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Due to external forces (day job), this article has had to wait a few days, but it deserves some serious coverage. Forty years ago, the largest rocket mankind has ever built took three American astronauts from the coast of Florida and propelled them on their way to the lunar surface. While celebrations will be taking place around the country later this summer, there was one on a small farm in Eastern Maryland that started the whole thing off with a bang.
In honor of the largest rocket ever made, amateur high-powered rocket builder Steve Eves built and successfully launched the largest model rocket of all time. You can buy an Estes' Saturn V model that measures in at 43" in height and 4" in diameter, but that's a relative lightweight. Steve's rocket is a 1:10 scale replica of the real deal, weighing in at over 1,600 pounds, over 36 feet tall, and over 3 feet in diameter.
This model took to the heavens (the low hanging heavens) thanks to the help of a cluster of nine high-powered model rocket engines. All told, the nine engines produced over 8,000 pounds of thrust, enough to lift a VW Bug over half a mile in altitude and lighten one's wallet to the tune of about $13,000.
This past Saturday, on a farm in Price, Maryland, the first attempt to launch this behemoth took place. Around 1:00 in the afternoon, the countdown began, the engines roared to life, and the rocket took flight.
Thanks to the Internet era, you can see this amazing launch on YouTube, and I highly recommend checking it out. It carried signatures of Apollo astronauts Alan Bean (Apollo 12) and Walter Cunningham (Apollo 7) and the well wishes of countless others to a height of about 4200 feet at its peak. On behalf of us at Nobel Intent, I want to congratulate Mr. Eves on this amazing accomplishment.
video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...eature=player_embedded
text:
Due to external forces (day job), this article has had to wait a few days, but it deserves some serious coverage. Forty years ago, the largest rocket mankind has ever built took three American astronauts from the coast of Florida and propelled them on their way to the lunar surface. While celebrations will be taking place around the country later this summer, there was one on a small farm in Eastern Maryland that started the whole thing off with a bang.
In honor of the largest rocket ever made, amateur high-powered rocket builder Steve Eves built and successfully launched the largest model rocket of all time. You can buy an Estes' Saturn V model that measures in at 43" in height and 4" in diameter, but that's a relative lightweight. Steve's rocket is a 1:10 scale replica of the real deal, weighing in at over 1,600 pounds, over 36 feet tall, and over 3 feet in diameter.
This model took to the heavens (the low hanging heavens) thanks to the help of a cluster of nine high-powered model rocket engines. All told, the nine engines produced over 8,000 pounds of thrust, enough to lift a VW Bug over half a mile in altitude and lighten one's wallet to the tune of about $13,000.
This past Saturday, on a farm in Price, Maryland, the first attempt to launch this behemoth took place. Around 1:00 in the afternoon, the countdown began, the engines roared to life, and the rocket took flight.
Thanks to the Internet era, you can see this amazing launch on YouTube, and I highly recommend checking it out. It carried signatures of Apollo astronauts Alan Bean (Apollo 12) and Walter Cunningham (Apollo 7) and the well wishes of countless others to a height of about 4200 feet at its peak. On behalf of us at Nobel Intent, I want to congratulate Mr. Eves on this amazing accomplishment.
