Here’s an amazing video of 965 model rockets launching simultaneously. The coordination involved is amazing. I wonder how many fizzled out?
World Record 965 Model Rocket Launch – Austin, TX 5/12/07
Watch the simultaneous launch of 965 (of 1000) model rockets to set the Guinness Book World record. The launch took place on the morning of 5/12/07 at The Travis County Expo Center in Austin Texas. The record and event was the brainchild of Cub Scout…
Model Rocket Launch with Onboard Camera
Onboard video of an Estes model rocket launch (and crash). Filmed with a modified “CVS One-Time-Use Video Camcorder”.
See the worlds Largest model rocket launch into the clear blue sky. The rocket is a model of a Saturn V the rocket that sent man to the MoonThe Rocket is 36 feet and goes up to 4000 ft. The Rocket was launched on April 25 at 1:00PM in Price Maryland
MIT students launched Project Icarus; a low-cost high altitude platform for digital pictures using a weather balloon and helium.
They are releasing plans that detail how anyone can duplicate the project for about $150. No charge for the plans.
Their launch occurred on Sept 2, 2009 and achieved a height of 17.5 miles!
Have you ever thought about creating your own model rocket designs?
Used to be a pretty risky endeavor, but some new developments make it a lot more fun.
More on Model Rocket Designs here.
I don’t have any details about this video as I just ran across it, but the quality of the model rocket photography is excellent.