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Big bada boom

We spent a day launching rockets in a big farm field near Helm in the Central Valley of California. Hundreds of high power rockets were launched in daytime. This rocket blew up at launch -- the motor retainer failed, and the thrust pushed the motor up through the body tube. With that, the nosecone shot up, and the motor started to spiral in the air under its thrust.

 

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-- ƒ/7.1, 210 mm, 1/1250 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-55210, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC1041_hdr1bal1pho1d.jpg

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Uploaded on May 27, 2023
Taken on May 20, 2023