Touching the skies

Rocket Name	Date of Construction	Date of Launch	Status
unnamed	Friday, 13 June 08	Friday, 13 June 08	Successful Failure, Flew but disintegrated, resulted in burn injury to self.
unnamed	Friday, 13 June 08	Saturday, 14 June 08	Failure, Did not launch, awesome burning.
Pioneer I	Sunday, 15 June 08	Monday, 16 June 08	Complete Success, Successful launch. Rocket was not found.
Pioneer II	Monday, 16 June 08	N.A.	To be launched
Pioneer III	Monday, 16 June 08	N.A.	To be launched
Exodus I	21 – 22 June 2008	N.A.	To be launched

A table of my past, present and planned rocket launches. Here are some photos.

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This is the second unnamed rocket, shortly after construction.



The remains of the second unnamed rocket after its failed launch.



Pioneer I completed rocket. Skewer attached for stability in flight. It is not a firework.



Pioneer II and III, and Exodus I.

I am aware that by posting these photos I am just asking for trouble for myself. But I am so awed by the beauty of this science that it is a risk I am willing to take.

But I can safely say that I have taken all necessary steps to prevent probable hurt or injury to other people, and have taken precautions to prevent probable danger to others, such as carrying out the experiment in an area without combustible matter, ensuring that the launch site is clear and that everyone else is a safe distance away, and wearing a fire proof jacket when lighting the rocket's fuse (except for the first two rockets). Also take note that the rocket does not have any payload and does not explode, nor does it produce any pyrotechnic effects, the only visible output is the light produced from the combustion of the propellant in the rocket. Therefore, it is technically not a firework either.

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