CIA-Rocketry > Greg Smith's Quantum Leap ascending on its H242 booster motor.  Photo by Greg Smith at the November 13, 2004 CIA launch near Flatville, Illinois.
CIA-Rocketry > Greg Smith's Quantum Leap lifts off with an Aerotech H242 motor in the booster stage.  Unfortunately, the payload section separated from the upper stage as its G80 motor ignited, resulting in an unstable flight and some damage to the rocket.  Photo by Greg Smith at the November 13, 2004 CIA launch near Flatville, Illinois.
CIA-Rocketry > Chris Deem hooks up the igniter leads before the launch of Greg Smith's PML Quantum Leap with H242 and G80 motors in its two stages.  Photo by Greg Smith at the November 13, 2004 CIA launch near Flatville, Illinois.
CIA-Rocketry > Greg Smith's Helios 2 rocket with its RATV-1 video camera and transmitter payload on the pad prior to a flight at the November 13, 2004 CIA launch near Flatville, Illinois.  The motor is an Aerotech H180-L.  Photo by Greg Smith.
CIA-Rocketry > Alan Carroll's 4" diameter AMRAAM lifts off.  Photo by Alan Carroll
CIA-Rocketry > Greg Smith's Helios-2, a smaller all-fiberglass rocket with an onboard video camera and transmitter, caught almost at the moment of ignition with an Aerotech H128-M motor.  Photo by Alan Carroll
CIA-Rocketry > Chris Deem stands next to Greg Smith's Tornado, a rocket designed to carry a high-power onboard video transmitter and camera.  It made its first flight at this launch.  Photo by Alan Carroll
CIA-Rocketry > The last of the 38 Specials built by members of the Aerospace Engineering 199 freshman seminar lifts off.  Photo by Alan Carroll
CIA-Rocketry > Liftoff of a fluorescent orange rocket built by the AE199 class.  Orange and blue -- Illinois' school colors -- were popular for these models.  Photo by Alan Carroll
Greg Smith's Quantum Leap ascending on its H242 booster motor. Photo by Greg Smith at the November 13, 2004 CIA launch near Flatville, Illinois.
CIA-Rocketry > Greg Smith's Quantum Leap ascending on its H242 booster motor.  Photo by Greg Smith at the November 13, 2004 CIA launch near Flatville, Illinois.
Greg Smith's Quantum Leap ascending on its H242 booster motor. Photo by Greg Smith at the November 13, 2004 CIA launch near Flatville, Illinois.
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