Kyle Henry
@kyle_LTS
Rocket photographer, and expert on viewing a wallops launch Instagram: @kyle_lts l he/him l views are my own
Dawn jellyfish of Polaris Dawn lights up the skies over the Susquehanna River!
Launch Complex 3 is almost complete and on track for its official opening next month 🏗️ Our team in Virginia is deep into launch pad activation, going system by system to prepare for test operations once flight hardware arrives ahead of Neutron’s first launch.
As of 3:45pm HASTE remain horizontal
Standing by to see if HASTE goes vertical for a launch attempt tonight. A TFR remains in place for a potential launch tonight. Electron usually goes vertical around 6hrs before launch. $RKLB
Standing by to see if HASTE goes vertical for a launch attempt tonight. A TFR remains in place for a potential launch tonight. Electron usually goes vertical around 6hrs before launch. $RKLB
While LC-2 and pad 0A have gone to bed for the night; work at LC-3 is continuing on into the night. Seems like @RocketLab is moving full steam ahead to bring the pad online for a neutron launch later this year. $RKLB
HASTE has gone horizontal for the night. With luck she’ll go vertical for a launch tomorrow at 7:45pm $RKLB
Just hearing it sounds like they are scrubbing for today. Waiting to try and get more details. #Haste $RKLB If anyone else has some leads…
On Sunday I traveled to the middle of the desert to capture this: The ISS against our sun. What I didn't expect: the sun producing a magnificent flare at the same time A once-in-a-lifetime shot I'm thrilled to share with you. See the uncropped shot or get the print in the reply
This is going to sound so good taking off from wallops! Can’t wait to hear and see it!
Another Mission Duty Cycle in the books! We fired our Miranda engine at full power for 206 seconds - the full duration our 7 first stage engines will burn to lift Eclipse off the launch pad and on its way to orbit. More to come as our hot fire summer continues!
After stage separation, Super Heavy flipped in a controlled direction for the first time. This maneuver requires less propellant to be held in reserve and enables additional payload mass to orbit
5 years of human Spaceflight on dragon kylelts.photography/Rocket-Launches
The race is on to bring medium lift launch vehicles back to wallops!
First flight dome complete for Antares 330 & MLV! Built on our Automated Fiber Placement machine, this breakthrough tackles one of the biggest challenges of composite manufacturing by allowing us to rapidly develop complex domes that are both lighter and stronger. Learn more…
LC-3 pad activation underway and launch site opening soon.
$RKLB has made significant progress on the neutron launch pad!
New HASTE launch alert 🚨 We've been awarded the first full-scale flight test under the @DeptofDefense's MACH-TB 2.0 program by @KratosDefense. Scheduled for lift-off in Q1 next year. Full details: bit.ly/3EuCWa1
There and back again and a jellyfish as a second Falcon 9 lands back at cape Canaveral today! Prints and more available on my website: kylelts.photography/Rocket-Launche…
