Hey Rockit, I've noticed that if I "rush" the process, I also don't get any reaction when the starter button is pushed. I wonder if the programming on your Rocket needs just a little more time. Have you tried waiting for 10 (or so) seconds before pushing the starter button? Give that a try. I don't know exactly what length of time I do wait but I sometimes am too anxious to fire the main engines. Let me know if the "waiting" helps. If not, some of the other captains are pretty dog-gone sharp with the units and will probably give better comments than I. See ya.
By the way, how many times is "several"?