The expansion of the scope of space exploration and the fact that space tourism has become a reality has also directly impacted the work of companies. So much so that no one is allowed to make rockets anymore. can spend years he has no time. This has greatly increased the importance of missiles that can be used repeatedly. The best work on this has been done by SpaceX. But now, to the systems SpaceX uses. a new alternative Is made.

A company called Rocket Lab has been working feverishly for about 3 years now. These studies have shown that missiles reusable was based on his opinion. So the company wanted to use a rocket over and over again, just like SpaceX did. With the latest studies, this wish has come closer to reality. Rocket Lab has launched its mini rocket Electron. using helicopters managed to catch it in the air.

Catching a rocket in the sky from space wasn’t as easy as it seemed

Rocket Lab’s impressive work isn’t as simple as it sounds. Because there is a giant rocket in the middle. In addition, the speed of this rocket is 8 times higher than the sound before the parachute opens. However, the studies have made it possible to leave all these difficulties behind. There were no issues with the launch and electron rocket landed safely on Earth. While this situation is pleasant, it must be said that not everything is perfect. Because according to Peter Beck, CEO of Rocket Lab, captured rockets are not 100 percent robust. The average durability is around 50 percent. But even this time-wise It delivers great savings.

By the way, a demo was made in 2020 and Electron, being released from a helicopter had been caught. The work done at that time was also successful. So that the team knows what to expect. knew† Still, it’s not hard to guess that catching a rocket launched from the ground into space is much more difficult than catching a rocket dropped from a helicopter in a controlled manner.

Here is the space mission where a rocket falling from space was caught by a helicopter

Remark: You can watch Rocket Lab’s entire space mission above. If you want to see the moments when the rocket was captured, you can click directly on the timeline of the video. You can make it till 1:35:30†

Below you can watch the moments of the capture of the missile, carried out in recent years and released from a helicopter.