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Originally Posted by ZeroID
Awesome video ! A bit dizzying in places but stunning to see the blackness of space so near and the blue edge of the atmosphere. Congratulations on a successful launch and retrieval.
Re your possible rocketry aspirations. I got into it a few years ago but gave it away as quite expensive and somewhat dangerous and noisy for my location but I can provide you with a number of sites and information re building your own including sugar nitrate motors. I still have most of a 25 kg bag of KNO3 downstairs which is now used on the garden. You would be welcome to it but I suspect Customs might have something to say about shipping it across the ditch. 
I was building PVC motors with cast rockite nozzles using lathe turned molds. Allowed me to get reproducible results and experiment with nozzle diameters and bell shapes. At least it looks like you have the space to play there.
Let me know if I can assist. |
Thank you Brent! I sent you a PM about the rockets. Love to hear more.
Jo