[AR] Re: Rocket Labs

  • From: KEN BIBA <kenbiba@xxxxxx>
  • To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:07:43 -0700

Thanks Anthony … email is tough medium to convey nuance. Let’s rock on!

Ken

On Sep 16, 2015, at 2:40 PM, Anthony Cesaroni <acesaroni@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Ken, <>

It was not intended as mockery. I apologize if you interpreted it that way.

Best.

Anthony J. Cesaroni
President/CEO
Cesaroni Technology/Cesaroni Aerospace
http://www.cesaronitech.com/ <http://www.cesaronitech.com/>
(941) 360-3100 x101 Sarasota
(905) 887-2370 x222 Toronto

From: arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of KEN BIBA
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 11:40 AM
To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AR] Re: Rocket Labs

Guys:

Thanks for the mockery … sounds like a TRA list!

The question was honestly asked .. I am not a liquid motor specialist … and
was genuinely curious about whether their approach of 3D printing the motor
introduced even more risk.

As everyone has suggested - of course it is risky … part of the reason it is
fun after all.

I do think this is one of the more interesting small payload rockets I have
seen … and hopefully with near term actual results.

K

On Sep 15, 2015, at 11:12 PM, Florin Mingireanu
<florin.mingireanu82@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:florin.mingireanu82@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:

Yes, that rocket engine would be Estes 1/4A3-3T :-)

On the serious note:
Rocketry and aerospace in general involves indeed a great amount of risk.



On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 4:56 AM, Anthony Cesaroni <acesaroni@xxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:acesaroni@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Can anyone on the list cite one rocket engine, including all the ones
considered "proven and successful" that don't have any inherent,
"technological' risks?

None come to mind. :-)

Best.

Anthony J. Cesaroni
President/CEO
Cesaroni Technology/Cesaroni Aerospace
http://www.cesaronitech.com/ <http://www.cesaronitech.com/>
(941) 360-3100 x101 Sarasota
(905) 887-2370 x222 Toronto

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Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 9:31 PM
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Subject: [AR] Re: Rocket Labs

Thanks folks. Anyone have opinions about the technology risks of their
motor? Seems to me to be the big issue.

K

On Sep 15, 2015, at 5:46 PM, Ed LeBouthillier <codemonky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:codemonky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:

Anyone here have opinions or information about Rocket Labs and their LEO
launch system?

What I find particularly intriguing is that their two major venture
investors are quality Silicon Valley VCs - Bessemer and Khosla Ventures.

I don't have anything profound to add, but I agree that their hardware is
pretty.

One thing that will be interesting is how they're set up to deal with
possible multiple failures early in their launch program. Obviously,
Musk/SpaceX had 3 failures in a row with their Falcon 1.

Their website says a first launch "...planned for 2015..." and it's
already getting late in the year. They have a flight plan which includes
preliminary launches in Q3 and Q4 of 2016.

I certainly like their "spunk." This is a tough business when you don't
have deep pockets. I wish them the best. None of this is easy.










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