The ARLISS rocket climbs.
Multiple parachutes in the sky indicates the ARLISS rocket has
ejected the student payloads and all their parachutes have deployed.
Now it's up to the students' projects to perform their research.
A big red-orange rocket lifts off from the 500-foot row of launch pads.
The red-orange rocket makes a nice straight climb.
The red-orange rocket makes a nice straight climb.
The red-orange rocket makes a nice straight climb.
When the Launch Control Officer (LCO) opens the range, there are
quickly a lot of people out there setting up rockets on launch pads.
Everyone out there has permission from the LCO to enter the range.
Mike Dennis from Seattle (sitting in chair) describes his
cluster engined rocket "Flower Power" to others who asked about it.
It got its name because his mother thought it looked like a flower pot,
and made the remark while he was looking for a name for it.
This rocket has a 50's retro theme.
But it also flies (and even passes RSO inspection.)
A launch from the 200-foot row of pads.
This one was on the 100-foot row of pads.
It was way too fast for me to get the picture.
I posted the picture anyway to emphasize how difficult these are to catch,
and what pictures people are often left with as they try to photograph
high-power rockets.
A streak from a rocket at Saturday's night launch.
A night launch streak, with the moonlit Calico Range mountains in the
background.
The lights to the right are other rockets on their launch pads -
every rocket at the night launch is required to carry lighting.
These dual streaks indicate two rockets were launched together in what we
call a "drag race".
This is an interesting photographic effect.
The shutter didn't open until the rocket was already in flight.
So you only see a streak from where the light of the flame got into
the camera.
That's why some of the bottom of the smoke trail is not accompanied by
a light streak.
A 15-second exposure in the dark shows rockets on the pads and
the Black Rock Range mountains in the background.
Those of us standing there could not see these distant mountains
in the dark.
This trail shows the rocket had somewhat of an uneven burn rate,
as evidenced by the bright spots in the trail.
But it moved so fast that no one watching would have noticed.
This rocket used a motor with a red-colored flame, which has a brilliant
effect on a night flight.
This was another one where I started taking the picture a bit late.
The rocket was already in flight.
The camera was in auto mode so it kept the shutter open for 4 seconds
until it was satisfied with some of the moonlight it collected.
A red flame from a rocket makes the streak in the picture. It also
illuminated the other launch pads around it.
The mountains in the background were illuminated by moonlight.
And with a 20-second exposure, this was also able to pull in some
stars in the sky.
This is similar to the previous picture since the next rocket also
had a red flame. This view has a little better illumination of the
mountains in the background.
This rocket launched at the end of a 13-second exposure. So the picture
captured the liftoff, along with moonlit mountains and a starry sky.
A rocket is launched at the end of a 15-second exposure.
The entire row of pads 11-20 is visible in the moonlight.
Moonlit launch pads and a starry sky.
A "burn bag" disposes of excess propellant which can't be used in a motor.
A "burn bag" disposes of excess propellant which can't be used in a motor.
A "burn bag" disposes of excess propellant which can't be used in a motor.
A "burn bag" disposes of excess propellant which can't be used in a motor.
This 15-second exposure captured a rocket streak, moonlit mountains,
starry sky and lights from camp sites 1/4 mile away on the west end
of the flight line.
This 13-second exposure includes the rocket streak, moonlit mountains,
starry sky and camp site lights.
A very nice rocket streak. The 15-second exposure also got the
mountains and stars as in previous ones. This one also has a
light streak which looks at first like it's between two of the camp sites.
But that's actually someone a few hundred feet away,
carrying a flashlight as they walk back to
the flight line after recovering their rocket.
It's as far as they travelled during the 15 seconds of the exposure.
This rocket streak tells a tale of an unstable flight and nose-first
impact in the ground. Oh well, it made a nice picture. I hope the
owner was able to repair the rocket...
A moonlit view of the launch pads. Note that among the stars in the sky,
the Big Dipper constellation was also captured in this picture.
This rocket's streak shows that it never got far off the ground.
This kind of out-of-control mode of flight is referred to as a "landshark".
This was a drag race between two rockets. One went nice and straight.
But the other prematurely ejected its parachute, and made several loops
as the motor powered around the parachute a few times.
A red streak from a very nice night launch.
A 15-second exposure with a moonlit view of pads 1-10.
Yes, it actually is night time. This is a shorter 2.5-second exposure
looking eastward at lights of camp sites along the flight line.
And looking the other direction, a 15-second exposure of the camps along
the flight line to the west.
The flight line extends about 1/4 mile each direction from the center
area where the launch pads are.
A white streak from a nice night launch.
The ARLISS rocket climbs.
Multiple parachutes in the sky indicates the ARLISS rocket has
ejected the student payloads and all their parachutes have deployed.
Now it's up to the students' projects to perform their research.
A big red-orange rocket lifts off from the 500-foot row of launch pads.
The red-orange rocket makes a nice straight climb.
The red-orange rocket makes a nice straight climb.
The red-orange rocket makes a nice straight climb.
When the Launch Control Officer (LCO) opens the range, there are
quickly a lot of people out there setting up rockets on launch pads.
Everyone out there has permission from the LCO to enter the range.
Mike Dennis from Seattle (sitting in chair) describes his
cluster engined rocket "Flower Power" to others who asked about it.
It got its name because his mother thought it looked like a flower pot,
and made the remark while he was looking for a name for it.
This rocket has a 50's retro theme.
But it also flies (and even passes RSO inspection.)
A launch from the 200-foot row of pads.
This one was on the 100-foot row of pads.
It was way too fast for me to get the picture.
I posted the picture anyway to emphasize how difficult these are to catch,
and what pictures people are often left with as they try to photograph
high-power rockets.
A streak from a rocket at Saturday's night launch.
A night launch streak, with the moonlit Calico Range mountains in the
background.
The lights to the right are other rockets on their launch pads -
every rocket at the night launch is required to carry lighting.
These dual streaks indicate two rockets were launched together in what we
call a "drag race".
This is an interesting photographic effect.
The shutter didn't open until the rocket was already in flight.
So you only see a streak from where the light of the flame got into
the camera.
That's why some of the bottom of the smoke trail is not accompanied by
a light streak.
A 15-second exposure in the dark shows rockets on the pads and
the Black Rock Range mountains in the background.
Those of us standing there could not see these distant mountains
in the dark.
This trail shows the rocket had somewhat of an uneven burn rate,
as evidenced by the bright spots in the trail.
But it moved so fast that no one watching would have noticed.
This rocket used a motor with a red-colored flame, which has a brilliant
effect on a night flight.
This was another one where I started taking the picture a bit late.
The rocket was already in flight.
The camera was in auto mode so it kept the shutter open for 4 seconds
until it was satisfied with some of the moonlight it collected.
A red flame from a rocket makes the streak in the picture. It also
illuminated the other launch pads around it.
The mountains in the background were illuminated by moonlight.
And with a 20-second exposure, this was also able to pull in some
stars in the sky.
This is similar to the previous picture since the next rocket also
had a red flame. This view has a little better illumination of the
mountains in the background.
This rocket launched at the end of a 13-second exposure. So the picture
captured the liftoff, along with moonlit mountains and a starry sky.
A rocket is launched at the end of a 15-second exposure.
The entire row of pads 11-20 is visible in the moonlight.
Moonlit launch pads and a starry sky.
A "burn bag" disposes of excess propellant which can't be used in a motor.
A "burn bag" disposes of excess propellant which can't be used in a motor.
A "burn bag" disposes of excess propellant which can't be used in a motor.
A "burn bag" disposes of excess propellant which can't be used in a motor.
This 15-second exposure captured a rocket streak, moonlit mountains,
starry sky and lights from camp sites 1/4 mile away on the west end
of the flight line.
This 13-second exposure includes the rocket streak, moonlit mountains,
starry sky and camp site lights.
A very nice rocket streak. The 15-second exposure also got the
mountains and stars as in previous ones. This one also has a
light streak which looks at first like it's between two of the camp sites.
But that's actually someone a few hundred feet away,
carrying a flashlight as they walk back to
the flight line after recovering their rocket.
It's as far as they travelled during the 15 seconds of the exposure.
This rocket streak tells a tale of an unstable flight and nose-first
impact in the ground. Oh well, it made a nice picture. I hope the
owner was able to repair the rocket...
A moonlit view of the launch pads. Note that among the stars in the sky,
the Big Dipper constellation was also captured in this picture.
This rocket's streak shows that it never got far off the ground.
This kind of out-of-control mode of flight is referred to as a "landshark".
This was a drag race between two rockets. One went nice and straight.
But the other prematurely ejected its parachute, and made several loops
as the motor powered around the parachute a few times.
A red streak from a very nice night launch.
A 15-second exposure with a moonlit view of pads 1-10.
Yes, it actually is night time. This is a shorter 2.5-second exposure
looking eastward at lights of camp sites along the flight line.
And looking the other direction, a 15-second exposure of the camps along
the flight line to the west.
The flight line extends about 1/4 mile each direction from the center
area where the launch pads are.
A white streak from a nice night launch.