Pictures from AeroPAC's MudRoc 2003 launch
June 20-22, 2003
Black Rock Desert, Nevada

Pre-trip preparation pictures

These are all my pictures of preparation before AeroPAC's MudRoc 2003 on June 20-22.

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(1536x1002 976K) (500x326 37K) All the parts are out in the side yard to build a new Firestorm 54 rocket kit. This will eventually become "Mr Mach."

(1536x1002 853K) (500x326 35K) During the construction, I stopped what I was doing to set the camera tripod to catch a bit of it. In this case, I'm sanding the fiberglass body in preparation to epoxy the fin canister to it.

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(1002x1536 760K) (500x766 63K) Using bungees and a paper plate to hold it up, I'm now painting a primer coat on the rocket. Note that painter's tape covers the nose cone (which got its coat separately earlier so that it could hold the rocket in place now), launch lugs, and motor retainer.
(Anyone wondering about my t-shirt, it says "Apache: Trillions and Trillions Served".)

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(1002x1536 749K) (500x766 60K) Using bungees and a paper plate to hold it up, the primer coat is now drying.

(1536x1002 884K) (500x326 28K) The transport containers have been built from 4-inch diameter Schedule 40 PVC pipe and end caps. Holes were cut with a Dremel tool for the fins and for bungee ports.

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(1536x1002 877K) (500x326 24K) Now we're running out of time for painting. Slap some paint on the fins to prevent it from being a completely white rocket. A coat of white gloss was already dry on the body tube before this. But the nose cone remained primer-only.

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(1536x1002 976K) (500x326 37K)	All the parts are out in the side yard to build a new Firestorm 54 rocket kit. This will eventually become "Mr Mach."
(1536x1002 853K) (500x326 35K)	During the construction, I stopped what I was doing to set the camera tripod to catch a bit of it. In this case, I'm sanding the fiberglass body in preparation to epoxy the fin canister to it.
(1002x1536 760K) (500x766 63K)	Using bungees and a paper plate to hold it up, I'm now painting a primer coat on the rocket. Note that painter's tape covers the nose cone (which got its coat separately earlier so that it could hold the rocket in place now), launch lugs, and motor retainer. (Anyone wondering about my t-shirt, it says "Apache: Trillions and Trillions Served".)
(1002x1536 749K) (500x766 60K)	Using bungees and a paper plate to hold it up, the primer coat is now drying.
(1536x1002 884K) (500x326 28K)	The transport containers have been built from 4-inch diameter Schedule 40 PVC pipe and end caps. Holes were cut with a Dremel tool for the fins and for bungee ports.
(1536x1002 877K) (500x326 24K)	Now we're running out of time for painting. Slap some paint on the fins to prevent it from being a completely white rocket. A coat of white gloss was already dry on the body tube before this. But the nose cone remained primer-only.

Pictures from AeroPAC's MudRoc 2003 launch June 20-22, 2003 Black Rock Desert, Nevada

Pictures from AeroPAC's MudRoc 2003 launch
June 20-22, 2003
Black Rock Desert, Nevada