Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab
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@nzzp said in Rocket Lab:
@jegga said in Rocket Lab:
Anyone know why was Mahia chosen as the launch ?
Surrounded by sea on three sides. Remote. Good launch vector over the ocean I believe.
or good local kai for the launch party
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@nzzp said in Rocket Lab:
@jegga said in Rocket Lab:
Anyone know why was Mahia chosen as the launch ?
Surrounded by sea on three sides. Remote. Good launch vector over the ocean I believe.
Shit. They better hope there isn't a whale stranding there on launch day or all hell will break loose from the eco warriors
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@Crucial said in Rocket Lab:
@jegga said in Rocket Lab:
Nah it's a safe zone, they have to respect that.
Who? The whales? They can't even find their way without hitting the beach.
@Crucial said in Rocket Lab:
@jegga said in Rocket Lab:
Nah it's a safe zone, they have to respect that.
Who? The whales? They can't even find their way without hitting the beach.
The Eco warriors , whales are just large lemmings judging by their suicidal tendencies. They'd be attracted to a rocket blast.
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There is actually a slight risk to a stranding happening and I wouldn't be surprised if timings of launches take that into account at certain times of the year.
I think the theory at Mahia is that it used to be an island, not a peninsula and the instinctive migratory path carries them through a non existent channel.
Anyway, I bet Gibbit will be down there with the rellies for a free prime seat of the take off (and obligatory feed afterwards)
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@jegga said in Rocket Lab:
Anyone know why was Mahia chosen as the launch ?
Some place just outside Christchurch was originally chosen with Mahia as the back-up.
However Chch City didn't process the consents quickly enough for Rocket Labs liking so they made a decision to go with their second choice.
Something about a missing Cultural Impact Report from memory. I bet that's looking really important now.
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@dogmeat said in Rocket Lab:
@jegga said in Rocket Lab:
Anyone know why was Mahia chosen as the launch ?
Some place just outside Christchurch was originally chosen with Mahia as the back-up.
However Chch City didn't process the consents quickly enough for Rocket Labs liking so they made a decision to go with their second choice.
Something about a missing Cultural Impact Report from memory. I bet that's looking really important now.
When I read your post this was the first thing I thought of
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@Godder said in Rocket Lab:
Lemmings don't go running off cliffs in real life - the famous Disney film of it was staged.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141122-the-truth-about-lemmings
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11862198
Cool. I hope they get the go ahead soon
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@Godder said in Rocket Lab:
Lemmings don't go running off cliffs in real life - the famous Disney film of it was staged.
We have discussed in the past how facts should never get in the way of making a point on the internet and here you are like an ostrich sticking its head in the sand pretending it didn't happen .
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In your face North Korea!
