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MiniSShot - Pre-flight tests and setup
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2010/04/25 FAR test site in the Mojave Desert   Rick Maschek 2010/04/18 Ground test of recovery system following deployment of drogue chutes   Rick Maschek 2010/04/18 Ground test of recovery system following deployment of main chute   Rick Maschek 2010/04/18 Chris working on the avionics module   Rick Maschek 2010/04/18 Rick consulting with Richard about mounting the recovery beacon in the aft avionics bay   Rick Maschek 2010/04/18 Rick working on installing the aft recovery beacon     2010/04/25 Desert breakfast to start the Sunday off right     2010/04/25 Sugar Shot command centre     2010/04/25 Forward Bulkhead with 2nd phase igniter (left) and pressure transducer (right)     2010/04/25 Chris King working on payload avionics     2010/04/25 Chris King working on payload avionics     2010/04/25 Rick Maschek preparing the rocket nozzle     2010/04/25 Checking off each step in the Motor Assembly Manual     2010/04/25 Matt Campbell assembling a directional antenna for tracking the rocket     2010/04/25 Rick with the fully assembled Booster section     2010/04/25 Rick Maschek, Paul Avery and Chris King prepping the payload avionics     2010/04/25 Attaching the Aft Avionics Bay to the Booster     2010/04/25 Chris holding the recovery/avionics bay     2010/04/25 Getting ready to mount the mount the avionics and nosecone to the aft section of the rocket (in tower)     2010/04/25 Getting ready to mount the mount the avionics and nosecone to the aft section of the rocket (in tower)     2010/04/25 Fully assembled forward avionics bay     2010/04/25 Loading the Booster into the launch tower     2010/04/25 MiniSShot vehicle in the launch tower     2010/04/25 MiniSShot vehicle in the launch tower Video of loading MiniSShot into the tower launcher:   Video of raising the launch tower just prior to launch: