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Originally Posted by MKSixer
Estes Rockets.
I have a mixed history with rockets.
I almost got one of these babies launched into my eye when I was over the launcher as the connections were made.
Later, we devised a way to launch them into a neighborhood immediately behind our property. We rigged them to ignite 1 second after the engine burn completed so they'd go up in fireballs. This lasted for a weekend until the cops came to my parents home to inquire about any fireworks being shot from this area.
They weren't amused by the visit in the slightest.
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We did manned space flight with these. Although the men were mice and they didn’t always live.