Rocket launch 2012-5

I was a perfect afternoon for launching rockets. No wind, a balmy +9C, high ceiling at the UoA Cosmodrome.

This was our 5th launch this year. Over the span of 2.5hrs we managed to squeeze in 10 launch attempts, of which 9 were successful. It appears that in one of the launch attempts ice formed on the launch rod preventing the rocket from clearing the rod.

This is from the “The Rocket Scientists” blog ( http://therocketscientists.ca ).