Our manufacturing facility is starting to fill up with hardware for #LauncherOne. Structures, engines, and more! Here's a small taste:
Love the high quality plywood work stands...
Quote from: ringsider on 03/08/2017 07:25 pmLove the high quality plywood work stands...This is the influence of ex-Scalies that work at The Spaceship Company.
Quote from: HMXHMX on 03/09/2017 04:02 amQuote from: ringsider on 03/08/2017 07:25 pmLove the high quality plywood work stands...This is the influence of ex-Scalies that work at The Spaceship Company. Ha. You are right, had not thought of that. Burt's legacy lives on.Just seems incongruous to have about 300 employees, a 747-based concept, an enormous expensive factory in LA - and save money on plywood tressles...
Honored to be named to the Rising Five, alongside the great teams at OneWeb @planetlabs, @SpireGlobal @KymetaCorp http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/03/08/sspi-names-top-five-coming-space-companies/
The Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) named the first annual Rising Five, the five NewSpace companies in the satellite industry that have made the most substantial progress over the past year. The 2017 Rising Five are Kymeta, OneWeb, Planet, Spire Global and Virgin Galactic.
https://twitter.com/virgin_orbit/status/841730997200740352QuoteThe Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) named the first annual Rising Five, the five NewSpace companies in the satellite industry that have made the most substantial progress over the past year. The 2017 Rising Five are Kymeta, OneWeb, Planet, Spire Global and Virgin Galactic.
Testing of our NewtonFour rocket engine (for #LauncherOne upper stage) continues! Now w/ diffuser tube to simulate lower backpressures
Anybody know how many OneWeb satellites can be launched with a single LauncherOne? I can't find a definitive answer! Thanks
Because we know you love rocket engines: Full-thrust, long duration NewtonFour (upper stage engine) test last week. 1 of a couple that day!
George Whitesides was interviewed on TMRO yesterday. Interview starts at about 20:50 into the show:
Recently we tested a hybrid manufactured printed rocket engine part in a hot fire test for the very first time. It was a nozzle skirt extension for our upper stage engine and performed very well. In the time it would take to build another nozzle skirt, we can 3D print it, make modifications and test it ten times.
Interview covers LauncherOne from about 34:10. Don't think there's anything new. George said LauncherOne payload is 300 kg SSO, list price $12M.
Auction alert: Virgin Orbit donated a behind-the-scenes look at their rocket factory for the winner and 5 guests! http://buff.ly/2pFjazM
Added "Orbit" to the thread title given they are going with that on most comments now.