Southern Launch gives up on Whalers Way Hapith I rocket

Southern Launch has announced it will not make any further attempts to launch the Taiwanese-made Hapith I rocket from the Whalers Way site ... SEARCH Home Launch Research NASA Satellites SituationalAwareness Manufacturing Industry Discovery Global Defence News podcasts Polls Comments Webcasts Events Copyright,LegalandDisclaimers PrivacyPolicy ©2021MomentumMedia Home / Launch / SouthernLaunchgivesuponWhalersWayHapithIrocket SouthernLaunchgivesuponWhalersWayHapithIrocket IsabellaRichards 22September2021 SouthernLaunchhas announced itwillnotmakeanyfurtherattemptstolaunchtheTaiwanese-madeHapithI rocketfromtheWhalersWaysiteinSA. SouthernLaunchgivesuponWhalersWayHapithIrocket IsabellaRichards LastUpdated:31January2022 Published:22September2021 Itfollowsthreefailedattemptsthismonthforwhatwouldhavebeenthefirstcommerciallift-offfromtheWhalersWayOrbitalLaunchComplex,which wasapprovedinAugustforthreetestsin2021. SouthernLaunch’schiefexecutive,LloydDamp,said,“ThistestlaunchvehiclemaynothavetakenAustraliatospace;however,ithasprovidedourteamswithvaluabledataandinsights,whichwillleadTiSPACEinrefiningtheirlaunchvehiclecapabilitiesfurther.” Themission–dubbedVS01–wastoseetheSouthAustralia-basedcompanylaunchtheHapithItwo-stage10-metrerocket,developedbyTaiwanInnovativeSpace(TiSPACE). Advertisement Advertisement DampsaidtheattemptsalsogavethecompanyvibrationdataandnoisedataneededforsupportingthedevelopingoftheWhalersWayOrbitalLaunchComplex. “WethanktheAustralianSpaceAgency,thegovernmentofSouthAustralia,andtheemergencyservicesfortheirsupportoftheVS01testlaunchcampaign,”Damp added. WhalersWayisonthetipoftheEyrePeninsulainSouthAustralia,southofPortLincoln. Thethreeattemptstolaunchwereplaguedbybad weatherconditions, systemfailures andtherocket catchingonfire withinthespanofaweek. PROMOTEDCONTENT Accordingtothecompany,moredetailswillsoonbeannouncedaboutthenexttwotestlaunches–VS02andVS03–whichareexpectedtobecompletedby31December2021. WhalersWaymaybecomethe‘CapeCanaveral’launchpadofAustralia,providedthefuturetestsaresuccessful.  InSeptemberlastyear,SouthernLaunchcompleteditsfirstrocketlift-offfromtheKoonibbaTestRangeinSouthAustraliawithitsTED-01DART. ThisledtothecompanyreceivingapprovalinJunethisyearto constructtheinfrastructurenecessary tosupportthetestlaunchcampaigninWhalersWay. InlateAugust,WhalersWaywasapprovedbytheAustraliangovernmentasa commerciallaunchsiteforthetestcampaign–thefirstestablishedinthenation. DampsaidAustralianspacecapabilitiesare“key”inallowingSouthAustraliatograbholdofthe$5.5billionglobalspacelaunchmarket. TheteamarealmostdonewiththepackupofthelaunchinfrastructureforVS01,andWhalersWaywillbereopenedlaterthisweekfortourism. 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