With a thin strip of duct tape, she was ready to fly on the central red moon burner (the flight computers and BP charges were still intact from the first spiral mishap because the HCX flight computer determined that a proper launch had not occurred).

The outboard motor tubes show the damage from the prior flight, but they are easy to fix; just peel the remains off and epoxy a new motor tube to each tip (which we did today).

4 responses to “Epic Success – Second Flight”

  1. Watching…
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    Blastoff with strap-on video cam:
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    A welcome sight – dual parachutes overhead
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    And here are frame grabs from the on-rocket video
    Screen Shot 2013-11-03 at 7.19.47 AM

    Screen Shot 2013-11-03 at 7.21.14 AM

    Screen Shot 2013-11-03 at 7.25.20 AM

    Screen Shot 2013-11-03 at 7.31.09 AM
    Happy campers!

  2. Those empty outboard engine tubes seem to make great stabilzers.

  3. Great shot from the Rocket!

  4. The camera on the rocket is good. Is it the same camera?
    We can see the damage on the tubes

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