Meet BLK3, the rocket the $RKST tax is being raised to buy
Being built by Exos Aerospace in Greenville, Texas, it is a reusable suborbital launch vehicle and the newest member of the SARGE family
BLK3 is designed to carry 135 kg to 100 km, the edge of space, launching from Spaceport America in New Mexico
On the way down a ballute slows it through supersonic speeds, then a guided parachute steers it back to a recovery area near the launch pad, where it can be inspected and prepared to be able to fly again in as little as two days
robinhood:0x8d1612b4b78ebf08cfbf01a04fa270ccbb0509a2's team revealed why major pharma companies are partnering with @RKST_xyz
On earth, the gravity creates convection currents that distort crystal formation during drug manufacturing
What microgravity unlocks for pharma:
• Enables purer crystal formation
• Can help turn IV drugs into subcutaneous treatments
• Can turn some IV treatments into at-home injections
• Opens new possibilities for pharmaceutical manufacturing
A question we get a lot: where does BLK3 fly from?
Spaceport America, New Mexico. The pad sits in the Vertical Launch Area at the southern end of the range, 1,400 m above sea level, at 32°53'58"N 106°55'48"W
Launch control is a trailer about 150 m from the tower, and payload teams watch from a viewing area roughly 450 m out
Around the pad runs a 6.5 km flight hazard circle, and the guidance software is designed to shut the engine down if the rocket would ever leave it during boost
Crews and payload teams stay in Las Cruces, about 90 km and an hour's drive away
Meet BLK3, the rocket the $RKST tax is being raised to buy
Being built by Exos Aerospace in Greenville, Texas, it is a reusable suborbital launch vehicle and the newest member of the SARGE family
BLK3 is designed to carry 135 kg to 100 km, the edge of space, launching from Spaceport America in New Mexico
On the way down a ballute slows it through supersonic speeds, then a guided parachute steers it back to a recovery area near the launch pad, where it can be inspected and prepared to be able to fly again in as little as two days