Qu8k - BALLS 20 - Carmack Prize Attempt - High Altitude Rocket On-board Video

On September 30, 2011 at 11:08am, Derek Deville's Qu8k (pronounced "Quake") launched from the Black Rock Desert in Nevada to an altitude of 121,000' before returning safely to earth. Above 99% of the atmosphere the sky turns black in the middle of the day and the curvature of the earth is clearly visible.

SHORT VERSION OF VIDEO HERE: http://youtu.be/5HTwbpjBUOk?hd=1

More Pictures and Info -- http://ddeville.com/derek/Qu8k.html

Sponsors:
http://www.mayback.com/
http://www.syntheon.com/

Learn more about the hobby of High Power Rocketry:
http://www.tripoli.org/

Cosmic Ray Project:
http://symbiosis-foundation.org/backg...

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