Rocketry Videos

Model Rocket - Hi-Jinks Launch 11 (10/3/2010) (2011-01-05)

Standard B powered flight. Good flight, but parachute did not fully come out of the body tube. Crash landed just short of Lincoln School (had the parachute actually deployed, would have landed on ... [View]

Model Rocket - Hi-Jinks Launch 13 (10/4/2010) (2011-01-16)

Very rapid ascent. Good flight. Parachute was packed by Daniel and did not deploy. Part of fin cracked off on hard landing and may not be able to be repaired. [View]

Model Rocket - Load Star Launch 1 (9/9/2010) (2010-12-31)

First flight of unmodified Load Star rocket. Perfect launch and recovery. Daniel caught the rocket as it landed near a fence. [View]

Model Rocket - Phoenix 2 Launch 2 (10/5/2010) (2011-01-24)

Good flight. Parachute replaced by repurposed Astrobeam parachute. Worked well. Nice stable descent. Daniel caught on the way down. Onboard video recorded flight, but mostly aimed at the sun. [View]

Model Rocket - Phoenix 2 Launch 3 (10/11/2010) (2011-02-01)

Low flight. Parachute deployed from a low altitude. Camera recorded most of the flight except impact. Camera damaged onboard. Believe can still use in VOX mode. [View]

Model Rocket - Rocket Cam 1 (2010) (2010-06-08)

The first (and last) successful flight of "Rocket Cam 1" carrying a video camera onboard.(June 7, 2010). This was a modified Estes LoadStar kit. [View]

Model Rocket - Saturn 8 - Launch 5 (1/10/2012) (2012-01-15)

Temperature: 41 degrees. Clear skies. Wind blowing ~10 mph from the south. Very high flight. Lost near apogee, but able to locate again right before parachute ejection charge went off. Parachute ... [View]

Model Rocket - Skyhawker Launch 1 (9/9/2010) (2010-12-31)

First flight of Skyhawker. Parachute did not deploy. Crashed into the grass and bottom of rocket tube was bent. Able to repair. [View]

Model Rocket - Skyhawker Launch 14 (03/06/2011) (2011-03-07)

First multi-launch day of 2011. Prepped with an Estes B-6-4 and an onboard video camera. Parachute deployed, but didn't open. Crashed about 10 feet from the launch site. Rocket suffered only minor ... [View]