Countdown starts for June 11, 2011 launches
(Saturday June 4, 2011)
I’ve started the countdown for the maiden launch of Perseus X4 “Gallifrey”, and the return to service flight of Artemis X2 rocket “Garfield”.
Location: Aurora flying field.
Gallifrey will fly two missions to prove the flight readiness & gather flight data on the new X4 Mark II Perseus rocket design. The Perseus Mark II rocket is designed specifically with anti-zippering tech. The design also features a new fin design that allows for accurate placement & alignment. This is hoped to prevent the “spinning” observed during the launches of its sister rockets Eagle and Columbia. This spin can be seen from Eagle’s on-board video camera (below).
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5FvN-Qbbcs
These changes are also being incorporated (in a much larger scale) in the upcoming Helios X6 high power rocket set to make its maiden voyage Late fall / early winter this year.
Will post updates as launch time comes near…
((( )))