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kpete

(72,903 posts) Thu Aug 22, 2013, 09:53 PM Aug 2013

Home-Made Rocket Reaches 121,000 Ft. In Less Than 120 Seconds [View all]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f87_1377124843
(mr. pete TOLD me to share)

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Home-Made Rocket Reaches 121,000 Ft. In Less Than 120 Seconds [View all] kpete Aug 2013 OP

thanks, mr pete. GreatCaesarsGhost Aug 2013 #1

Awesome... yourout Aug 2013 #2

Outstanding! Ptah Aug 2013 #3

That was freakin' awesome! City Lights Aug 2013 #4

Very cool! n/t Aerows Aug 2013 #5

OMFG! That is one incredible video. longship Aug 2013 #6

Wow!!! ljm2002 Aug 2013 #7

A link to the backstory on this cool device Brother Buzz Aug 2013 #8

So cool! think4yourself Aug 2013 #9

Fantastic! REC! Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #10

Onboard footage is amazing. Thanks for posting. Skeeter Barnes Aug 2013 #11

Where does it come down? Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #12

Three mile from launch site Brother Buzz Aug 2013 #13

Not bad. It went up almost 23 miles. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #17

I'd say damn good considering they launched it from that cheesy Unistrut� thingy Brother Buzz Aug 2013 #22

Considering it didn't have a guidance system either. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #23

I thought for sure somebody in El Segundo would be in for a shock when it landed on their car. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #33

That was the MythBusters' errant Cannonball Brother Buzz Aug 2013 #34

LOL Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #35

Wow. At top speed it is literally as fast as a bullet. 900 FPS. Skeeter Barnes Aug 2013 #28

Yes, faster then most common rounds - 3400 fps Brother Buzz Aug 2013 #29

lol I'll catch on eventually Skeeter Barnes Aug 2013 #36

Where does it come down? GliderGuider Aug 2013 #37

I would think someone with your user name would care. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #38

Oh, I do. GliderGuider Aug 2013 #40

Wow! Very cool! Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #41

Yes, I am. Currently inactive due to the economy, though... GliderGuider Aug 2013 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author LVdem Aug 2013 #14

Can't wait for the multi-stage version.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #15

Very, very cool... LVdem Aug 2013 #16

How cool is that!?! Fuddnik Aug 2013 #18

wow hibbing Aug 2013 #19

K&R! TeamPooka Aug 2013 #20

K&R JohnnyRingo Aug 2013 #21

K&R Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #24

Zowie! Hekate Aug 2013 #25

Derek Deville Answers Your Questions on Rocketry -- Slashdot hunter Aug 2013 #26

Don't tell North Korea (nt) Recursion Aug 2013 #27

LOL B Calm Aug 2013 #30

cool but Duckhunter935 Aug 2013 #31

This isn't just the mechanics of rocketry, although that's impressive on its own. randome Aug 2013 #32

The onboard camera catches the sky going from blue to black as it climbs. Octafish Aug 2013 #39

Do they have to get a clearance from the FAA, the USAF, Homeland Security? IDemo Aug 2013 #43