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Launch tower parts and other equipment waiting to be loaded in "De Mijlpaal" in Alblasserdam on Thursday morning 31 May.
Dutch helicopters practicing their fly by.
Peter Heeren marks a partial compass rose on the ground.
Pleun Punt and Tim Houmes set-up the HPR launch tower.
After the lunch, more help was at hand. With the help of DARE members two army tents were erected.
A box with the three DX1-EE motor casings for the CanSat Launchers.
The parts of a DARE DX1-EE motor casing.
Putting together of DARE CanSat Launchers.
Frank Engelen with one of DARE's CanSat Launchers at the inspection by Peter Leemker.
The parachute Jan-Hein Ramakers is testing is that of Robin Traps Ad Astra Mk I rocket.
Dinner in the mess with Kees Jan Groenendijk, Harry Advokaat and Peter Leemker.
Eddie van Breukelen (right) of Isis is interviewed by a journalist of Radio Gelderland.
The participants of the CanSat project.
Before the launches began the placing of a CanSat Launcher in the launch tower was staged for Klokhuis.
The two-stage Quick and Dirty of Mark Uitendaal and Leon Krancher.
Peter Heeren, Mark Uitendaal and Leon Krancher are placing the Quick and Dirty in the launch tower.
Harry Advokaat helps René Hofsteden (right) to slide his AMRAAM 3 in the HPR tower's launch rail. Unfortunately AMRAAM 3's igniter failed due to a faulty ignition system.
The launch of the Quick and Dirty.
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Video of the launch of the Quick and Dirty. After 8 seconds in the video you can hear the air start of the upper stage motor.
The flight data of the Quick and Dirty from the PaDS flight computer. The big spike in the beginning is associated with a sudden pressure drop during staging.
DARA's Frank Engelen and Hein Olthof are making final preparations before the launch of the CanSat A.
Peter Heeren (left below) secures the launch rail after the CanSat A was placed.
The press and guests are ready for the launch.
The launch of the CanSat A rocket on a DARE DX1-EE motor.
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Video of the launch of the CanSat A rocket.
CanSat A hanging on it's parachute. The black dot to the right of the parachute is a CanSat.
CanSat A was quickly recovered and Klokhuis presenter Bart Meijer uses it for an item of the show.
During one of the breaks some helicopters flew by. This KLu (Dutch Airforce) AH-64D Apache was one of them.
The next launch was that of the CanSat B rocket.
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Video of the launch of the CanSat B rocket.
CanSat B hanging on it's parachute.
René Hofsteden's AMRAAM 3 misfired again. This time due to a wrong type of igniter.
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Video of the misfire of the AMRAAM 3.
Mark Uitendaal with the just recovered lower stage of the Quick and Dirty.
While Harry Advokaat lifts the launch rail, Benjamin Wilkosz slides his Terminal Velocity in the launch rail.
Leon Krancher (left) with his Ophelia.
The launch of the Terminal Velocity on an Avalon 008.
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Video of the launch of the Terminal Velocity.
The launch of the Ophelia on an AeroTech I200W.
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Video of the launch of the Ophelia.
The Ophelia landed perfectly and close to the launch tower.
Jolijn Harmsen and Benjamin Wilkosz with the recovered upper part of the Terminal Velocity.
The cable of the main parachute also nearly failed.
Leon Krancher with his recovered Ophelia.
DARE members are fixing the faulty last CanSat Launcher.
Jan-Hein Ramakers places his Caveman Bumble Bee in the launch tower.
The launch of Jan-Hein Ramakers' Caveman Bumble Bee on a BenchMark motor.
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Video of the launch of Jan-Hein Ramakers' Caveman Bumble Bee.
The rocket in the air.
The moment the ejection charge separates the rocket for the parachute.
The rocket is about to land.
Harry Advokaat with the spare CanSat which was deployed from Jan-Hein Ramakers' rocket.
CanSat C is placed in the launch rail.
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Video of the launch of the CanSat C rocket.
CanSat C in the air.
CanSat C's parachute was a bit entangled.
DARE members are celebrating the three successful CanSat Launcher launches with cake.
Robin Trap with his Ad Astra Mk I.
The seven clustered Caveman H100 black powder motors all wired up.
The launch of the Ad Astra Mk I.
The Ad Astra Mk I in the air.
Deployment of the parachute.
DARE's motor test.
For the benefit of Klokhuis, pushing the button is staged.
DARE's motor after the test.
A group portrait of DARE.
With many helping hands the army tents were broken up rapidly.
Back in Alblasserdam Tim Houmes and Kees Jan Groenendijk clean the NAVRO launch towers.
