MLAS Finally Launches
Well, sort of. It was a test of the boost vehicle and the separation and parachute systems, which all appeared to have worked (as best one can tell from just video). It was not a test of the abort motors.
Nonetheless, I see another LAS architecture trade study in our future…
July 9th, 2009 at 10:12 am
From the first views, I was expecting it to be lowered into a giant cannon.
Great test, but call me when they fire the abort rockets.
July 10th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
$30M and they didn’t even fire the abort motors? What the hud? Man, good thing they didn’t waste that money on an expensive ego trip like Centennial Challenges or COTS-D, and instead spent it on something useful…
July 10th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
To be fair, they did accomplish something very important–launching the world’s biggest and most expensive model rocket (at least until Ares-1X tries to fly)…