Comments on: CAPSTONE Moon satellite shipped to New Zealand by Terran Orbital https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/capstone-moon-satellite-shipped-to-new-zealand-by-terran-orbital/ Wed, 11 May 2022 00:45:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Willi https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/capstone-moon-satellite-shipped-to-new-zealand-by-terran-orbital/#comment-1327840 Wed, 11 May 2022 00:45:19 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=84610#comment-1327840 Rocket Lab’s attempt to capture a first stage occurred while stock market’s after-hour trading was active. When it was announced that the capture was successful the price of a share of Rocket Lab stock hit $8.25 in after-hour trading that evening. Since that day Rocket Lab has been caught up in the collapse of the stock market so the price of a share has been knocked down to $5.51. It’s interesting that, when stock shares are on sale, no one wants to buy. So, if you believe that chances are good that Rocket Lab will be one of the survivors in the launch services business, it might be a good time to buy a few shares to put away and forget about them. Yes, I’m a Rocket Lab share owner.

]]> By: Milt https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/capstone-moon-satellite-shipped-to-new-zealand-by-terran-orbital/#comment-1327650 Tue, 10 May 2022 17:50:05 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=84610#comment-1327650 It’s been a long dry spell, but we are finally going back to the moon. Here is an interesting video from Thomas Insights that talks about the Peregrine lunar lander and its cargo:

https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/this-could-be-the-first-u-s-spacecraft-to-land-on-the-moon-since-apollo/?ecms_id=56644bbf-fce8-4b0b-bae7-d852372695ec&ecms_short=ART7109&doc_type=ted_video_article&parent_id=f6f23e2b-9a7a-4b3c-bb3a-5e033a5bef9b&linktype=title&channel=email&campaign_type=thomas_industry_update&campaign_name=tiu220510&tinid=221777619

Welcome to the New Space Age, where you don’t have to be a national government or a billionaire to participate. (Being a billionaire is still helpful, of course.)

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