https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09...-off-delayed-by-launch-vehicle-fire/100468692
The anticipated launch of a rocket on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula has again been delayed after the launch vehicle caught fire.
Key points:
The failed launch prompted a call to the Country Fire Service (CFS), resulting in about 10 firefighters attending.
In a tweet, rocket-launching company Southern Launch said the rocket's launching vehicle suffered "an internal fault causing it to catch alight" during ignition.
"The fire was contained to the pad and attended to by the CFS," the tweet read.
"No people or the environment were at risk."
This vehicle has a hybrid propulsion system
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TiSPACE#HAPITH_I
The anticipated launch of a rocket on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula has again been delayed after the launch vehicle caught fire.
Key points:
- The fire occurred during the ignition stage of the lift-off attempt in Whalers Way this afternoon
- Firefighters attended but no-one was injured
- It is not the first time the launch of the rocket has been delayed
The failed launch prompted a call to the Country Fire Service (CFS), resulting in about 10 firefighters attending.
In a tweet, rocket-launching company Southern Launch said the rocket's launching vehicle suffered "an internal fault causing it to catch alight" during ignition.
"The fire was contained to the pad and attended to by the CFS," the tweet read.
"No people or the environment were at risk."
This vehicle has a hybrid propulsion system
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TiSPACE#HAPITH_I
