Kate-3 system launched to over 188,000 feet

[VernK]

Was any of the onboard footage recovered? Report that you posted said they had not located the impact site.

No onboard video was recovered. The ballistic GPS trajectory was extrapolated to determine the impact site but a search of that area never turned up anything.

 

[bad_idea]

We all still think Kate should scream for her life on the way to a core sample.

This is the single greatest product suggestion I've seen in my whole life.

 

[FredA]

Seems that not getting the laundry out is the largest point of failure for all amateur rocketry.

For Wannabe pro's too.....

 

[OzHybrid]

For Wannabe pro's too.....

You mean the woo hoos in the video were a little premature for professionals......

 

[troj]

No onboard video was recovered. The ballistic GPS trajectory was extrapolated to determine the impact site but a search of that area never turned up anything.

The pyro release device was fired but there was a mechanical failure that prevented nosecone release. The problem has been identified and fixed for the next flight.

Since they didn't recover it, it's a case of they think they've discovered the cause, and fixed it. Hopefully so - ballistic recoveries are hard on reusable components, not to mention it makes it that much harder to determine the root cause of a failure. Been there, dealt with that.

-Kevin