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A world record model rocket launch attempt on Saturday lifted off — and landed — successfully. Steve Eves worked for two years building the rocket, a 36-foot (10.9-meter) tall, 1:10 scale Saturn V model rocket. Eves now holds the world record for the largest amateur rocket to ever be launched. The picture-perfect launch took place on a farmer’s field near Price, Maryland, about 50 miles (80 km) east of Baltimore, delighting those in attendance. The main body of the rocket even landed upright. See the video below.
Here’s a link to a video of Steve Eves talking about his rocket before the launch.
Thanks to Keith Stein of the DC Space News Examiner for passing the word on to us.
wow , :p maybe he could send the curriculum at Nasa or SpaceX , or Esa ..
Well, the question is, of course, why is this record-setting? For the size of the thing? For the height it reached? Why?
Not sure Jorge.
Its one of the biggest flying scale models I’ve ever seen.
I know that other rockets have reached greater altitude and a few may have had similar size… but they weren’t exactly models of anything.
Nobody remembers the article from 3 days ago saying this would be the world record attempt for the largest amateur rocket to ever be launched? That fact has now been added to the article above.
Oh, I skipped that one. Sorry… (blush)
Thats Was Awsome..someone build a Space shuttle one now!!..
This sure is no normal backyard hobby and would require many 10s’,100s’ perhaps many 1000s’ hectares of land , no nagging neighbors complaining about the noice and a lot of funds to make this a personal hobby lol
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Not bad at all! I think a Saturn V rising into the sky is among the most impressive man-made marvels ever. Not a bad impression of it at all…
Love it. Now for a bit more carbon fibre, some bigger engines, a guidance system …..
Volunteers anyone?
If they did the separation and ignited the second stage when the first burned out I would have really been impressed.