Amateur rocket launches

This is a highlight of some video we shot at Bear Creek Lake Park in Morrison, Colorado back around 2000. We learned that it's difficult to track the rocket launches with the camera - especially when zoomed in - because they accelerate so quickly. We also learned that you need to capture much more footage before and after whatever you're filming so that there is something to work with when you edit later.

Some of these rockets were the familiar Estes rockets, while some were a bit larger...and louder. Unfortunately this video does not do them justice, though you can kind of get a feel from the sound of those higher-powered rocket motors.

This event was sponsored by a local amateur rocket club - Colorado Rocketry Association of Space Hobbyists - a.k.a., CRASH (www.crashonline.org), if I remember correctly.

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• colorado

[djinstructor]

What crap filming Spacefarer....it would have been nice to see where the rockets actually went!

[spacefarer]

Yes, I agree. I said as much in the video description.

[Goedehoop]

Just wouldn't be a rocket launch without a countdown eh?

[outlaw50001]

the one at :38 was the best

[karrar272]

1:10 FIIIOOOSSST!

[pyrodownhiller]

0:26 lol ....2....1 O_o

[Armydude468]

Going to the rocket park. Everyone has there little rockets and the kid that says his is the best. Then a 4 year old breaks out this beast. 0:36

[xxeu4riaxx]

niceee,i tryed to launch my second rocket today and it looked like it had sum nie thrust as it took off,then it leand too the side and came towards me at an angle and exploded,like i mean the motor casing blew apart, :( im very disapointed :( how do u gett such sucsessful launches lol.

[felipe31283]

How much is it?

[ChOcOlAtEsKaTe12]

sweet

[Senger10]

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