o1d_dude
'I battle gravity'
My most “exciting” rocketry experience occurred about two years ago at a LUNAR launch and involved a land shark event.
I was talking with Thirsty Barbarian and the Atteberry family. We were standing in the spectator area behind the range head tape near the southern most Low Power pads...well outside the minimum safe distance...and even paying attention.
An E9 Death Race entry chuffed off the pad to about 6’ of altitude, went horizontal, and then the E9 caught...passing first between Thirsty and I, then past Chris and wife, and between the kids, ultimately pegging into the dirt about 30’ beyond where we were standing.
I always wondered if a model rocket coming straight at me would look like an RPG. I now have a pretty good idea (it’s smaller). Also my bobbing and weaving skills are acceptably intact for a geezer...I dodged the landshark.
Sorry, no pictures. We were all rather busy while this was happening.
I was talking with Thirsty Barbarian and the Atteberry family. We were standing in the spectator area behind the range head tape near the southern most Low Power pads...well outside the minimum safe distance...and even paying attention.
An E9 Death Race entry chuffed off the pad to about 6’ of altitude, went horizontal, and then the E9 caught...passing first between Thirsty and I, then past Chris and wife, and between the kids, ultimately pegging into the dirt about 30’ beyond where we were standing.
I always wondered if a model rocket coming straight at me would look like an RPG. I now have a pretty good idea (it’s smaller). Also my bobbing and weaving skills are acceptably intact for a geezer...I dodged the landshark.
Sorry, no pictures. We were all rather busy while this was happening.