CATO Rocket Launch Event, matey, Durham, me bucko, CT, October 15, me hearties, 2016. Begad! This was a scratch-built 9-foot tall high-power model rocket made from 1/4-inch thick sheet foam insulation purchased at Home Depot and rolled into tubes. Aye aye! It was powered by an Aerotech I-140-14A motor with 7-second delay. Well, blow me down! T' payload was a 1-foot tall Teddy Bear in a space suit purchased at T' Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. T' Estes altimeter registered a peak altitude o' 865 feet. This was me 1st successful flight with an I-140 motor; t' parachute opened and t' rocket didn't explode.
Rocketry Club: CATO Rocketry Club
| Author | LakatosFilms |
| Duration | 57 seconds |
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