See Ya!

18 responses to “See Ya!”

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   BenODen

   Oct 3, 2006 at 12:09 am

   Vera nice! That’s the most impressive cloud of dust you’ve captured. I can almost hear the launch, though it’s probably shorter duration than what I’m hearing in my minds ear. (It has one of those too, not just eyes any more.) with a launch like that, it’s not surprising the FBI took interest! LOL.

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   zenera

   Oct 3, 2006 at 12:21 am

   better than burning man ;))

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   jurvetson

   Oct 3, 2006 at 12:33 am

   you betcha! With much more burning…. 😉

   BenO: It had a deep earth-shaking roar. Those of us crazy enough to stay near the pad felt a wonderful subwoofer body buzz

   You can see chunks of playa clay high up on the left size… Slow and low, that is the tempo…

   For a sense of scale…

   

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   BenODen

   Oct 3, 2006 at 1:05 am

   So, was that closer to 1/10 of a second after launch, or a second after launch? My best guess is the second time scale. Close enough for a body buzz.. Don’t tell your son, he’ll want to come too, and that of course would, uh, make certain other people worry doubly…

   Definitely a real Rocket with a capital R. Are there regulations against active guidance?

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   gtmcknight

   Oct 3, 2006 at 4:13 am

   Awesome work, these shots are really exciting!

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   christophercarfi

   Oct 3, 2006 at 4:16 am

   >Slow and low, that is the tempo…

   heh. the beasties show up everywhere.

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   !MimosaMicheMichelle!

   Oct 3, 2006 at 4:31 am

   That is beautiful! Awesome!

   But, lol, do they go somewhere? Can I get a ride?

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   jurvetson

   Oct 3, 2006 at 4:14 pm

   gocarrt: will try to process some video later….

   BenODen: somewhere inbetween… A second or two from first smoke, but less than a second of roar at this point.

   Mimosa: They go up! Then then come down. Hopefully by parachute.

   Christophercarfi" Right you are. Beasties everywhere. With a number of the launches, the right Beastie Boy visual is their early album cover art:

   

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   Telstar Logistics

   Oct 4, 2006 at 1:18 am

   Are you serious about the Nike Ajax replacement? Are they really available? *drool*

   Also, how far up did it go, and… how did it come down?

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    antenne

    Oct 4, 2006 at 1:42 am

    impressing!

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    jurvetson

    Oct 4, 2006 at 2:07 am

    Telstar: They simulated 19K feet. A team member told me they reached 16K feet, and then came down on a 26-foot parachute… five miles down the playa.

    As for the future, there are a lot of details at http://www.nikeproject.com/

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    merciful play

    Oct 4, 2006 at 7:35 am

    Incredible! Great shot and very interesting information. I hope you’ll post a pic next year as well!

    (1-2-3)

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    CherokeeJ

    Jan 11, 2007 at 12:57 pm

    BenODen says:
    Definitely a real Rocket with a capital R. Are there regulations against active guidance?

    Most definitely. No active guidance allowed. These are "amateur rockets," not missiles.

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    Michael DaKidd

    Sep 17, 2007 at 5:29 am

    Hot Damn!!!
    You mean to tell me I can buy a rocket!?! How much, how soon? 🙂
    Fabulous shot, story, links, info, food for thought…. Art. Fave.
    The World Through My Eyes

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    vizzo

    Sep 17, 2007 at 4:00 pm

    amazing.I think it is more amazing that you arranged it to get this capture the actually making it.
    Seen in: :
    

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    angiecov33

    Apr 26, 2009 at 11:21 pm

    WOW

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    tacletter

    Dec 16, 2010 at 8:54 am

    Pretty cool photos. I spent many a summer day 45 years ago at the beach for US service members at Fort Tilden in NYC which was a Nike missle site. It seems that almost everyday there was a Nike firing drill where a siren would blow, the silo doors would open and a missle would rise up out of the ground. I always wished that they would light one off.

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    lee6649

    Feb 21, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    Hi Steve, just letting you know I linked to you from my Best Weight Training Exercises page on my website.
    Thanks for sharing your amazing picture!
    Lee

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