Two-Stage Launch Mishap

4 responses to “Two-Stage Launch Mishap”

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   jurvetson

   Feb 6, 2012 at 4:14 am

   I put a pad cam very close to the rocket. These are a couple frame grabs from the very short video

   

   Back to the DSLR. This is the J800T booster with a colorful aluminaflame

   

   Then Pop!

   

   

   

   The upper stage is hanging by parachutes. The booster is still climbing in the upper right., with interstage coupler hanging to the side.

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   seatonsnet

   Feb 6, 2012 at 12:46 pm

   What is the difference between these rockets and roman candles? I think these remote controlled helicopters I see people using would be more fun than the rockets… some of the mini-choppers even carry cameras.

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   jurvetson

   Feb 6, 2012 at 4:26 pm

   Have you lit a roman candle? It’s a single use tube you hold in your hand and it shoots out fireworks. This is a supersonic rocket with onboard avionics in both sections, RF tracking and parachutes for recovery. This was the 37th flight of the boost stage and the 61th flight of the upper (sustainer) stage.

   Yes, they can go boom in failure more, and looks like something more simplistic. The same is true for NASCAR. And in both cases, it adds a bit of excitement to every launch.

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   jgury

   Feb 6, 2012 at 4:35 pm

   Here is a good one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HnGZaF7Nao&feature=endscreen... I forget where I put worlds funniest two stage failure videos, …. lets see….nope, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCWaxXIkvXA there is one where the kid gets chased with one like one of those old dangerous fireworks.

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