Stefan's Rockets

Stefan is carrying on the tradition of his dad and uncles -- except that his rockets don't usually crash. Unless his dad is somehow involved. He's got his own launch system, his own pad, and his own fleet of rockets. He really started liking rocketry at GHS 2003 when he realized he can prep and fly rockets all on his own. He had dozens of launches at GHS without any help (interference) from the adults.

July 2004. Going to the RSO table.	The Initiator takes off on an F20.
Waiting your turn in the desert sun can be a drag.	Nike Smoke on a C6-5
Stefan participated in the Ping-Pong Ball Contest.	The object was to land the ball close to a target.
September 2004. At the prep table with two of his favorites.	Stefan launches the Outlander
The Outlander lumbers upward.	It landed hard and dislocated a strut.
Awesome extreme closeups.	Photos by Billy Dahlberg
Showing off the Scarab.	Stefan dislikes copperhead ignitors so dad hooks it up.
Close-up photo of the Scarab on the pad	Ready to launch
Liftoff!	Off it goes on an E35

November 2005; Stefan with two of his Skooner rockets, the Dungbeetle and the Scarab.	The martini-glass rocket named "Shaken, Not Stirred". It really does fly!
The Flaming Pyramid Of Dental Hygiene.	Pyramid and the Pad.
Zowee!	Dual parachute deployment.
Stefan prepares for his first H motor flight with his scratch-built Talon 2.	It turned downrange off the pad, but it still broke the Vatsaas altitude record at 6442 feet.