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 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?
Sounds like a great idea!
Well it seems there are a range of opinions so it might be a few more days. We haven’t added any communities since the early days and so don’t have a good process to decide whether to add a new one!
Hopefully you’re not in a hurry!
No worries, take as much time as you need! The next Rocket Lab launch isn’t until March 9th/10th, and if you need more time or decide that the community would not be a good fit for the instance, we can continue using the general !spaceflight@sh.itjust.works community.
Just an update, we’re currently running a survey to get people’s views on this. If we add the community, are you volunteering to be the mod?
Yes, I would be happy to volunteer as a mod. I already have some moderation experience with the !spaceflight@sh.itjust.works and !spacex@sh.itjust.works communities. I do not, however, have any direct connections to New Zealand, and would feel slightly awkward as the sole moderator. Would it be possible to co-moderate the community with someone from this instance? Given their previous comments in this thread, I’m thinking that @absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz might be a good fit for the role…
Added! https://lemmy.nz/c/rocketlab
Easiest way to promote you to mod is on a post or reply you make in the community.
Same goes for you @absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz if you’re keen to also take on a moderator role.
Perhaps an into post for the community might be a good start, otherwise I believe I was promised a rocket launch tonight!
Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn’t work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !rocketlab@lemmy.nz
Thanks, that’s awesome!
Good idea, I’ve just made a intro/welcome post now.
That particular launch has slipped to early next week to allow for additional launch preparations. I’ll post a launch thread in the next couple of days.