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video from the Initiator rocket with my strap-on video cam (just below the red nose cone)….

Later in the day, about 1,500 spectators showed up from Moonfest, the most I have ever seen at a launch. The Apollo 11 anniversary was a big draw.

12 responses to “Video Rocket Blastoff”

  1. Great video. I’m glad it missed the cars. By the way, if it would have "collided " with a car, it would have been a comprehensive claim on the owner’s insurance policy not a collision.

  2. these things happen…
    Heads up! Supersonic Inbound

    I’ve been close but lucky so far…

  3. I like your use of the rocket-camcorder towards the end!

  4. Nice blastoff. Talking about that…
    Did you stopped by at the Singularity University since it started ?
    I am thinking heading to NYC in Octobre for the Singularity Summit..
    A shame it will be at the same time as Balls 18 !!

  5. Launching your own rockets at NASA, gotta love it.

  6. Yeah, it’s really a trip, launching our own rockets at NASA, and participating as we did in Moonfest!

  7. How many rockets were released in all?
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