In November 2017, the founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, Peter Beck, was captured with the “Star of Humanity” in Auckland (New Zealand). This week, the company launched the first rocket into orbit from New Zealand, deploying a secret satellite that should be the brightest object in the night sky.
Take a closer look at the night sky and you may notice a bright disco ball. This week, the company Rocket Lab launched the first rocket into orbit from New Zealand. Founder Peter Beck said that they were able to deploy a secret satellite, which should become the brightest object in the dark sky and remind people of their tinyness in the vast universe.
The rocket successfully went into orbit on Sunday. The “Star of Humanity” performed as a cargo. The satellite in size resembles a beach ball. This is a carbon fiber geodesic sphere with 65 reflective panels. Designed for rapid rotation and reflection of sunlight. It is expected that every 90 minutes will be elliptical, moving 27 times faster than the speed of sound. The main goal is to make people look up and understand that we are only living on a small stone in a giant universe. Beck has high hopes for this project. He hopes that the satellite will play the role of coordinator of humanity and remind you that behind everyday care we forget about more important problems of our home planet, such as climate change and lack of resources.
Beck insisted on the brightness of the satellite, but said that he should not overshadow important objects and distract aviators or scientists. The star of mankind should fly around the Earth for 9 months and return to the atmosphere.
His next project is “Future Star of Humanity”. But Beck is not in a hurry to launch, because he wants to track the reaction to the “Star of Humanity”. He also plans to launch commercial satellite launches. Satellite location can be tracked on the site www.thehumanitystar.com.
