Here are some photos from the launch; click on them for the big picture.
If you have additional pictures from the launch
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Also, if you recognize someone in a photo who isn't named in the caption,
please let me know!
In conjunction with the launch, we held a contest of sorts, informally known as
the "Mouser Explodo Invitational." Read all about it and see photos of amazing
motor catos
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We had a troop of Cub Scouts visit the launch. Here a group of them
are watching a Fat Boy launch.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Another Cub Scout launch.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Tim's two-stage Express, ready to fly.
Photo by Mouser Williams
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Mark Hamilton's all-paper V2 on an H97J. Unfortuantely, the
ejection charge seems to have fizzled.
Photo by Tom Beach
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When the V2 "landed," the weakly-structured rocket crumpled
and over-pressured the body tube, which proceeded to explode,
leaving this.
Photo by Mouser Williams
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The crash site of the paper V2 drew quite a crowd, which is probably
good because it was in so many pieces it required quite a ground team to
haul it back to the vehicles.
Photo by Mouser Williams
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Mark looks strangely happy.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Mark preps his Mars Lander with the help of wife Kersten. James looks on.
The rocket flew on an H180W.
Photo by Tom Beach
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The Mars Lander flight was good, except it broke the suspension on one of its legs
on the landing.
Photo by Tom Beach
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The booster section of Drew's Astrobee failed in the same way
for the second flight in a row. The ejection charge was sufficient
to eject the top half of the rocket, but somehow insufficient to extract
the booster parachute. The resulting ballistic reentry had obvious
disastorous consequences.
Photo by Mouser Williams
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Another funny face from Drew...
Photo by Tom Beach
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Mouser setting his "Nerd Magnet" rocket on the launch pad.
Photo by Nina Lanza
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Mouser poses with the Nerd Magnet before its flight on an H128W-S
Photo by Nina Lanza
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The Nerd Magnet takes off on its H128. The cloud cover that came in
mid-way through the launch made all the later photos look somewhat dark.
Photo by Nina Lanza
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Andreas and his fleet of mighty rockets.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Drew preps his Executioner.
Photo by Tom Beach
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The Executioner liftoff was good.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Mary Kate English and her dad show off their rockets - a Big Betty
and a Phoenix.
Photo by Tom Beach
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The English family's Phoenix lifts off for a flawless flight.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Drew made this rocket out of Aerotech ignitor tubes.
Photo by Tom Beach
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The "Meteor Bombardment Thingie."
Photo by Tom Beach
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Tim and his Menace.
Photo by Tom Beach
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The Menace flew successfully.
Photo by Tom Beach
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