Rockoon test launch by Stanford University team
Last weekend we attended high power rocket launches at Friends of Amateur Rocketry, a private rocket launch facility in the Mojave Desert, California. I was invited to take photos of a test launch by a commercial rocket company on Sunday. On Saturday many student teams launched their rockets, and did static fire tests of rocket motors.
Students of the Stanford Student Space Initiative work on an ambitious project to launch a high power rocket from a weather ballon, eventually from 95,000 feet altitude. They tested a launch at the ground with a lightweight launch tower hanging from an industrial crane. The flight performed flawlessly. They plan to return to this launch site later this year for an actual rockoon (rocket + balloon) test, launching the rocket from a balloon at low altitude. The rocket is designed to fly through the balloon, e.g. it will pop the balloon.
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-- ƒ/6.3, 210 mm, 1/1600 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-55210, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC1444_hdr1bal1pho1f.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
Rockoon test launch by Stanford University team
Last weekend we attended high power rocket launches at Friends of Amateur Rocketry, a private rocket launch facility in the Mojave Desert, California. I was invited to take photos of a test launch by a commercial rocket company on Sunday. On Saturday many student teams launched their rockets, and did static fire tests of rocket motors.
Students of the Stanford Student Space Initiative work on an ambitious project to launch a high power rocket from a weather ballon, eventually from 95,000 feet altitude. They tested a launch at the ground with a lightweight launch tower hanging from an industrial crane. The flight performed flawlessly. They plan to return to this launch site later this year for an actual rockoon (rocket + balloon) test, launching the rocket from a balloon at low altitude. The rocket is designed to fly through the balloon, e.g. it will pop the balloon.
I processed a balanced and a photographic HDR photo from a RAW exposure, merged them selectively, and carefully adjusted color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.
Thank you for visiting - ♡ with gratitude! Fave if you like it, add comments below, like the Facebook page, order beautiful HDR prints at qualityHDR.com.
-- ƒ/6.3, 210 mm, 1/1600 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-55210, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC1444_hdr1bal1pho1f.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography