Telstar Logistics Night Ops

13 responses to “Telstar Logistics Night Ops”

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   Telstar Logistics

   Jul 20, 2007 at 7:01 pm

   We’ll be monitoring your communications from Mission Control, Steve. To infinity… any Beyond!

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   PhOtOnQuAnTiQuE

   Jul 20, 2007 at 7:16 pm

   Have fun and bring us back some nice photos ; )

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   Chris Anderson Photos

   Jul 20, 2007 at 8:10 pm

   Can’t wait to the the pictures. Good luck with the TSA…

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4. 

   msamaclean ©

   Jul 21, 2007 at 7:19 am

   Roger that…we’ll be expecting data to follow! ( great looking rocket!).

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   Todd Huffman

   Jul 21, 2007 at 7:46 am

   Where did you get that thing? I want to order one!

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   kryptic_ripper

   Jul 21, 2007 at 10:31 am

   he is one of the few nerds to take equal potions of fun.

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   Erik Charlton

   Jul 22, 2007 at 4:41 am

   Looks awesome…let us know how it goes!!

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   jurvetson

   Jul 23, 2007 at 1:05 am

   Flew like a champ. Looking through the photos now.

   Todd: BSD High Power Rocketry

   

   And here’s a rocket review I wrote for EMRR.

   Nusty: TSA was a hoot. No problem going out, and coming back, they were concerned that my L730 MOTOR (!) and attached guts of the V2 could be dangerous as a carry on since it could be used as a billy club…. So they advised me to check it in the luggage….

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   Jim Rees

   Jul 23, 2007 at 6:44 pm

   You took a *rocket engine* on board and their concern was that you might hit someone over the head with it? Did they even know what it was?

   If you ever take a liquid engine in carry-on, just make sure the LOX and kerosene are in see-through two ounce containers.

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10. 

    Todd Huffman

    Jul 24, 2007 at 6:35 am

    Ding! Sold!

    I’m hoping it comes in time for Burning Man! I’m taking my video rocket… going to try to get an overhead shot of the Man burning…

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    Chris Anderson Photos

    Jul 25, 2007 at 9:33 pm

    Jim – I’m nearly certain that Steve is referring to the motor casing (a machined aluminum tube with closures on each end in which the motor itself is assembled) as opposed to the actual motor, with explosives.

    The case itself is quite a beast. Unless I’m mistaken it’s 54mm in diameter and at least 649mm long (that’s over 25.5 inches for you non-metric types).

    -Chris

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    jurvetson

    Jul 25, 2007 at 9:51 pm

    heh…. it is a beast, and it was a bit more than an empty case… It was full of spent propellant. I could not clean it out since the forward end was softened and crushed from ballistic impact. The phenolic motor tube scrunched up like the paper covering to a McDonald’s straw, with various debris and wooden rings still attached. I thought they might take issue with the smell of AP, but no, they thought it could be used as a blunt instrument…

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