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Friends of Amateur Rocketry (FAR) Mojave Desert - Testing Thread
by
catdlr
on 08 May, 2019 06:00
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Two FAR LOX Alcohol motor tests November 16, 2017mojaverockets
Published on May 9, 2018
Two static tests of the underdevelopment LOX-Alcohol motor by the Friends of Amateur Rocketry facility in the Mojave Desert.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEgmYP6ObFE?t=001
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catdlr
on 08 May, 2019 06:00
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#2
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catdlr
on 08 May, 2019 06:01
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Mad Cow Super dx3 launch at FARmojaverockets
Published on Nov 3, 2017
Frank Pitoniak successful launch and recovery of a 4" Mad Cow Super dx3 rocket on a Cesaroni 38mm motor at the FAR facility October 7, 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF_XvOCXiQo?t=001
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catdlr
on 08 May, 2019 06:02
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#4
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catdlr
on 08 May, 2019 06:03
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CATO of 'K' impulse rocket motor during liftoffmojaverockets
Published on Mar 19, 2018
CATO at launch liftoff of a 'K' impulse rocket motor in a 10' (3m) tall 4" (100mm) diameter carbon fiber rocket, Mojave Desert, USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjZ8yCiFrfQ?t=001
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catdlr
on 08 May, 2019 06:04
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#6
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catdlr
on 08 May, 2019 06:06
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UC Berkeley Nov 3 2018 FAR launchmojaverockets
Published on Nov 15, 2018
After 4 weeks of intense composite manufacturing research and development, the team successfully launched its 7.5 ft all custom composite body rocket, Low Altitude Demonstrator LAD-001 "Sparky" at Friends of Amateur Rocketry site in Randsburg, CA. The primary purpose of this launch was to validate advance composite manufacturing practices that will transfer into the team's space-shot rocket, EUREKA-1. Unfortunately, at apogee, both CO2 and black powder ejection systems failed to deploy the chute causing the rocket to freefall down to the ground. Inspecting the rocket after flight, the team found that the deployment issue was due to shear pin failure on the nosecone-mainbody connection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZ71tO0Alo?t=001
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catdlr
on 08 May, 2019 06:06
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#8
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catdlr
on 08 May, 2019 06:10
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San Jose State University HARP rocket launch at FARmojaverockets
Published on May 7, 2019
Launch of the 2-stage San Jose State University 'HARP'...High Altitude Rocket Project
Commercial of the shelf motors, booster N impulse and sustainer O impulse class 3 rocket.
Liftoff at 0:57, impact flash lower right at 2:14, boom heard at 2:22 in the video.
Launched at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry (FAR) facility located in the Mojave Desert.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF8nnRCjsjg?t=001
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#9
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catdlr
on 19 May, 2019 22:46
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Cal Poly Pomona's FAR-1030 competition static test
mojaverockets
Published on May 19, 2019
California State Polytechnic University Pomona static test of their motor for the 30,000' FAR-1030 competition. Friends of Amateur Rocketry (aka FAR) test and launch facility in the Mojave Desert. The motor was an O-4300 impulse apcp experimental propellant.
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#10
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catdlr
on 22 May, 2019 03:35
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Sam Austin LOX Kero motor test at FAR January 19, 2019
mojaverockets
Published on May 21, 2019
Sam Austin firing his new motor for the first time at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry facility in the Mojave Desert on January 19, 2019.
The liquid bi-propellant was LOX and Kerosene, both pressurized with helium gas. The nozzle was a combination of graphite throat and linen phenolic carrier with a phenolic ablative combustion chamber liner.
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#11
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catdlr
on 22 Aug, 2019 03:59
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Enjoy whatever rocket level you want to do
mojaverockets
Published on Aug 21, 2019
I put this together from some video I took this year of various rocket projects in response to peopleon social media asking why do liquid bi-propellant rocket stuff. The last two tests are of a student's very successful 1,500 pound thrust bi-propellant LOX-kero motor.
My thanks to all that are in the video. Included in the video: Estes black powder, commercial APCP, experimental APCP, commercial nitrous oxide HTPB, and liquid oxygen/kerosene.
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#12
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catdlr
on 05 Jul, 2020 04:34
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Sugar Shot to Space 8" Rocket Motor CATO
mojaverockets
July 4, 2020
8" (200 mm) KNSB 'sugar' propellant motor test using a high-pressure fiberglass motor case.
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#13
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catdlr
on 24 Oct, 2020 00:20
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125 mm APCP rocket motor test by CCP Sept 5 2020 CATOOct 23, 2020
mojaverockets
Static test of 5 inch (125 mm) O-impulse APCP propellant by CPP at the FAR facility
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Steven Pietrobon
on 24 Oct, 2020 02:18
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I think the burn rate might have been a little too high!
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#15
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catdlr
on 20 Apr, 2021 05:53
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Eric Beckner April 17, 2021, APCP motor CATO edited versionmojaverockets
Posted: April 18, 2021
Eric Beckner experimental 98mm N-impulse APCP propellant motor test.
UC Irvine was just about ready with their liquid Bi-prop motor test when I asked Eric at the bunker if there were any cameras on his test. He said no and asked if he wanted one...ran out there and was going to place it at the motor bulkhead but thought, sometimes APCP motors CATO so I placed it at a safe distance and ran back to the bunker. Countdown starts at 0:35
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#16
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catdlr
on 20 Apr, 2021 09:11
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SS2S April 17 2021 cam 3 of CATOmojaverockets
Posted: April 20, 2021
SS2S 8' (200mm) test flight using KNSB propellant in a fiberglass case bonded finocyl grain configuration. Motor CATOed after ignition. Rocket impact heard at 1:27 in video.
video cam 3 of 4
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#17
by
catdlr
on 21 Apr, 2021 03:55
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Cal Poly Pomona UMBRA April 2021 testmojaverockets
Posted: April 20, 2021
California State Polytechnic University Pomona static test fire of their 5" (125mm) APCP rocket motor for the FAR-1030 competition in June.
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#18
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catdlr
on 26 Apr, 2021 03:47
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UCI Rocket Project LOX LNG biprop rocket motor testmojaverockets
Posted: April 25, 2021
Test of the University of California Irvine Rocket Project LOX/LNG motor at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry facility in the Mojave Desert April 17, 2021.
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by
catdlr
on 03 May, 2021 12:07
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MSAC Rocket Launch CATO
Quote heard: "Guys..Might need a fire extinguisher"
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by
catdlr
on 22 Nov, 2021 06:26
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Space Enterprise at Berkeley Nov 20, 2021 rocket motor test at FARThis was the second of two successful LOX-Propane propellant tests at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry test/launch facility in the Mojave Desert.
Motor specs: 2.69 kN, was designed for 2.75 kN, a 5-second burn in the morning and 7-second in the afternoon (seen in this video) - full duration will be in the realm of 15-18 seconds. Propane and LOx, chamber pressure designed to be about 375, and was around 350 psi in the tests.
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#21
by
catdlr
on 06 Dec, 2021 11:33
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Genesis hypergolic launch at FAR 2021Interesting rocket sound!!
Genesis project at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry facility in the Mojave Desert.
This was the first time we used our new control center for launching.
View from Camera 5
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#22
by
catdlr
on 04 Jan, 2022 07:24
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#### WARNING - VIEWING THIS VIDEO MAY CAUSED NAUSA ###
Embry Riddle June 1 2019 at FAR-1030 CompetitionLess than 3 seconds into the flight, Embry-Riddle lost their video cam on their launch for the 2019 FAR-1030 competition. The Video Cam was found on January 1st while people out on recovery for their rocket found the video cam...if you find rocketry things please notify us so we can return them to the owners. I was able to identify the team from my announcement of the launch. This is the recording from that launch.
Launch at 2:20 into video.
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D_Dom
on 05 Jan, 2022 00:04
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Thanks for posting that! Having been on recovery teams at FAR site I am impressed the video survived in that environment. Congratulations ERAU students, hope you enjoyed your experience.
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#24
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catdlr
on 17 Jan, 2022 03:27
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Robert Watzlavick LOX Kerosene Rocket LaunchSuccessful launch and recovery of Robert Watzlavick's liquid bi-propellant rocket at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry facility in the Mojave Desert.
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by
catdlr
on 29 Jan, 2022 11:57
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Two Mount SAC static solid rocket motor tests(Catdlr adds: Mount Sac is a Junior College located in Walnut California)
First two rocket motor propellant static tests with a new team of students.
One eventually worked as planned and the other popped the nozzle when it overpressurized and blew the snap ring...a great unintended demonstration of how not to blow a motor case to pieces. Something is learned from every test or flight.
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#26
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catdlr
on 21 Feb, 2022 04:10
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F-100 motor 2-stage CATO at FARLast flight of the day, a 2-stage scratch-built rocket after a day of really successful and some not so successful flights and static motor tests. The 'old' 'FSI (?) F-100 motor in the sustainer CATOed but came down on chute.
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#27
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catdlr
on 23 Apr, 2022 12:14
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Atlas LR 101 Vernier Thruster testLOX-Kero liquid bi-propellant test at the FAR facility. I was going through some external hard drives looking for a video and saw this from some time ago. Don't remember who's test it was but shows that things don't always go as planned.
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#28
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catdlr
on 24 Apr, 2022 06:03
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Atlas LR 101 Vernier Thruster Test TwoSecond firing of the Atlas LR-101
Tests were conducted at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry facility, Mojave Desert.
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#29
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catdlr
on 29 Jun, 2022 09:34
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Kosmos Rocketry 2022 ESRA SAC competitionStudents from the Federal University of Santa Catarina first time entry in the ESRA 2022 Spaceport America Cup competition. Forty dollars KNSB 'sugar' propellant N-impulse student-developed motor. Rocket shred from possible fin delamination near the time of motor burnout from evidence found during recovery
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#30
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catdlr
on 03 Jul, 2022 10:13
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SEND IT! - Level 3 Rocket Launch ProcessBPSSpace
Intro - 0:00
Recovery Testing - 0:33
Motor Retainer Error - 3:51
Rocket Motor Assembly - 6:32
Launch Day Prep - 10:07
Integration For Flight - 11:23
GPS Issues - 13:10
Launch - 14:53
Rocket Recovery - 16:36
Onshape Ad - 19:10
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#31
by
catdlr
on 19 Jul, 2022 05:17
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Low cost K 450 KNSB sugar rocket launch4-inch minimum diameter two grain K-450 KNSB sugar propellant launch.
Rocket airframe was made from a discarded 12-foot-long cardboard tube from a home improvement store, cut into 12 pieces to make the airframe, dual deployment av-bay, and fin can using Elmer's School Glue...no epoxy touched this rocket. A low-cost demonstrator rocket to show high-power rocketry doesn't have to be expensive, the goal was under $50 for the rocket. The entire project including the rocket, K-450 propellant reload and Eggtimer Apogee flight computer cost $24 minus the parachute and motor case. Those were also made at the cost of $8 for the parachute and $14 for the metal (both made for a previous project). The nose cone was the top of a Shasta soda bottle.
This was the last rocket flown on this 110 F July day, thanks to those at FAR that helped.
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#32
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catdlr
on 02 Aug, 2022 12:09
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I Landed A Model Rocket Like SpaceXBPS.Space
STUCK THE LANDING! Didn't think it would take 7 years but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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#33
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catdlr
on 08 Sep, 2022 03:23
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Can This Rocket Land Multiple Times?
BPS.Space
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#34
by
catdlr
on 01 Oct, 2022 19:19
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Space Shot Development Rocket - Avalanche
BPS Space
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:12 - Build Phase
5:20 - Keysight Tech Ad
6:25 - Flight 1
8:03 - Two Stage Build
9:53 - Two Stage Launch
10:51 - Flight 3 Setup
13:38 - Flight 3 Launch
15:56 - Outro
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#35
by
catdlr
on 03 Oct, 2022 06:59
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$4 KNSB sugar rocket motor flight # 16 at FARThe 16th flight of the $24 Elmer 'School Glue' Cardboard low-cost High Power Rocket project. It began as a project to build a complete 4" high-power rocket capable of Mach flight for under $100.
The rocket dual deploy airframe, nose cone, propellant grains, and avionics were built in 8 hours and for under $24 in the cost of materials. The motor case and parachute were already built from previous projects for an estimated $50 making the total cost under $100. Each successive flight costs between $4 and $8 depending on the motor used: 2-grain is $4 and 4-grain L-1150 is $8. This motor is actually a K-550, not a K-450 as the title says.
Doing LCO is FAR Treasurer Mark Holthaus, RSO is Rick Maschek.
Also shown in the video is the new FAR control center used for the UCLA hybrid launch previous to this launch.
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#36
by
catdlr
on 14 Nov, 2022 04:37
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Firebiter Static Fire - 11/13/22
USC Rocket Propulsion Lab.
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#37
by
catdlr
on 13 Jan, 2023 10:10
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Firebiter Static FireJan 11, 2023
On Nov 13th 2022, Firebiter, an 6-inch diameter, 64-inch long P-class solid rocket motor, was successfully fired, becoming the team’s first successful static fire since Spring 2019. The motor delivered a total impulse of 15,674 lbf-s, producing a maximum thrust of 1632 lbs. Firebiter was fired in a carbon-epoxy motorcase with a carbon-phenolic nozzle, all of which were designed and fabricated by USC students.
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#38
by
catdlr
on 20 Feb, 2023 05:49
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Feb 18 2023 Evolution Space rocket launch at FARFeb 19, 2023
Evolution Space 3" test vehicle flight to ~48,000' AMSL at Mach 2.92, testing the first iteration of what will become Evolution's developed-in-house GNC system. Nominal flight, recovery, and data collection. Next flight test will be to space aboard Gold Chain Cowboy, April 22.
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#39
by
catdlr
on 20 Feb, 2023 05:51
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UCLA Rocket Project Avionics & Recovery test Feb 19, 2023
A few students testing their liquid LOX ethanol motor at the RRS facility stooped by FAR a couple of weeks ago. I discussed with them that after having spent a lot of resources in the motor development for the up portion of the flight, what have they done for the down portion of the flight. I suggest to students that the recovery and avionics team should not only design and build that portion of the rocket but also do actual flight testing (not just ground tests) of the system...like NASA did in the Apollo days with the capsule and Little Joe 2.
We agreed and I told them I would make a free motor and propellant for the test if they could build a lower section of a rocket with fins that would interface with their avionics and recovery system for their FAR Dollar Per Foot (DPF) of altitude challenge flight next month. This is that test flight we did yesterday at FAR. UCLA Rocket Project members Evy Haynes and Logan Cheney helped me assemble the motor (I wanted them to see how easy snap ring 'sugar' motors are) and they installed the motor and launched the rocket. I love working with students and after years of launching my own rockets, I now get satisfaction from helping students launch theirs.
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#40
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plugger.lockett
on 20 Feb, 2023 23:57
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#41
by
catdlr
on 25 Feb, 2023 11:45
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How Hot Does a Mach 1 Rocket Get?
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#42
by
catdlr
on 20 Apr, 2023 05:03
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How To Design A Solid Rocket Motor - Simplex Ep 1
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#43
by
catdlr
on 24 Apr, 2023 03:26
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$20 1080 rocket video cam
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#44
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catdlr
on 24 Apr, 2023 03:27
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TSC deployment avionics testing
