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Balls 17 - Experimental rocketry launch contest
blog.makezine.com - 10/6/2008
Balls 17 - Experimental rocketry launch contest
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Erik writes- BALLS 17 , the premiere experimental rocketry launch contest, was held Sept 26, 27, 28 in Black Rock, Nevada. The event website has details on BALLS 17 and the competition rules. This is the extreme rocketry event where experimental rocketeers push the envelope of size, ...

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Balls 17 Experimental Rocket Competition, In Photographs [Rockets]
Gizmodo — ... staging or clustering, metal rockets, self designed and/or fabricated rocket motors and new technologies being developed or proven." That's the disclaimer on the Balls Experimental Rocket Launch website. Their 17th annual meeting just concluded in Nevada's Black Rock Desert where at least one rocket cracked 70,000 feet. Many others had successful flights. And some just blew up. Photography by Erik Charlton. See more of his fantastic shots from the event here. [via MAKE] ...

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