Video Source: http://www.cosrocs.org/htmlpages/2011may-sept_photos.html Additional Details: http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3684/30/#axzz1TYpfeVlF http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/Intern_RocketLaunch.shtml Ball Aerospace Stars 'N' Stripes Rocket: Here's a Ball Aerospace Intern rocket with really cool motors on the fins firing forward to limit altitude. The video clearly shows the forward thrust. The Stars 'N' Stripes Rocket was launched by United Launch Alliance, Ball Aerospace Interns and High School Students on Saturday, July 30, 2011 from a launch site near Pueblo, Colorado. Interns from both companies--representing the future of the aerospace industry--built the high-power rockets and a variety of multi-faceted payloads this summer as part of their experience at their respective companies. A major new addition to this year's effort has been the work of 14 teams from 11 Colorado high schools, laboring for months to develop payloads to launch on the rockets. The Stars 'N' Stripes rocket features a unique retro-rocket system designed to fire in reverse to keep the rocket within FAA-imposed altitude limitations. It carries two payloads. The rocket was built by United Launch Alliance summer interns from 2011 (and 2010), and the payloads were provided by Ball Aerospace summer interns. The Ball interns, known as BIRST (Ball Intern Rocket Scientist Team), are delivering four separate payloads for the two larger rocket launches. They include a remote exploration vehicle meant to simulate the Mars Pathfinder, a high altitude inflatable viewing device, an on-board camera/GPS with a possible live feed and an RC helicopter which will be recovered after landing. Ball Aerospace Stars 'N' Stripes Rocket Launch Date: Saturday, July 30, 2011 Launch Site: Hudson Ranch, 9.5 miles west from the Walmart (at Pueblo Blvd.& Hwy 78) on Beulah Hwy. It is located on the right side coming from Pueblo, Colorado. Length: 17 ft N-Class Rocket Altitude: 5600 ft AGL (1) Large Payload (1) Medium Payload Payload Provider: Ball Intern Team 1 Payload Provider: Ball Intern Team 2 About United Launch Alliance: ULA combines the successful Delta and Atlas expendable launch vehicle programs to offer cost-effective and reliable launch services to U.S. government customers, including the Department of Defense, NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office and other organizations. ULA program management, engineering, test and mission support functions are headquartered in Denver, Colorado Manufacturing, assembly and integration operations are located at Decatur, Ala., Harlingen, Tex. and San Diego, Calif. Launch operations are located at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., and at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. For more information on the ULA joint venture, visit the ULA Web site at www.ulalaunch.com. About Ball Corporation: Ball Corporation is a supplier of high-quality metal and plastic packaging for beverage, food and household products customers, and of aerospace and other technologies and services, primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more than 14,000 people worldwide and reported 2008 sales of approximately $7.6 billion. Video Source: http://www.cosrocs.org/htmlpages/2011may-sept_photos.html Local Rocket Club Information: http://www.scronline.net/ http://www.cosrocs.org/