• threelonmusketeersOPM
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    14
    ·
    edit-2
    5 days ago

    Yeah, it lifted off and didn’t destroy the pad. For a first launch, I’d say that’s pretty good!

    Edit:

    The flight time of 18 seconds is also significantly longer than the first SpaceX rocket, for example

    Spectrum’s first flight is actually pretty similar to the first Falcon 1 flight, and even exhibited a similar failure mode:

    The vehicle had a noticeable rolling motion after liftoff, as shown on the launch video, rocking back and forth a bit, and then at T+26 seconds rapidly pitched over.