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The launch started off well — 9 seconds later the corkscrew rotation began causing the crash.
 
   

SL-1: Photos & Videos

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Launch Date: 9/25/2006
Location: Spaceport America, NM
Vehicle: SL-1

September 25, 2006 was our first attempt to send Antimatter™ and Space2O ingredients to space. Unfortunately the rocket, an UP Aerospace SpaceLoft XL vehicle (space mission name SL-1) experienced an anomaly shortly after launch and failed to make it to space.

While we were all disappointed, we were not surprised. Getting to space is still a difficult task and we knew this was a possibility. So we headed out to the desert to help UP Aerospace recover what was left of their vehicle and began planning for the next launch.

The images and video below will provide you with insight into the other side of the business. Sometimes things go wrong and you just have to pick yourself up, fix the problem and move on.

UP Aerospace's Official Launch Video .wmv (Requires Windows Media Player)

Another Video Shot by an Attendee .flv (Requires FLV Player)

Video from Channel 13 KRQE/TV .mpg file — Includes interviews and shows corkscrew deviation in flight. (22MB - May take a minute to load.)

 

   
     
   

Congratulations to the UP Aerospace team for a thorough and effective anomaly investigation.
The result was a successful flight on April 28, 2007. See SL-2 page.
 
           
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