This from ROL. Not liquid fueled but ambitious none the less:
---rol---- FAA Approves Space Launch of the PRIMERA Rocket May 30, 2002 Web posted at: 3:46 PM EDT (ROL Newswire) -- Ky Michaelson's Civilian Space Exploration Team (CSXT) has received official clearance from the FAA to conduct the space launch of the PRIMERA rocket in June 2002. The single stage PRIMERA rocket is complete and ready to fly. Weighing 550 lbs. at liftoff, the vehicle stands 17 ft. tall, 9" in diameter and is expected to reach a peak altitude of 62 nautical miles. The 2 1/2 minute flight into space will make history as the first civilian amateur to exceed 50 nautical miles (NASA's definition of space). The entire event will air on national television as episode two of the two part series. Editing of episode one titled "50 MILES UP: SPACE" is nearing completion and will highlight the space flight attempt of September 29th, 2000. The team is unable to announce the exact date of the launch due to an agreement with various Government agencies and is only allowed to have a specified number of spectators. Ky Michaelson would like to personally thank all of the people who have made this launch possible. Watch the Rocketman website at http://the-rocketman.com for further information. Source: Ky Michaelson's Civilian Space Exploration Team (CSXT) -----rol----- For a direct link to the rocket pics: http://the-rocketman.com/CSXT2_rocket.html It makes you remember the old saying that 'quantity has a quality all it's own'. An S class solid rocket motor. That's where fuel cost really becomes prohibitive compared to liquid designs such as being worked on here. They sure put a lot of avionics in there if the goal is to go high though. It could have been optimized more. Then again what's the fun in going that high if you don't bring back lots of pictures? Sander _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
