We held a small, informal launch off the regular calendar on August 5, 2006. Despite a steady wind from the southeast, there were some nice flights at this low-pressure event. http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3110/86222885_LnCjb-Ti.jpg http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/gallery/1743114_sBtpw/ 2006-08-05T15:30:42Z Copyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />Chris Deem ran launch control for much of the day, and only flew two rockets himself. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86223171_PkTE4" title="Chris Deem ran launch control for much of the day, and only flew two rockets himself. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2962/86223171_PkTE4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Chris Deem ran launch control for much of the day, and only flew two rockets himself. Photo by Greg Smith" title="Chris Deem ran launch control for much of the day, and only flew two rockets himself. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T21:28:10Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2962/86223171_PkTE4-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 13:19:31 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />Mike Driskell's Sky Writer (a rocket decorated like a #2 pencil) takes off with a B6-4. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86223304_bormy" title="Mike Driskell's Sky Writer (a rocket decorated like a #2 pencil) takes off with a B6-4. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2970/86223304_bormy-Th.jpg" width="91" height="150" alt="Mike Driskell's Sky Writer (a rocket decorated like a #2 pencil) takes off with a B6-4. Photo by Greg Smith" title="Mike Driskell's Sky Writer (a rocket decorated like a #2 pencil) takes off with a B6-4. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T07:33:06Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2970/86223304_bormy-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 13:28:48 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />Jonathan Sivier hooks up his Stretch Blobbo for the first of two flights. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86223271_yZNPJ" title="Jonathan Sivier hooks up his Stretch Blobbo for the first of two flights. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2967/86223271_yZNPJ-Th.jpg" width="114" height="150" alt="Jonathan Sivier hooks up his Stretch Blobbo for the first of two flights. Photo by Greg Smith" title="Jonathan Sivier hooks up his Stretch Blobbo for the first of two flights. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-15T11:16:07Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2967/86223271_yZNPJ-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 13:24:35 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />Jonathan's Stretch Blobbo takes off with a D12-5. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86223343_3p6dZ" title="Jonathan's Stretch Blobbo takes off with a D12-5. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2972/86223343_3p6dZ-Th.jpg" width="93" height="150" alt="Jonathan's Stretch Blobbo takes off with a D12-5. Photo by Greg Smith" title="Jonathan's Stretch Blobbo takes off with a D12-5. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T07:36:51Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2972/86223343_3p6dZ-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 13:29:18 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />The Stretch Blobbo heading up on a D12-5. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86223371_f5sQH" title="The Stretch Blobbo heading up on a D12-5. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2975/86223371_f5sQH-Th.jpg" width="114" height="150" alt="The Stretch Blobbo heading up on a D12-5. Photo by Greg Smith" title="The Stretch Blobbo heading up on a D12-5. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T21:25:45Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2975/86223371_f5sQH-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 13:29:19 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />William Carney preps his Tres Two. This variation on the Fliskits Tres is a two-stage model with a cluster of three motors in the booster (B6-0's in this case). Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86223234_8bNJe" title="William Carney preps his Tres Two. This variation on the Fliskits Tres is a two-stage model with a cluster of three motors in the booster (B6-0's in this case). Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2964/86223234_8bNJe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="William Carney preps his Tres Two. This variation on the Fliskits Tres is a two-stage model with a cluster of three motors in the booster (B6-0's in this case). Photo by Greg Smith" title="William Carney preps his Tres Two. This variation on the Fliskits Tres is a two-stage model with a cluster of three motors in the booster (B6-0's in this case). Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T07:34:08Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2964/86223234_8bNJe-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 13:19:57 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />William hooks up the first-stage cluster on his Tres Two. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86223418_AKoKD" title="William hooks up the first-stage cluster on his Tres Two. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2989/86223418_AKoKD-Th.jpg" width="101" height="150" alt="William hooks up the first-stage cluster on his Tres Two. Photo by Greg Smith" title="William hooks up the first-stage cluster on his Tres Two. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T21:24:11Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2989/86223418_AKoKD-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 13:34:47 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />William's Tres Two lifts off with all three B6-0's thrusting. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86223467_WNuai" title="William's Tres Two lifts off with all three B6-0's thrusting. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2993/86223467_WNuai-Th.jpg" width="99" height="150" alt="William's Tres Two lifts off with all three B6-0's thrusting. Photo by Greg Smith" title="William's Tres Two lifts off with all three B6-0's thrusting. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T21:25:32Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2993/86223467_WNuai-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 13:36:14 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />At the moment of staging, the booster drops away from William's Tres Two. One of the B6-0s appears to still be burning, while the upper stage motor, a D12-7, has not fully ignited yet and i ...</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86223480_RBdRW" title="At the moment of staging, the booster drops away from William's Tres Two. One of the B6-0s appears to still be burning, while the upper stage motor, a D12-7, has not fully ignited yet and i ..."><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2995/86223480_RBdRW-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="At the moment of staging, the booster drops away from William's Tres Two. One of the B6-0s appears to still be burning, while the upper stage motor, a D12-7, has not fully ignited yet and i ..." title="At the moment of staging, the booster drops away from William's Tres Two. One of the B6-0s appears to still be burning, while the upper stage motor, a D12-7, has not fully ignited yet and i ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T21:28:43Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2995/86223480_RBdRW-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 13:36:15 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />A fifth of a second after the previous picture, the D12 in William's Tres Two is igniting (but not yet at full thrust), and the booster has completely burned out and is falling away at the b ...</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86223500_pwY7w" title="A fifth of a second after the previous picture, the D12 in William's Tres Two is igniting (but not yet at full thrust), and the booster has completely burned out and is falling away at the b ..."><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2996/86223500_pwY7w-Th.jpg" width="96" height="150" alt="A fifth of a second after the previous picture, the D12 in William's Tres Two is igniting (but not yet at full thrust), and the booster has completely burned out and is falling away at the b ..." title="A fifth of a second after the previous picture, the D12 in William's Tres Two is igniting (but not yet at full thrust), and the booster has completely burned out and is falling away at the b ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T07:19:18Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG2996/86223500_pwY7w-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 13:36:15 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />The parachute deployed, the upper stage of William's Tres Two starts coming down. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86223517_BWzjf" title="The parachute deployed, the upper stage of William's Tres Two starts coming down. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3006/86223517_BWzjf-Th.jpg" width="111" height="150" alt="The parachute deployed, the upper stage of William's Tres Two starts coming down. Photo by Greg Smith" title="The parachute deployed, the upper stage of William's Tres Two starts coming down. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T21:27:47Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3006/86223517_BWzjf-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 13:37:08 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />Stephen Juneau's Executioner on an E18. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86223544_W9aTU" title="Stephen Juneau's Executioner on an E18. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3011/86223544_W9aTU-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="Stephen Juneau's Executioner on an E18. Photo by Greg Smith" title="Stephen Juneau's Executioner on an E18. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T21:28:17Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3011/86223544_W9aTU-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 13:52:28 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />Stephen hooks up the clips on his PML Explorer. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86223587_23QqQ" title="Stephen hooks up the clips on his PML Explorer. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3029/86223587_23QqQ-Th.jpg" width="101" height="150" alt="Stephen hooks up the clips on his PML Explorer. Photo by Greg Smith" title="Stephen hooks up the clips on his PML Explorer. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T21:27:29Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3029/86223587_23QqQ-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 14:46:11 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />Stephen's Explorer lifts off with an F40 motor. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86222536_xc8C5" title="Stephen's Explorer lifts off with an F40 motor. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3036/86222536_xc8C5-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="Stephen's Explorer lifts off with an F40 motor. Photo by Greg Smith" title="Stephen's Explorer lifts off with an F40 motor. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T07:36:36Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3036/86222536_xc8C5-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 14:48:05 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />Nathan O'Brien's "Bolo" takes off. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86222512_mn9ua" title="Nathan O'Brien's "Bolo" takes off. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3031/86222512_mn9ua-Th.jpg" width="101" height="150" alt="Nathan O'Brien's "Bolo" takes off. Photo by Greg Smith" title="Nathan O'Brien's "Bolo" takes off. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T21:27:23Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3031/86222512_mn9ua-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 14:46:36 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />Mike Driskell's Estes Oracle video rocket lifts off with a D12. Nice flight, if a little low. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86222655_aur5d" title="Mike Driskell's Estes Oracle video rocket lifts off with a D12. Nice flight, if a little low. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3041/86222655_aur5d-Th.jpg" width="104" height="150" alt="Mike Driskell's Estes Oracle video rocket lifts off with a D12. Nice flight, if a little low. Photo by Greg Smith" title="Mike Driskell's Estes Oracle video rocket lifts off with a D12. Nice flight, if a little low. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T21:26:04Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3041/86222655_aur5d-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 15:09:21 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />Stephen's Aerotech Initiator lifts off with an E9. We had seen this rocket fly before with the same type of motor and thought it would be a successsful flight, even if a little underpowered ...</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86222692_awc5s" title="Stephen's Aerotech Initiator lifts off with an E9. We had seen this rocket fly before with the same type of motor and thought it would be a successsful flight, even if a little underpowered ..."><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3055/86222692_awc5s-Th.jpg" width="109" height="150" alt="Stephen's Aerotech Initiator lifts off with an E9. We had seen this rocket fly before with the same type of motor and thought it would be a successsful flight, even if a little underpowered ..." title="Stephen's Aerotech Initiator lifts off with an E9. We had seen this rocket fly before with the same type of motor and thought it would be a successsful flight, even if a little underpowered ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-01T19:18:51Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3055/86222692_awc5s-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 15:17:08 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />... because it soon weathercocked way over into the easterly wind. Unfortunately, the parachute did not eject before the rocket hit the ground after making a low arc to only a couple hundre ...</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86222723_ML85d" title="... because it soon weathercocked way over into the easterly wind. Unfortunately, the parachute did not eject before the rocket hit the ground after making a low arc to only a couple hundre ..."><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3062/86222723_ML85d-Th.jpg" width="97" height="150" alt="... because it soon weathercocked way over into the easterly wind. Unfortunately, the parachute did not eject before the rocket hit the ground after making a low arc to only a couple hundre ..." title="... because it soon weathercocked way over into the easterly wind. Unfortunately, the parachute did not eject before the rocket hit the ground after making a low arc to only a couple hundre ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-01T20:21:04Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3062/86222723_ML85d-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 15:17:09 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />Nick Cassavaugh's Aerotech Sumo, now painted bright red, at the start of a very impressive flight on a G64-4 motor. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86222765_QAW2Z" title="Nick Cassavaugh's Aerotech Sumo, now painted bright red, at the start of a very impressive flight on a G64-4 motor. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3077/86222765_QAW2Z-Th.jpg" width="101" height="150" alt="Nick Cassavaugh's Aerotech Sumo, now painted bright red, at the start of a very impressive flight on a G64-4 motor. Photo by Greg Smith" title="Nick Cassavaugh's Aerotech Sumo, now painted bright red, at the start of a very impressive flight on a G64-4 motor. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T21:26:23Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3077/86222765_QAW2Z-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 15:24:08 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />Jonathan bows to the rocket gods before launching his Airspike, festooned with "rocket tape" (yeah, right) for structural integrity. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86222807_kMTax" title="Jonathan bows to the rocket gods before launching his Airspike, festooned with "rocket tape" (yeah, right) for structural integrity. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3100/86222807_kMTax-Th.jpg" width="129" height="150" alt="Jonathan bows to the rocket gods before launching his Airspike, festooned with "rocket tape" (yeah, right) for structural integrity. Photo by Greg Smith" title="Jonathan bows to the rocket gods before launching his Airspike, festooned with "rocket tape" (yeah, right) for structural integrity. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-01T20:00:29Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3100/86222807_kMTax-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 16:18:55 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />It looks like William is struggling a bit to load his NCR Phantom 4000 on the pad. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86222841_Gu6h7" title="It looks like William is struggling a bit to load his NCR Phantom 4000 on the pad. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3104/86222841_Gu6h7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="148" alt="It looks like William is struggling a bit to load his NCR Phantom 4000 on the pad. Photo by Greg Smith" title="It looks like William is struggling a bit to load his NCR Phantom 4000 on the pad. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T01:12:15Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3104/86222841_Gu6h7-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 16:29:00 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />William Carney hooks up the igniter in his Phantom 4000. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86222885_LnCjb" title="William Carney hooks up the igniter in his Phantom 4000. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3110/86222885_LnCjb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="104" alt="William Carney hooks up the igniter in his Phantom 4000. Photo by Greg Smith" title="William Carney hooks up the igniter in his Phantom 4000. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-01T20:12:42Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3110/86222885_LnCjb-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 16:29:29 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />William's Phantom 4000 lifts off with a G79 motor. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86222924_fD4jL" title="William's Phantom 4000 lifts off with a G79 motor. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3113/86222924_fD4jL-Th.jpg" width="99" height="150" alt="William's Phantom 4000 lifts off with a G79 motor. Photo by Greg Smith" title="William's Phantom 4000 lifts off with a G79 motor. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T00:55:43Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3113/86222924_fD4jL-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 16:30:43 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />William's Phantom 4000 continues to climb. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86222960_Hx7Zv" title="William's Phantom 4000 continues to climb. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3117/86222960_Hx7Zv-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="William's Phantom 4000 continues to climb. Photo by Greg Smith" title="William's Phantom 4000 continues to climb. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-01T20:51:27Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3117/86222960_Hx7Zv-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 16:30:44 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />The instant of ejection. William Carney's Phantom 4000 has separated its nose cone, but the parachute is not yet out of the rocket body. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86222970_hStKM" title="The instant of ejection. William Carney's Phantom 4000 has separated its nose cone, but the parachute is not yet out of the rocket body. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3123/86222970_hStKM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="119" alt="The instant of ejection. William Carney's Phantom 4000 has separated its nose cone, but the parachute is not yet out of the rocket body. Photo by Greg Smith" title="The instant of ejection. William Carney's Phantom 4000 has separated its nose cone, but the parachute is not yet out of the rocket body. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T07:48:31Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3123/86222970_hStKM-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 16:31:08 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />A moment later, the parachute has ejected and is beginning to inflate. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86222979_ndeUP" title="A moment later, the parachute has ejected and is beginning to inflate. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3124/86222979_ndeUP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="117" alt="A moment later, the parachute has ejected and is beginning to inflate. Photo by Greg Smith" title="A moment later, the parachute has ejected and is beginning to inflate. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-01T20:02:34Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3124/86222979_ndeUP-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 16:31:09 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />With the parachute almost fully open now, William's Phantom 4000 begins its descent. Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86222996_7ZJfK" title="With the parachute almost fully open now, William's Phantom 4000 begins its descent. Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3128/86222996_7ZJfK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="133" alt="With the parachute almost fully open now, William's Phantom 4000 begins its descent. Photo by Greg Smith" title="With the parachute almost fully open now, William's Phantom 4000 begins its descent. Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-01T20:18:14Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3128/86222996_7ZJfK-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 16:31:10 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />You didn't think we'd leave out Chris' Big Brute, did ya? Lifting off with a G54-S ... Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86223037_aEAmR" title="You didn't think we'd leave out Chris' Big Brute, did ya? Lifting off with a G54-S ... Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3146/86223037_aEAmR-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="You didn't think we'd leave out Chris' Big Brute, did ya? Lifting off with a G54-S ... Photo by Greg Smith" title="You didn't think we'd leave out Chris' Big Brute, did ya? Lifting off with a G54-S ... Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T07:23:06Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3146/86223037_aEAmR-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 17:16:02 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />... climbing under thrust ... Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86223056_93EW7" title="... climbing under thrust ... Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3147/86223056_93EW7-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="... climbing under thrust ... Photo by Greg Smith" title="... climbing under thrust ... Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-01T19:47:46Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3147/86223056_93EW7-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 17:16:02 <p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com">CIA-Rocketry</a><br />... and coming home under a nice 'chute (despite a very short delay). Photo by Greg Smith</p><p><a href="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/1743114_sBtpw#86223077_AdZ2L" title="... and coming home under a nice 'chute (despite a very short delay). Photo by Greg Smith"><img src="http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3158/86223077_AdZ2L-Th.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="... and coming home under a nice 'chute (despite a very short delay). Photo by Greg Smith" title="... and coming home under a nice 'chute (despite a very short delay). Photo by Greg Smith" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T01:14:26Z CIA-Rocketry http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com http://cia-rocketry.smugmug.com/Local-Launches/CIA-Launch-at-Dodds-Park/IMG3158/86223077_AdZ2L-Th.jpg 2006-08-05 17:16:25