Rocketry Videos

BALLS 2017 rocket launches (2017-09-26)

BALLS is the most extreme launch event in the world. By far. Our two launches were among the smaller projects: 1) 13' tall fiberglass Warped Reality on a N3180 Redline and 2) hitting Mach 1.8 and ... [View]

Drone Deploy Rocket Launch (2018-09-28)

Our fiberglass and carbon fiber rocket screamed to 13,000 ft. and Mach 1 over the Black Rock Desert this weekend at BALLS 27. The on-board video camera caught the whole flight, but the asymmetry on ... [View]

Dude, Where's My Rocket? (2011-09-20)

It screamed supersonic into the sky and out of sight, with HD cam inside. Three techniques were used to find it: real-time GPS data streaming down, a RF directional beacon, and an experienced ... [View]

Epic Cluster Rocket Launch (2010-07-26)

launch photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/4847019093/ This video is from the on-board videocam. My son designed and built this rocket from scratch. At first, the central Cesaroni ... [View]

Epic Pinwheel of Fire at LDRS (2018-05-25)

Evoking the "D" of LDRS this morning (Large Dangerous Rocket Ships), the annual rocketry event hosted by Tripoli Central California this year. We had a perfect launch to 14K ft., won a Crayon Rocket ... [View]

Epic Rocket Launch (2010-05-02)

My son decided to name his custom-designed and scratch-built rocket "Epic"... Here is the maiden test launch with a J360 Skidmark with ground footage and then the camera on rocket. The plan was ... [View]

Erik's Two-Stage Rocket at Snow Ranch (2011-04-04)

A booster CATO pops the upper stage up, which then lights perfectly.  [View]

Modifying the SpaceX Falcon 9 Flying Rocket Kit to go Supersonic (2019-02-11)

First test flight today. The F9 model rocket kit from SpaceX is designed for Estes D12 or E9 engines. I noticed that the rear plastic hub was exactly 29mm in diameter, so I decided to make it a ... [View]

My Big V-2 Rocket Launch with an N2000 Motor (2010-07-25)

Black Rock Desert. 9 foot tall V-2 with an Aerotech N2000 motor. Rocket Mavericks launch event Video montage from the pad cam and footage from Gretchen & Henrik. Thanks for all the help! [View]

My Mach 2 Rocket Launch at BALLS 19 (2010-09-27)

My carbon fiber rocket with GPS transmission from the prototype G-wiz avionics bay screams to Mach 2.17 on a CTI N2850 motor, reaching about 33K ft. It was a perfect flight, with computer deployed ... [View]

Other Peoples' Rockets at BALLS 2018 (2018-09-25)

OPR: 1) A high-power drag race of oversized Der Max rockets 2) A P10000 launch, with an O3400 sustainer 3) a 3-stage rocket with 3 N motors and active stabilization and 4) air-starting 4 J motors, ... [View]

Our "Green Planet" 🚀 Launch: 0 to Mach 1.8 in 1.8 seconds (2019-09-28)

We took our light and skinny (54mm minimum-diameter) rocket supersonic at the BALLS launch event over the weekend — it just rips into to the clouds, pulling 67g's going 0 to Mach 1.8 in 1.8 ... [View]

Overhead Video Drone Plane at XPRS Rocket Launch (2009-05-01)

The silence of the desert revealed the faint buzz of an overhead video drone. I stepped out of the sun tent for a closer look. Video is from the plane, of course... =) [View]

Planet Atlas Rocket Burst Mid Launch (2018-10-27)

A bit too much powder way too early. The 14 second delay ended up being 9 seconds on this very old Aerotech J420 Motor, launched with on-board HD Cam, luckily just above harms' way. At October Skies ... [View]

Quantum Nike Rocket at BALLS 2018, with videocam on Board (2018-09-24)

We launched our reliable Quantum Nike rocket this weekend on a sparky K850 motor at the BALLS launch event in the Black Rock Desert. Blasted from 0 to 1,078 MPH (Mach 1.4) in 2 seconds flat. Rocket ... [View]

Sledgehammer M1550 Launch - Onboard video cam (2008-12-08)

This was the biggest launch of the day, with the largest motor permissible in California. Mavericks Sledgehammer flying on a Aerotech M1550 Redline motor. It was a perfect flight, with video capture ... [View]

Zoox Assault Rocket Launch at LDRS 2018 (2018-05-23)

Our all fiberglass rocket shot to 14,300 ft. on an Aerotech K250 long-burn motor. Altitude logged by the onboard HCX flight computer. At LDRS (Large Dangerous Rocket Ships) launch event this past ... [View]