Friday, Day 2, the final day for North Texas Rockets 2023 launch series was mission complete by this afternoon, by with all rockets launched by 2:45p.m. Eighteen rockets from four different schools left the rails today. These schools included Buinger HS, University HS, BCTAL, and RL Turner HS.
Weather for Friday was partly cloudy for most of the day with a threat of severe storms by 3:00 p.m. High winds ushered in a front that was supposed to bring rain, hail and severe storms.
First launches blasted off shortly after 11:03 this morning. This was earlier than on Thursday. After the first volley, the pad kept the rockets flying in a fairly continuous set each time the rails were full so that they could send all vehicles skyward before the storms could shut down flights. Out of 18 rockets launched, only 4 were unrecoverable, most of which were Transonics that just chose to disappear without a trace.
It was one of the fastest launch sequences I have ever participated in working. After the last rockets were recovered the Team tore down the whole site and packed it away in the storage units for NTX until next year, and then had some much needed pizza and down time. By the time this was all accomplished it was still after 10:00p.m.
In the morning the crew heads home and prepares to start the next sequence at the Central Texas/Stonewall launches this coming week.
Pictures are from today are on SystemsGo Facebook page, as well as my Facebook page. They can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/SystemsGoEducation/
https://www.facebook.com/ginger.burow
North Texas was the second launch in the 2023 series, and is followed by launches in Central Texas/Stonewall and Southeast Texas/Smith Point.
The launch dates, locations, and schools are always listed for your convenience at http://www.systemsgo.org/events/ .
A live feed for each launch will be provided and will be available at www.systemsgo.org as each launch date arrives.
More event details will be available here in upcoming days as events get closer. Daily reports featuring schedule links, school names, results, pictures and some editorial content will be posted during the events if information is available.
Please watch the SystemsGo website, SystemsGo Facebook page, SystemsGo Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/SystemsGoNews and this blog for upcoming information on theses events.
www.systemsgo.org as always is the place for more information on this program. You may also email them at info@systemsgo.org . Take the time to get your school involved, the future of your students will be greatly benefited.
Hope to see you at the launches!
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