Qu8k: 121,000ft in 92 seconds
Now this is a new meaning for "get high" (...and fast).
"Qu8k" from Derek Deville's is an terrific rocket project. On Setember 30,2011 the Qu8k was launched from the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.
The platform includes: 2 timers, 4 GPS, 1 Accelerometer and 1 Cosmic Ray Detector.
All the captured HD 1080p images you'll see are really cool. It was filmed by three cameras aboard (2 GoPro and 1 FlipHD) and many others on the ground, attached to the launch tower, etc.
From the construction to the power at the launch time, all is very exciting.
Here goes the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvDqoxMUroA
Enjoy it!
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Comment by ionut on November 14, 2011 at 1:43pm -
Nice...and huge
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Comment by Harald Molle on November 14, 2011 at 2:10pm -
aaaawesome!
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Comment by David on November 14, 2011 at 3:18pm -
Congrats to all involved...some amazing footage!
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Comment by IKE on November 14, 2011 at 4:08pm -
Wow!
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Comment by Alex Arevalo on November 14, 2011 at 4:42pm -
Truly impressive. Now that IS rocket science!
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Comment by Johan Akmal on November 14, 2011 at 5:54pm -
Awesome !!!!
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Comment by Denny Rowland on November 15, 2011 at 6:10am -
Incredible stuff, must have been quite some budget.
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Comment by Martin Szymanski on November 15, 2011 at 8:13pm
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It is very close.
http://www.space.com/13245-amateur-rocket-qu8k-carmack-prize.html
A little less flaring with propulsion pushes more toward the middle.
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Comment by Julian Davidson on November 20, 2011 at 2:49pm
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Wow this is soo cool!
I plan to learn some rocketry too..how can I start? any advise? Where to buy parts online and etc?
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