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Other Rocketry / Blue Origin

Sunday morning launch... (2018-04-30)

The Longshots begin unpacking their equipment for practice (Click to enlarge). The weather was practically perfect this past weekend - not only did I get rockets built ... [Read More]

Caught launching rockets... (2019-11-17)

Now under construction on the old Pegasus field, the Blue Origin rocket engine plant is very big and impressive; I am always amazed at how quickly these buildings are built. They seem to spring up ... [Read More]

It fell, daddy! (2017-06-28)

"It fell, daddy" - These words were the comment made by a little girl after witnessing a very heavy model of a Blue Origin (I think) spacecraft arc right into the the ground at Southern Thunder. It ... [Read More]

The one where nothing goes right... (2020-11-23)

My LGM lies on the ground after its fall (Click to enlarge). Yesterday was a very nice day, perfect rocket flying weather - clear sky, no wind, and an afternoon high of 70 degrees. So Duane and I ... [Read More]

Sunday afternoon launch (2022-02-10)

Girl scouts watch as the rocket they prepped heads skyward (Click to enlarge) . The John Paul II TARC teams had scheduled a TARC practice for this past Sunday, which provided a perfect excuse for ... [Read More]