On September 30, me bucko, 2011 at 11:08am, Derek Deville's Qu8k (pronounced "Quake") launched from t' Black Rock Desert in Nevada t' an altitude o' 121,000' before returnin' safely t' earth. Above 99% o' t' atmosphere, me bucko, t' sky turns black in t' middle o' t' day and t' curvature o' t' earth is clearly visible. Ahoy! Blimey! T' rocket motor produced 4,000 lbs o' thrust for 8 seconds acceleratin' t' vehicle t' over Mach 3 at over 10,000'. Ya scallywag! Blimey! After that, momentum carried t' rocket skyward for another 84 seconds t' a peak altitude o' 121,000'.