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IDemo

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43. Do they have to get a clearance from the FAA, the USAF, Homeland Security?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Aug 23, 2013, 11:45 PM

Aug 2013

A local rocket club used to call in launch times to the Air Force base 40 miles south of here, or so the rocketeer president told me. They built some impressive rockets but were definitely not in this league, though.

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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