A frame grab from my Nike strap-on video as she arcs over at apogee, a bit more than a mile up… and begins a long, slow descent to the playa by parachute.

Some more frame grabs below.

3 responses to “Black Rock Desert by Rocket”

  1. Here you can see the flight line of RVs and trucks camping in the middle of nowhere:

    Coming back over flight line

    Also, there is the faint smoky trail of a chaser rocket from the U.K. But unfortunately, the Brit’s bird burst into little pieces at a low altitude when their motor came rapidly up to pressure.

    The Nike has landed…

    Nike Smoke landing on the playa

  2. Very good sequence and job nicely done.

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