Rocks by Rocket Light

9 responses to “Rocks by Rocket Light”

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   jurvetson

   Nov 22, 2009 at 2:11 am

   My friend’s rocket took the damage of this Aerotech G40-4 motor rupturing from within:
   

   The slot in the grain fans the flame into a fan:

   

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   conformation_change

   Nov 22, 2009 at 3:19 am

   That is bad luck that a small single use motor CATO’d! Were the rocket gods angry in CA?

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   angry shock

   Nov 22, 2009 at 6:03 am

   Very nice! Looks surreal, like a scenery from Lord of the Rings or something…

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   PhOtOnQuAnTiQuE

   Nov 22, 2009 at 9:55 am

   "Cameras were not allowed at the launch site today"

   WHY ????

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5. 

   crowded wound

   Nov 22, 2009 at 2:24 pm

   They look like coffee beans.

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6. 

   jurvetson

   Nov 22, 2009 at 6:27 pm

   Fast roasting…

   PhotonQ: The Marines had a hanger open with something we were not supposed to photograph – probably Optimus Prime.

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7. 

   TomiTapio

   Nov 24, 2009 at 1:55 am

   Mmm shiny!

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8. 

   Eddi van W.

   Nov 25, 2009 at 9:32 am

   Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Creative Commons- Free Pictures, and we’d love to have this added to the group!

   amazing!

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   jurvetson

   Nov 25, 2009 at 6:08 pm

   Epp – wow, so this explains a lot…. Why I can stare into fires for hours, especially when I am trying to light them…

   This was a short burn, a few seconds with an surprising volume of white smoke.

   Did spend some time drumming around the fire last week…

   

   And big propellant fires in the desert…

   

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