SL5 Onboard video 2UP Aerospace SL5 Onboard video (2011-08-17)

This video was captured onboard the SL5 rocket that was successfully launched into space on May 20th 2011 for NASA's Summer of Innovation program managed by the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium . Below you can see from space the newly finished runway at Spaceport America. The spinning motion is created by canting the fins of the rocket and makes the trajectory more accurate. The SpaceLoft rocket is de-spun once in space to allow microgravity experiments to be conducted. At the end of the video (45 seconds ito the flight) the vehicle is at an altitude of 170000 feet MSL and traveling supersonic at a speed of three and a half times the speed of sound (3700 ft/sec).

SpaceLoft Qualification Static Test #4 (2011-08-18)

In 2006 UP Aerospace and Cesaroni Technology teamed to develop the SpaceLoft rocket propulsion system. The system was designed and fully flight qualified in less than 6 months. The powerful rocket motor underwent a comprehensive ground testing series consisting of 4 qualification static firings. All four tests were conducted at Cesaroni Technology's testing facilities in Ontario Canada. This video shows the fourth and final test that qualified the SpaceLoft rocket for its maiden flight from Spaceport America in September of 2006.