I'd forgotten that Rocket Lab is now trying to recover their boosters by catching it under parachute with a helicopter. That's kind of fun.

There's the SpaceX way and then the ghetto way.

Damn high winds!

Not that anyone is surprised...

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I won't be getting up for it, but there's yet another Starlink launch tomorrow morning around 5:30am ET.

Rocket Lab is giving it a go again in just a few minutes.

Go little guy, go!

Everyone missed a spectacular launch this morning. First launch I've ever seen go up and over the horizon. Trail caught the rising sun in the east. Sunrise from the Cape was at 6:38 , launch went up at 5:21. Amazing to watch.

What were those rings that blew off the second stage nozzle after engine ignition?

https://www.spacex.com/launches/

2:49

Totally a guess, but I would think it is some sort of a buffer ring to both help seal the connection of 1st stage and 2nd stage, and also perhaps something to help ease the separation. Looked like once the 2nd stage lit up the ring pops off from the heat or vibration and is under enough tension that is snaps.

Yep. It's a cork ring for stability on launch.

I didn't watch, but the pics look super cool.

https://i.redd.it/8daqircdwp451.jpg

Interview with Bob and Doug regarding the launch:

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/06/1...space-shuttle/

But you can see it fly off the engine nozzle. It isn't attached to the the rocket body.

Like MacKenzie, A?