Fantastic coverage Tory and team! It never gets old seeing the nozzle extension drop down and lock into place. I would love to see a video on how that is accomplished but I won't hold my breath, lol. I read on the Vulcan Wikipedia page that the upper stage Centaur is using a nozzle extension as well. It is a fixed extension or is it the drop-down, lock-in type like Delta IV Heavy? It's sad seeing this absolute beast of a rocket retiring after its next launch. Truly an end of an era for sure. Best of luck with Vulcan in the future!
At 3:10 into the video I was delighted to see vortices rings on the left booster connection strut. First time I’ve noticed this. Going to miss the RL-10 screw jacks in operation. Or will they do that on Vulcan?
Goodbye rocket cam. You performed magnificently on that launch. Thank you ULA for the wonderful views. The Basket/net that extends when the second stage ignites... What is it made of that it doesn't burn up?
@@AeonExploration The performance part I understand. I don't know what material was used in its construction. It has to handle tremendous heat and tremendous pressure but it looks very flimsy.
@@bblod4896he exact material is called Novoltex (R) Sepcarb (R), which is a carbon-carbon composite material like the Shuttle's RCC. So it's both very thermally resistant and probably brittle.
Just amazing, it's sad this beast only has one more mission left before it's retired
A beautiful launch of a beautiful booster. Flawless, as always.
You folks are awesome. I am fascinated by your talent and persistence.
Fantastic coverage Tory and team! It never gets old seeing the nozzle extension drop down and lock into place. I would love to see a video on how that is accomplished but I won't hold my breath, lol. I read on the Vulcan Wikipedia page that the upper stage Centaur is using a nozzle extension as well. It is a fixed extension or is it the drop-down, lock-in type like Delta IV Heavy?
It's sad seeing this absolute beast of a rocket retiring after its next launch. Truly an end of an era for sure.
Best of luck with Vulcan in the future!
At 3:10 into the video I was delighted to see vortices rings on the left booster connection strut. First time I’ve noticed this. Going to miss the RL-10 screw jacks in operation. Or will they do that on Vulcan?
There's a theoretical Vulcan Heavy, Tory Bruno has a model of it. But whether or not it ever gets made is anyone's guess at this point.
Goodbye rocket cam. You performed magnificently on that launch. Thank you ULA for the wonderful views. The Basket/net that extends when the second stage ignites... What is it made of that it doesn't burn up?
Are you talking abt the actual nozzle extension or the pusher thing?
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Yes, it moves below the nozzle exit and looks like it's hand tied to a ring.
@@bblod4896 It’s a nozzle extension so it has better performance in the vacuum, but it extends so it can fit in the interstage
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The performance part I understand. I don't know what material was used in its construction. It has to handle tremendous heat and tremendous pressure but it looks very flimsy.
@@bblod4896he exact material is called Novoltex (R) Sepcarb (R), which is a carbon-carbon composite material like the Shuttle's RCC. So it's both very thermally resistant and probably brittle.
One more to go. I'm sad that my childhood rockets will stay in past and history,just like a space shuttle 😔
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