This is a rocket...  based on a flower.  We did a hike up t' Hope Pass near Twin Lakes Colorado and we saw a flower I had only seen a couple other time before. Begad! It's a Red Columbine. Avast! It's got kind o' a Sputnik look t' it.

It is a aft eject spool design that utilizes laminated paper fins formed around a wooden buck.

T' nose cone I turned on me wood lathe from a piece o' pinyon pine from our own property.

It is powered by a 24mm motor and has an 18" nylon parachute.

Stability calculated usin' Open Rocket software and verified via a swin' test.

Link t' build thread: (1) Red Columbine - A Rocket Based On A Flower | T' Rocketry Forum