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Alabama Blast-Off

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  • Travis Taylor, Charles
  • Travis Taylor, Gregory
  • Travis explains the plans of the rocket build to Rog.
  • Close up of the model rocket equipped with its
  • The team sets up the model rocket for test launch.
  • Gregory
  • Travis Taylor, Charles
  • The finished rocket the night before lift off!
  • The team's work takes off.
  • The rocket flying through the air.
  • The rocket crash lands on a golf course.

  • Rocket Assembly

    Photograph by Flight 33/NGC

    Travis Taylor, Charles "Daddy" Taylor, Pete Erbach, Michael Taylor and Gregory "Rog" Jones assemble the rocket.

  • Working on the Roof

    Photograph by Flight 33/NGC

    Travis Taylor, Gregory "Rog" Jones, Michael Taylor loading the nose cone onto the rocket.

  • The Plans

    Photograph by Flight 33/NGC

    Travis explains the plans of the rocket build to Rog.

  • The Test Astronaut

    Photograph by Flight 33/NGC

    Close up of the model rocket equipped with its "astronaut."

  • Model Rocket Launch Pad

    Photograph by Flight 33/NGC

    The team sets up the model rocket for test launch.

  • Escape Pod Test

    Photograph by Flight 33/NGC

    Gregory "Rog" Jones watches the escape pod test.

  • Securing the Cone

    Photograph by Flight 33/NGC

    Travis Taylor, Charles "Daddy" Taylor, Pete Erbach, Michael Taylor and Gregory "Rog" Jones placing the nose cone into position before launch.

  • Launch-Day Eve

    Photograph by Flight 33/NGC

    The finished rocket the night before lift off!

  • Rocket Launch

    Photograph by Flight 33/NGC

    The team's work takes off.

  • Rocket in Flight

    Photograph by Flight 33/NGC

    The rocket  flying through the air.

  • Crash Landing

    Photograph by Flight 33/NGC

    The rocket crash lands on a golf course.