At MHM last month, I believe the air frame did not separate at apogee, and the bird came in hot. Main deployed at ~ 800' and the harness failed. I found the nosecone and main chute about 600 yards South of County Road 122 (Grover Road), almost exactly South by Southeast of the launch site (about 1.6 miles from the pads - I believe it went at least 19K' up). Breeze was from the SE.
I walked East to South arcs every 25 yards for 500 yards from where the main was found. I suspect a core sample ...
The fin can is burgundy red, the avy bay is white. Marsa 54 computer, 54mm 6XL CTI with tapered closure.
If in your wanderings ... 🙂
This bird was found last month in just about the exact location I thought it should be, which I had scoured in June. Amazing how easy it is to find a lost rocket when the grass has dried up and been grazed by cattle.
And yes, most of it was lost due to the impact. I did verify altitude at 19999 feet. The flight computer (Marsa 54) was able to be read, but is too damaged to use on another flight.
Alas ...
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