Masten Space Systems first flight, May 8, 2009

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These are photos from Masten Space Systems' first flight. It's is a tethered initial test flight of the vertical takeoff/vertical landing (VTVL) rocket at the Mojave Air & Space Port in Southern California.

See the video of the flight on YouTube and the press release on the Masten Space Systems blog.

This view is intended to record for everyone and for history what it was like to be there.

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