When 1/4A boosters roamed the earth...

From a launch in Athens, GA sometime in 1972.




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Roy
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I love it, Roy. Great post. As I've heard described (by Bob Kaplow), the 1/4A booster appears to be staging while still on the rod

BTW, your family musta been big Chevy fans. The one in front appears to be a 64, the white one in back about a 66, the truck in back also about a 66, and the van about a 1970 model, which I would guess is about the timeframe the pic was taken.

Doug

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Thanks I got a smile out of that one Reminds me of the time me and the my buddy launched a Mosquito. It got hung on the rod and flew about 3 ft.

His Grandfather was watching from a distance and he nearly fell out of his chair laughing. First and only time I EVER remember the guy laugh. He was one mean ornery cuss.

That was a club launch at a local school, so no telling what vehicles were there (I cropped out at least four other cars, a motorcycle and a go-cart!).

No, we mostly had Chrysler products in the 60's through 80's, though there was a Buick Electra somewhere in there. My first car was a '67 Dodge Coronet, then a couple of hand-me-down New Yorkers, then a '77 Aspen (all at least 5 years old by the time I got my hands on them). The first car I bought with my own money was an 86 Chev Celebrity Eurosport. Though it was a good driving car, it required lots of repairs, so I switched to a Honda Accord EX in 1992, bought another in 03 and will drive it at least through '13.

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Roy
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Golly Gee, Roy! I had to save that picture. I don't recall flying any 1/4A boosters since 1967, but I do have some in a blue tube and/or diamond pack. My collector motors are in ammo boxes beneath all of the "ready rounds".
Nice Farside X.

Fords, mostly....

Chas

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Charles Russell, MSgt,USAF (ret.)
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SAM "Balls Three"

Wow, you could have used those for a very scale-like launch of an Iris, maybe. The smallest booster I ever used was a 1/2A6-0S.

Imports from all over. Mostly Japan, but also Sweden, Germany and currently, Korea. My first car was a '69 Ford Galaxie 500, though. I also drove a Nissan Frontier that was made in Tennessee.

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Great picture. Can you show the motorcycle?

GREAT pic, Roy !
Sounds like a good way to ensure recovery of all 3 stages of that Farside-X !

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I Love it Roy!


Terry Dean

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That is a GREAT launch shot! When I was first flying, photography in our family meant half a roll of my Mom's nostrils and eyebrows. We actually have home movies that start out with her looking into the business end of Grandpa's Super 8.
As for the cars, I remember a couple of Chevy's, a 65 Impala and a 69 station wagon, but my brother and I consider ourselves Mopar guys because of the 73 Plymouth Satellite Regent station wagon we grew up with. (And because both of us drove my Grandpa's cars down the driveway at our house. I drove a 61 Fury. Dave drove a 65 Fury. )

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