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pokerfan

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Sun Dec 30, 2012, 04:59 PM Dec 2012

How rocketeers dispose of Christmas trees... (video)

From the creators of "Christmas Tree Rocketry: The Art and Science of Holiday Recycling" comes a new epic flight, the flight of the XMS MissileToe. This year's tree boasted onboard power systems and a custom made Arduino control unit. The engines were lit in 2 programmed stages. The lights on the tree were also powered. Light and launch control were initiated wirelessly from a laptop.



And the original from 2009:

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How rocketeers dispose of Christmas trees... (video) (Original Post) pokerfan Dec 2012 OP
That looks like fun!!!!!!! ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #1
Flew pretty well pokerfan Dec 2012 #2
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