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Thursday 6 September around noon Fred van Arkel and Peter Heeren assemble the launch tower. DARE members Roel Vandeberg and Hein Olthof are preparing respectively motors and igniters. Roel Vandeberg places a reload in the Big Boy motor. Clustered motors for DARE's Scrambled Eggs rockets. Scrambled Eggs rockets Sanctus Phoenix (SRP VII) and the X-Wing (SRP VI). The ingenious GPS-SMS tracking unit of the NMT Khaaan. Assembling the Sanctus Phoenix (SRP VII). Assembling The Flying Dutchman (SRP V). While Mark Uitendaal is doing pyro technical work, he is supervised by NAVRO official Peter Heeren. The international SRP IV team with their rocket.

Mark Uitendaal brings the NMT Khaaan to the launch tower on Friday for the first launch, but it's launch was moved back because of faulty electronics. Several camera's were sited just east of the launch tower. The right one is our new high-speed camera. The Flying Dutchman (SRP V) has just been placed in the launch tower. The Flying Dutchman (SRP V). The Flying Dutchman (SRP V) didn't lift off, because the igniters dropped out of the motors. They still ignited the motors, but all three were ignited in turn after the previous motor had burnt out. The motors left quite a bit of debris on the launch tower. Next was the Sanctus Phoenix (SRP VII), which is placed in the launch tower here. The Sanctus Phoenix (SRP VII) flew very good. But it lost two of its three motors in flight when parachuting. Both motors can be clearly seen a few moments later. Next was the X-Wing (SRP VI). In the launch tower it can clearly be seen why it was named so. This is not up to the level of construction expected for amateur rocketry. Pyro-technician Peter Heeren connects the igniter of the X-Wing. The launch of the X-Wing. It can be clearly seen the X-Wing lost a motor too. Mark Uitendaal brings the NMT Khaaan to the tower. While Mark Uitendaal switches on the electronics of the NMT Khaaan, Peter Heeren prepares the igniter. The launch of the NMT Khaaan. The crashed X-Wing just after it was recovered. The last SRP, the SRP IV, is carried to the tower. Mark Uitendaal connects the igniter of the SRP IV. The launch of the SRP IV. Due to its large fins the SRP IV was quite sensitive to the wind. The SRP IV is about to land, after late parachuting. DARE's Big Boy motor, just before ignition. The Big Boy at full steam. After it's test the Big Boy shows signs of leakage around the screws and excessive heat in the middle casing. DARE's Hein Olthof connects the igniter to the DX1-EE motor of the CanSat rocket, which could not fly today. The DX1-EE ignited spectacular. SRP IV team member Olga Motsyk shows the intact egg. The last test was one with a smoke bomb, to test it's possible use in rocket recovery. The NAVRO launch tower is being dismantled after the tests. Although it took a while to find, the NMT Khaaan was eventually recovered. It's GPS-SMS tracking unit unfortunately didn't work as planned.