A Rocket-Eye View of Blastoff

I mounted two cameras on the side of the rocket looking down. One survived, albeit a bit melted from the supersonic flight. Image sequence below.

I hope that the other camera will show up at Burning Man later this month, as 55,000 people descend on this area. It sheared off during the climb, but it’s pretty rugged with a metal case (and two lasers), and I start the flight video recording with my name, cell number and the comment “if you have found this, the camera has survived a free fall from a supersonic flight, and I’d really like to have the video.”