Later this month RocketLab will make its first attempt at plucking a rocket booster from the sky as it falls back to Earth shortly after launch.
Rocket Lab is a rapidly expanding commercial spaceflight company that’s keen to emulate the roaring success of SpaceX.
But the two companies differ markedly in their approach to rocket recovery. While SpaceX has already nailed the landing process for its first-stage Falcon 9 booster, Rocket Lab has been fishing its own boosters out of the ocean. But now it’s gearing up for its first-ever attempt at grabbing a falling Electron booster from the sky using a helicopter.
The capture attempt will take place about 150 miles off the coast of New Zealand. The booster will use parachutes to slow its descent. This will enable the helicopter to make a close approach before deploying a specially designed grappling hook to snag the parachute’s drogue line and capture the booster. The helicopter will then transport the captured component to land, after which Rocket Lab will assess its suitability for use in another mission.
Commenting on the upcoming mission, Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck said: “We’ve conducted many successful helicopter captures with replica stages, carried out extensive parachute tests, and successfully recovered Electron’s first stage from the ocean during our 16th, 20th, and 22nd missions. Now it’s time to put it all together for the first time and pluck Electron from the skies.”
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