The Mighty Mo at Samson

I launched the Mighty Mo at the July 7th SEARS Launch. Several of my work mates from Panama City came up for the launch.



The motor was the AMW M1850 Green Gorilla. I had a scarry recovery because the main chute did not come out of the deployment bag. The whole rocket came down on the nosecone chute. At least it was all under chute. It made a big thunk when it hit but there was no damage. I had some rubber bands one the deployment bag that may have retarded the main chute from coming out.




Lesson learned leave the rubber bands off the recovery system. I also had a rubber band around my drogue on the first Mighty Mo Launch which kept it from opening. I had the ATC-2K on the rocket and the impact broke it off the mount. The mount was plastic. Now I will need to come up with an improved mount. Of course I did get a video.

The Rocket Man has a book out!

Ky Michaelson the Rocket Man now has a book out, Rocket Man: My Rocket-Propelled Life and High-Octane Creations . I enjoyed his interview on the Space Show back in February. Of course, I have a Rocketman R7C Chute. I had a chance to chat with him when I made the order. He said he was working on a rocket that would go to mach 3. I really was beginning to wonder about him, but I guess that was the Civilian Space Exploration Team Rocket.

Fly-Cam-One Camera

Another interesting camera with possibilities for on-board rocket videos.

The ATC-2K Affair

The Oregon Scientific ATC-2K video action camera gets more than it bargained for in this action thriller. It takes place aboard the PML AMRAAM 4 rocket boosted by the mighty Aerotech J350 motor at white lightening speeds to 1900 feet. This is a Greg Lane production made on location at beautiful Samson, Alabama. Sponsored by the Southeast Alabama Rocketry Society.



This is my submission to the EMMR Rocket Video Contest.

Greg's Southern Thunder Photo Album

I uploaded some ST2007 pictures to my picasa web album. The last item in the album is a video. So you will need to double click to watch.

Southern Thunder 2007 videos

A number have appeared on Youtube. Kyle Cornelius does an excellent job matching Pink Floyd songs and the rockets!

One serious leaf blower

This is the test firing of NASA's new Methane rocket, which could be the key to deep space exploration, because methane is very prominent in space, and could be easily harvested, reducing launch costs.