Looking down the barrel of my 55-pound Sledgehammer rocket as it vaults into the air with the equivalent burst of 4,000 Estes engines.

Here is the compilation video (or HD version).

This was lucky flight #7 for this airframe, with no damage along the way. Here are photos of the prior flights and ground shots of this flight.

16 responses to “Boom!”

  1. Ramones Karaoke Avatar
    Ramones Karaoke

    Ferocious.

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  2. Mr Kiki Avatar
    Mr Kiki

    Superb!! :o)

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  3. lithuaniancrustecean Avatar
    lithuaniancrustecean

    Awesome,great job!

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  4. scleroplex Avatar
    scleroplex

    simply perfect 🙂

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  5. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    thanks! It was a blast!

    ignition
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    Kickin’ up dirt
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    Launch wire
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    Plume and shadow below… and base camp in upper left corner
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    The last time I flew this configuration, WIRED described it as “a black rocket 7 1/2 feet long that looks like a scaled-down cross between a ’60s-vintage X-15 rocket plane and a surface-to-air missile."

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  6. BillS49 Avatar
    BillS49

    Wow, that thing threw a lot of debris, fantastic shots and a beautiful machine.

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  7. jhagerty52 Avatar
    jhagerty52

    I’m suspecting that you meant "Looking down the barrel…" but somehow "Booking" works better!

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  8. McPHX Avatar
    McPHX

    Awesome, I can imagine the excitement when you downloaded these.

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  9. solerena Avatar
    solerena

    these are great!

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  10. PhilipRivard Avatar
    PhilipRivard

    What a life ! 🙂 Those video are amazing ! … I would love to assist to a live launch of one of this rocket ! ..

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  11. Jigsaw Explorer Avatar
    Jigsaw Explorer

    Very cool, and the video is great! Your photo will be featured on March 2, with attribution, at Jigsaw Explorer. Thank you for making the photo available via Creative Commons licensing!

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  12. Mark Bonica Avatar
    Mark Bonica

    really dramatic!

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  13. Darren C. Avatar
    Darren C.

    Really? Wow. Nice shot. -123

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  14. augphoto Avatar
    augphoto

    WoW !!

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  15. KI6LZO Avatar
    KI6LZO

    I see my truck! Always a pleasure to watch your launches Steve!

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  16. Blog Cogs Avatar
    Blog Cogs

    Great photo. Thanks for making it available for reuse. I’ve used it, with full attribution, as a featured image in an article called, Jetpack for WordPress: Boost Your Blog’s Performance.

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