Dude, Where's My Rocket?

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Uploaded by on Sep 19, 2011

It screamed supersonic into the sky and out of sight, with HD cam inside. Three techniques were used to find it: real-time GPS data streaming down, a RF directional beacon, and an experienced rocketeer using his eyes. Two of the three worked just fine.

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  • What kind of gps data streaming hardware did you use? Very cool stuff!

  • @aboyandastang - I was using a prototype Balloon Boy built by John Ballard.

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  • The camera is huge :-)

  • What a cool life to lead.

  • Ah ... but some of us, despite experience, simply do not have Hagen's eyes. This is where technology saves the day.

  • What are you using to track the rocket?

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