A few of the students stand for a smaller group photo with
Ed's ARLISS rocket.
Mike Dennis and his rocket called "Whiz".
This design takes advantage of the fact that a cone shape is
aerodynamically stable.
So you don't always need fins to provide stability,
if you can accept the extra drag.
And that was definitely the point in this case.
Mike Dennis and his rocket called "Whiz".
As always, Nadine Kinney is busy making sure Photos by Nadine
will have great photos of most of the launches available if
the rocketeer wants to buy them.
She does great photos so if you fly anything, you'll appreciate
her work.
A rocket lifts off from Pad 22.
A rocket lifts off from Pad 28.
A rocket comes down on parachute.
The Calico Range mountains are in the background.
A line of rocketeers waits while the LCO launches the rockets
currently out on the range.
They won't be allowed to enter the range until he has launched
all the rockets currently out there.
The first ARLISS drag race.
Ed Hackett's and John Coker's rockets are launched at the same
time because the LCO accepted Ed's and John's suggestion to do so.
(Usually rockets are launched separately unless requested otherwise
by the owners.)
Peter Clay's rocket was also part of the drag race but was not yet
off the pad in this photo
The first ARLISS drag race.
Ed Hackett's and John Coker's ARLISS rockets lift off together.
The first ARLISS drag race.
Ed Hackett's and John Coker's ARLISS rockets lift off together.
The first ARLISS drag race.
Ed Hackett's and John Coker's ARLISS rockets lift off together.
Peter Clay's lighter video rocket rapidly catches up.
The two ARLISS rockets climb in nice formation.
The two ARLISS rockets climb in nice formation.
Peter Clay's video rocket catches up and airstarts its second stage
alongside them.
The two ARLISS rockets climb in nice formation.
Peter Clay's video rocket catches up and airstarts its second stage
alongside them.
A rocket lifts off from the 200-foot row pads.
A rocket lifts off from the 200-foot row pads.
The rocket coasts after a quick boost.
One of the rockets comes down on the range under parachute.
Mike Dennis' Whiz lifts off.
Mike Dennis' Whiz climbs.
Mike Dennis' Whiz climbs.
Mike Dennis' Whiz ejects its parachute.
The only problem here is that it's arcing over the flight line.
The parachute has inflated on Mike Dennis' Whiz.
But it's descending toward the center of the flight line.
The LCO has already called "heads up" at this point
and sounded the siren to make sure everyone knows to look up.
The parachute has inflated on Mike Dennis' Whiz.
But it's descending toward the center of the flight line.
It isn't upside down - this is just an effect as it passed
me overhead and was then upside-down by my camera's point of view.
Mike Dennis' Whiz descends under parachute behind the flight line.
This is a "heads up" condition and everyone around is watching.
It landed in the aisle between the first and second rows.
Aiden Sojourner's model rocket lifts off.
(Aiden is Cliff Sojourner's son.)
Aiden's rocket drifts far to the east in the wind.
Cliff Sojourner recovers his son's rocket.
An ARLISS rocket lifts off from Pad D.
The ARLISS rocket climbs. A decaying smoke trail from an earlier
launch is also visible in this view.
The ARLISS flight status board indicates almost all the payloads have
been flown.
AeroPAC has delivered for the students who were depending on us.
A student prepares a "CubeSat" for launch on an ARLISS rocket.
This is a test of the design of some space flight hardware for
how it handles G-loading stresses in preparation for having
another one just like it launched on a commercial rocket to orbit.
Dr Shinichi Nakasuka is a professor of Aeronautics and
Astronautics from the University of Tokyo.
He is coordinating the efforts of all the students
who came here from Japan.
Students smile for my camera.
They really appreciate that AeroPAC is helping them with their
studies.
Some students prepare the last few ARLISS payloads for flight.
Students who are done with flying and retrieving their payloads
take a group picture.
A line of rocketeers waits for the LCO to open the range so they
can put their rockets on the pads.
These rockets have already passed the RSO inspection.
Another line waits for inspection of their rockets by the RSO.
An ARLISS rocket lifts off.
A few of the students stand for a smaller group photo with
Ed's ARLISS rocket.
Mike Dennis and his rocket called "Whiz".
This design takes advantage of the fact that a cone shape is
aerodynamically stable.
So you don't always need fins to provide stability,
if you can accept the extra drag.
And that was definitely the point in this case.
Mike Dennis and his rocket called "Whiz".
As always, Nadine Kinney is busy making sure Photos by Nadine
will have great photos of most of the launches available if
the rocketeer wants to buy them.
She does great photos so if you fly anything, you'll appreciate
her work.
A rocket lifts off from Pad 22.
A rocket lifts off from Pad 28.
A rocket comes down on parachute.
The Calico Range mountains are in the background.
A line of rocketeers waits while the LCO launches the rockets
currently out on the range.
They won't be allowed to enter the range until he has launched
all the rockets currently out there.
The first ARLISS drag race.
Ed Hackett's and John Coker's rockets are launched at the same
time because the LCO accepted Ed's and John's suggestion to do so.
(Usually rockets are launched separately unless requested otherwise
by the owners.)
Peter Clay's rocket was also part of the drag race but was not yet
off the pad in this photo
The first ARLISS drag race.
Ed Hackett's and John Coker's ARLISS rockets lift off together.
The first ARLISS drag race.
Ed Hackett's and John Coker's ARLISS rockets lift off together.
The first ARLISS drag race.
Ed Hackett's and John Coker's ARLISS rockets lift off together.
Peter Clay's lighter video rocket rapidly catches up.
The two ARLISS rockets climb in nice formation.
The two ARLISS rockets climb in nice formation.
Peter Clay's video rocket catches up and airstarts its second stage
alongside them.
The two ARLISS rockets climb in nice formation.
Peter Clay's video rocket catches up and airstarts its second stage
alongside them.
A rocket lifts off from the 200-foot row pads.
A rocket lifts off from the 200-foot row pads.
The rocket coasts after a quick boost.
One of the rockets comes down on the range under parachute.
Mike Dennis' Whiz lifts off.
Mike Dennis' Whiz climbs.
Mike Dennis' Whiz climbs.
Mike Dennis' Whiz ejects its parachute.
The only problem here is that it's arcing over the flight line.
The parachute has inflated on Mike Dennis' Whiz.
But it's descending toward the center of the flight line.
The LCO has already called "heads up" at this point
and sounded the siren to make sure everyone knows to look up.
The parachute has inflated on Mike Dennis' Whiz.
But it's descending toward the center of the flight line.
It isn't upside down - this is just an effect as it passed
me overhead and was then upside-down by my camera's point of view.
Mike Dennis' Whiz descends under parachute behind the flight line.
This is a "heads up" condition and everyone around is watching.
It landed in the aisle between the first and second rows.
Aiden Sojourner's model rocket lifts off.
(Aiden is Cliff Sojourner's son.)
Aiden's rocket drifts far to the east in the wind.
Cliff Sojourner recovers his son's rocket.
An ARLISS rocket lifts off from Pad D.
The ARLISS rocket climbs. A decaying smoke trail from an earlier
launch is also visible in this view.
The ARLISS flight status board indicates almost all the payloads have
been flown.
AeroPAC has delivered for the students who were depending on us.
A student prepares a "CubeSat" for launch on an ARLISS rocket.
This is a test of the design of some space flight hardware for
how it handles G-loading stresses in preparation for having
another one just like it launched on a commercial rocket to orbit.
Dr Shinichi Nakasuka is a professor of Aeronautics and
Astronautics from the University of Tokyo.
He is coordinating the efforts of all the students
who came here from Japan.
Students smile for my camera.
They really appreciate that AeroPAC is helping them with their
studies.
Some students prepare the last few ARLISS payloads for flight.
Students who are done with flying and retrieving their payloads
take a group picture.
A line of rocketeers waits for the LCO to open the range so they
can put their rockets on the pads.
These rockets have already passed the RSO inspection.
Another line waits for inspection of their rockets by the RSO.
An ARLISS rocket lifts off.