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Thursday morning 2 September, the NAVRO crew arrived. With the launch tower is already standing fine, Vincent Kouer and Peter Heeren make final adjustments to the motor test stand. Leon Krancher and Mark Uitendaal prep their Shock and Awe. Ramon Peeters is almost ready prepping his Amraam 2. Peter Heeren and Vincent Kouer are prepping the Kalinitrox test motor, which was to be used in the motor test of a day later. Ramon Peeters' Amraam 2. Jan-Hein Ramakers helps Bert Koerts prep his Bullpup.

Later that evening Harry Advokaat, Jan-Hein Ramakers and Bert Koerts are enjoying themselves with some beer. More people and more beer.

Ramon Peeters places the AeroTech H128-W in his Amraam 2. Jan-Hein Ramakers's Sonic Boom. This ancient device is used by the military to check the angle of our towers. They collect it each time from the bases museum. The Shock and Awe is placed in the tower. Lift off of the Shock and Awe. Lift off of the Shock and Awe. The Shock and Awe just after stage separation. Results from the Pads onboard computer of the first stage of the Shock and Awe. Results of the second stage of the Shock and Awe. The launch of the Amraam 2. This side view shows that the Amraam 2 lifted off at a considerable angle, fortunately away from the public. Vincent Kouer on the footboard of a 4x4. Peter Heeren connects the igniters to the N25. Pleun Punt with the safety plug and ribbon of the N25. The N25 lifts off. The N25 just above the tower. The N25 had a perfect flight and flew in a straight line upto 1260m. Results from N25's R-DAS computer. The X-axis is time in seconds, the blue Y-axis is altitude in metres and the black Y-axis is gravity. The first red line is lift off and the second is the top. More N25 R-DAS readout. The X-axis is time in seconds, the blue Y-axis is altitude in metres and the green and purple Y-axis are the rotation. The first red line is lift off and the second is the top. Jan-Hein Ramakers' Basterd motor of the Sonic Boom produced just smoke instead of thrust. Residue of the Basterd motor of the Sonic Boom on a small rock. The Bullpup just after the motor was ignited. The launch of Bert Koerts' Bullpup. Michael Fach launched two mid power rocket: the A4 ... ... and the Tsiolkowsky. Vincent Kouer and Peter Heeren adjust the motor test stand with the new Kalinitrox test motor. The thrust sensor of the motor test stand. The first few moments of the Kalinitrox test motor went fine. A second later the safety mechanism is activated, because the pressure in the motor was to high. This created an another opening on the top side of the motor and thus lowering the pressure considerably. After 1,6s at 85 bar the safety mechanism was activated and the pressure went to 10 bar. From 2s the measurement is a bit disturbed by a melted cable. The motor test stand after the failed test.