[LasVegasMac]

Sunday, no race, no problem.

Instead of horizontal left hand turns, we decided to see what that vertical thing is all about........

About 0.0001 sec before ignition. Always knew NASA faked that whole Apollo series. :)

The two ground shadows would be the Chief Rocket Scientist and his trusty side-kick, Werner Von NowGoGetIt.

Inverted and followed closely by a UFO.....or a bug.

The RC park, about a mile to the south of us, have their ground radar station on full alert.....

zooming.....

So, I figure that during the Nascar off season, we can offer our services to NASA, at least Werner Von NowGoGetIt knows the difference between a foot and a meter!

Oh, and that little incident over Canada the other night, I told the boy to leave the 4XL motor's alone....but no.......kids!

[WestCoastGal]

You may want to see this thread. :)

A high-level panel of experts has praised the idea of sending NASA astronauts to visit a nearby asteroid and recommends ambitious robotic missions that will be made possible by next-generation rockets. But the panel also warns that these missions could carry big price tags...

When the Ares V rocket makes its first planned flight in 2020, it will be able to lift larger and heavier payloads than any existing vehicle. It will be able to launch objects stretching more than 8 metres across and haul dozens of tonnes of cargo into space on a single flight. For example, it can deliver 55 tonnes to a point 1.5 million kilometres from Earth, called L2, where some mission concepts envision placing robotic probes...

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=2137734%2C4

[SouthTexas]

Great shots!

Congrats to you and the sidekick. :)