Centuri Saturn - V Model Rocket Launch (2011-06-19)

Launched 11-8-08 at the Challenger 498 club launch in Needville, TX. Used a cluster of three C6-5's. Video shot by S. Stephenson (turned camera 90 degrees during filming, which explains why the Saturn model looks stubby on the launch pad).

Estes Vintage (K-36) Saturn - V Launch/Apollo - 11 40th Anniversary Celebration (2011-12-29)

This is the launch of my vintage Estes (K-36) Saturn - V 1/100 scale model at Needville, TX on July 11, 2009 for the Apollo - 11 40th Anniversary Celebration. Model was extensively modified from the original plans, and was flown as a five engine cluster (D12-3 core/four C6-3 outboards). Flight was nominal except for the parachute separation from the SII/SIV-B transition Apollo spacecraft section. Due to the extra mass from the addition of more noseweight to ensure stability, the sling setup of the recovery system for the upper section separated and this section free fell, with heavy damage to the Apollo spacecraft/Service Module section.

Estes Vintage (K-36) Saturn - V Launch/Slow Motion (1/4 speed) (2011-12-29)

Same as the full speed version; speed reduced to 1/4 and only goes to when the Saturn reaches apogee. Looks and sounds cool (and spooky!).