flew in USA they had the US flag.
    • eps1 hour ago
      What an odd question to ask.
      • mrtksn1 hour ago
        what’s odd about it?
        • TurboTveit50 minutes ago
          One odd thing about it is that it was launched from a country that is not a member of the EU?
          • mrtksn48 minutes ago
            So? Ariane flies from french guiana and has all the participants flags on it.
            • nkoren37 minutes ago
              Fun fact: French Guiana is a part of France -- and very much part of the EU -- despite not actually being in Europe. In roughly the same way that Hawaii is a part of the United States of America, despite not actually being in America.
              • mrtksn32 minutes ago
                You are right
• ChrisArchitect1 hour ago
  Some more discussion: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49580369">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49580369</a>