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![](images/resized/vthumb-202501152221th906.jpg) | Burl's Phoenix (2011-06-20) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/nostar.gif) ![](images/nostar.gif) ![](images/nostar.gif) Burl Finkelstein's Phoenix on an M motor from 2002
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![](images/resized/vthumb-202501152249th822.jpg) | Estes Saturn 1B at SoAR Launch (2011-09-23) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/fullstar.gif) Both ground video and on-board video of the flight of an original Estes Saturn 1B rocket.
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![](images/resized/vthumb-202501152239th323.jpg) | Hypertek Hybrid M at GRITS, April 2, 2011 (2011-08-19) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/nostar.gif) ![](images/nostar.gif) ![](images/nostar.gif) The final flight of the day on the second day of GRITS-1, this rocket has not yet been found.
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![](images/resized/vthumb-202501152224th931.jpg) | Liftoff of Endeavour (2011-12-05) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/nostar.gif) ![](images/nostar.gif) ![](images/nostar.gif) STS-134 liftoff, videoed from about 2.9 miles away
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![](images/resized/vthumb-202501152222th881.jpg) | M powered rocket at GRITS-1, April 2011 (2011-08-19) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/nostar.gif) ![](images/nostar.gif) ![](images/nostar.gif) Burl Finkelstein's FatNike rocket flying on a research M motor of about 9000 newton-seconds (equal to 900 Estes C engines) flying on research day at Georgia Rockets In The Sky (GRITS) April 1-3 near Calhoun, GA.
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![](images/resized/vthumb-202501152249th522.jpg) | Peter Alway launches my Saturn 1B at NARAM-53, July 23, 2011 (2011-11-05) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/nostar.gif) ![](images/nostar.gif) ![](images/nostar.gif) After the heat and a thunderstorm had chased most everyone away from the first day of sport launch weekend at NARAM-53, I decided to go ahead and fly my 34 year old Estes Saturn 1B anyway, since scale maven Peter Alway was manning the launch panel. Due to a mishap during prep, one of the eight fins on the Saturn was missing, but it was determined it probably wouldn't prevent it from flying mostly well. and it didn't.
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![](images/resized/vthumb-202501152214th189.jpg) | SoAR May 22 2010 launch (2011-05-29) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/fullstar.gif) ![](images/fullstar.gif) A short video of SoAR's launch on Saturday, May 22, 2010
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