NEFAR's July 2007 Launch

Omega

The launch of a scale V-2 provided some excitement. The motor "chuffed" for a while on the pad before the rocket took flight. The flight was slow with the rocket leaving a thick trail of smoke.

V2 Launch

We turned a cautious eye towards the sky as dark clouds approached.

In spite of the weather, we continued to launch rockets.

July 2007 NEFAR Launch

Although things didn't always go as planned ....

Oops

Under darkening skies, we continued to launch.

Ecee Thunder

Then, the rain started ...

Rain!

After a few minutes, the rain stopped and we tried to get a few more rockets off the ground.

Oops, Again

But, things didn't go quite as planned.

Not Good

It got even darker as the storm approached.

Dark Skies

So, with lightning on the horizon, we packed up everything and called it a day.

Packing Up

Additional photographs are in the NEFAR Photo Gallery.