[TheForge] first fire

[Bob Brashear]

Washington, Aubrey O. wrote:
>> http://www.pad17.com/movies/motortests/8-14-05-launch-3.mpg
> 
> Bob,
> 
> That was neat!  How far down range did it land?  And, where did it land?
> 

About a mile downrange in a soybean field. Swallowed the rocket 
completely. We had a tracker on it. If I remember, looking at the rocket 
is north. The vehicle landed to the east. We had a drogue chute pop at 
apogee and the main programmed to pop at 800 feet. Worked as designed.

Bob