7 hours until Rocket Lab’s second launch of 2024!

An Electron + Curie rocket will be launching out of Launch Complex 1B, Māhia Peninsula. The payload is a JAXA technology demonstration spacecraft for future space debris-removal missions.

Launch scheduled for 2024-02-18 14:52 UTC, 2024-02-19 03:52 NZDT.

Launch webcast

Launch thread with more info has been posted over at !spaceflight@sh.itjust.works:

🇳🇿 RocketLab “On Closer Inspection” Launch Thread!

Would any spaceflight/rocket enthusiasts be interested in setting up a Rocket Lab community?

  • @absGeekNZ@lemmy.nzEnglish
    3•9 months ago

    I know a fair bit about rockets, I have been interested in them since I was a kid.

    I’m by no means an expert, but I try to keep up to date with what is happening in the world of space flight / satellite tech.

    • threelonmusketeersOPEnglish
      1•9 months ago

      If a Rocket Lab community is created, would you be willing to co-moderate it with me? I don’t expect the workload would be high, but having multiple mods is good for redundancy, and having a mod who could provide a New Zealand perspective would be nice.