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ripcord

(5,553 posts) Sun Aug 8, 2021, 07:23 PM Aug 2021

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What do a bunch of nerds do in the middle of the desert?

Provide a place of colleges, universities and even individuals a place to fly large high power rockets and test motors of course. The video is a few years old but it shows some of the fun.

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What do a bunch of nerds do in the middle of the desert? (Original Post) ripcord Aug 2021 OP

And I thought it was a post about Burning Man Nictuku Aug 2021 #1

We go into Black Rock to launch right after Burning Man ripcord Aug 2021 #2

That is really pretty cool! Nictuku Aug 2021 #3

Well, sooner or later, it will be. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #4

Nictuku

(3,620 posts)

1. And I thought it was a post about Burning Man

Reply to ripcord (Original post)

Sun Aug 8, 2021, 07:47 PM

Aug 2021

ripcord

(5,553 posts)

2. We go into Black Rock to launch right after Burning Man

Reply to Nictuku (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 8, 2021, 08:19 PM

Aug 2021

The only place in the world we get a waiver over 150,000' for hobby launches.

Nictuku

(3,620 posts)

3. That is really pretty cool!

Reply to ripcord (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 9, 2021, 11:37 AM

Aug 2021

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

4. Well, sooner or later, it will be.

Reply to Nictuku (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 9, 2021, 12:03 PM

Aug 2021

Inevitable that one of those high-powered rockets experiences rapid unscheduled disassembly in some really inconvenient way...

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