Rockets

For Christmas, Julien got a model rocket kit. Took us a little while to get it assembled and find a good day to launch, but today was the day. Barely a breath of wind, high of 45 but clear and sunny so it felt warmer. We went out and found a good spot at Rancho San Rafael, a local park:



After a pretty simple setup, the launch crew gave a short countdown and:



It was PERFECT. Straight up about 600 feet, veering a little into the wind at the top. Parachute deployed, and it spiraled back down to about 100 yards away from the launch site. After retrieval, we took a victory photo:



Fun stuff. We'll have to get some more engines so we can launch again someday...