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| Setting up on Friday night |
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Some of the cameras that record the tests. |
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| Our control, power, etc. cables are all run from the house, down the hill to the test stand. |
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The most important part -- the kitchen that helps feed hungry rocket engineers! (Thanks again to the Keesee family!) |
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Prepping for the 2nd spin test on Saturday.
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Our video and control center. |
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| After our Saturday LOX spin tests, there was quite an impressive cloud of oxygen sitting around the test stand. No one was allowed near for a while, as per our safety regulations. |
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Kiyash is making a documentary of the rocket team. Here we get to watch the watcher (as he catches up on missed sleep).
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Sunday afternoon, before the fateful test.
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This is a composite (panoramic) photo (from 5 originals)* of the test stand and housing about 30 minutes after the explosion. Note the scorch marks on the walls.
[*That is why the lower left corner is blank.]
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| This is another view of the test stand and engine after the explosion. Note the blackened soot covering almost everything. |
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The background ofthis photo is the heat absorber under the engine; the photo is about 6 inches across. The shiny melted bits are what's left of our engine. We certainly generated some heat! |
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This is a view of what was behind the engine. That is metal splattered on the cinder block housing. The metal came from a hole that was blasted in the back of the engine.
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After we documented the explosion, it was time to pack things up and head home. Here Carl is taking apart the LOX tank.
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The whole group that was there gathered for a photo in the middle of take-down.
(Back row, L to R: Jeremy, Carl, Nick, Col. Keesee, Byron, Paul, Sam.
Middle row, L to R: Kiyash, Rich, Joe, Rain, Carlos.
Front row, L to R: Andrew, Tom)
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