WB8ELK - CATS rocket balloon ignition

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Uploaded by on Jul 5, 2007

Launch of the CATS (Cheap Access To Space) rocket balloon. Ignition of the rocket occured at 73,000 feet via a remote uplinked command from the boat.

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  • What idiot gave me a -1?

    As I was saying... I think a retry is overdue. A fast O, P, or Q motor would do well and certainly make space. This time we need a much faster motor... It should hit the balloon at 100 mph to ensure a straight flight.

  • Hey that looked pretty darn good to me. Yes it did not hit the CATS altitude, but to see a rocket fly more or less up from a balloon is already a great thing.

    I would hope that someone could keep this project moving forwards even without the CATS money still around. How about trying a simple solid rocket motor for a while? A P motor should do the trick...

  • I guess it is high time to do a thourough failure investigation. Now I can watch it over and over...At least my gondola appeared to do it's job.

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