Mystery Solved: Stratofox Recovers CSXT Booster

Booster Recovery, Saturday November 27, 2004

(1536x1024 1024K) (500x333 29K)	Saturday morning we awoke to an inch or two of snow in Gerlach. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 876K) (500x333 20K)	Snow in Gerlach. There's slush on the roads and more snow elsewhere. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(3072x2048 2325K) (500x333 15K)	Snow on the Black Rock Desert playa, as viewed from Gerlach. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(3072x2048 2623K) (500x333 16K)	Snow on the Selenite Range mountains east of Gerlach. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1077K) (500x333 32K)	Saturday morning the Stratofox crew lines up to take pictures of the booster on Bruce Kelly's pickup. In this photo: Olavo Kluft, Diane Palmer KC6HVP, Tom White KG6BRK, Ray Pledger KE6JOQ, and James Robertson KG6FKP. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 943K) (500x333 27K)	Bruce Kelly (Tripoli Rocketry Association) stands by the spacecraft which is now sitting on the tailgate of his truck. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 670K) (500x333 15K)	It looks like some animals had been nesting in the spacecraft while it sat in the mountains for 6 months. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 698K) (500x333 17K)	It looks like some animals had been nesting in the spacecraft while it sat in the mountains for 6 months. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1059K) (500x333 30K)	(someone?) looks at the impact end of the spacecraft. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1200K) (500x333 35K)	Matthew Kluft stands in front of the spacecraft. Bruce Kelly stands behind it. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1138K) (500x333 33K)	Group photo holding up the spacecraft... Tom White KG6BRK, Ian Kluft KO6YQ, James Robertson KG6FKP, Ray Pledger KE6JOQ, Elsie Mathews KB1IFZ (CSXT), Eric Knight KB1EHE (CSXT), Jerry Larson (CSXT), Dave Masten KG6FNL, Bruce Kelly (Tripoli Rocketry Association), Olavo Kluft, Matthew Kluft (in front of Olavo), Diane Palmer KC6HVP, Randy Palmer WA6LCD, Will Galloway AE6EY, Steve Palmer KA6DHU (in front of Will). (photo by Gerlach resident Chuck with Ian's camera)
(1536x1024 1056K) (500x333 27K)	Group photo holding up the spacecraft... same lineup as previous image (photo by Gerlach resident Chuck with Ian's camera)
(1536x1024 900K) (500x331 29K)	Group photo holding up the spacecraft... Tom White KG6BRK, Ian Kluft KO6YQ, James Robertson KG6FKP, Ray Pledger KE6JOQ, Elsie Mathews KB1IFZ (CSXT), Eric Knight KB1EHE (CSXT), Jerry Larson (CSXT), Dave Masten KG6FNL, Bruce Kelly (Tripoli Rocketry Association), Olavo Kluft, Matthew Kluft (in front of Olavo), Steve Palmer KA6DHU, Randy Palmer WA6LCD, Will Galloway AE6EY. (photo by Gerlach resident Chuck with Ian's camera)
(1536x1024 835K) (500x333 25K)	Jerry Larson signs the spacecraft before it's sent on its way to the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 914K) (500x333 30K)	Eric Knight KB1EHE signs the spacecraft. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 781K) (500x333 29K)	Steve Palmer KA6DHU signs the spacecraft. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 725K) (500x333 20K)	Bruce Kelly's signature on the spacecraft. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 754K) (500x333 20K)	Ian Kluft's signature on the spacecraft. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 804K) (500x333 26K)	Will Galloway AE6EY signs the spacecraft. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 812K) (500x333 29K)	James Robertson KG6FKP signs the spacecraft. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 826K) (500x333 26K)	Diane Palmer KC6HVP signs the spacecraft. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 911K) (500x333 26K)	Randy Palmer WA6LCD signs the spacecraft. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 807K) (500x333 27K)	Ray Pledger KE6JOQ signs the spacecraft. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 776K) (500x333 24K)	Olavo Kluft signs the spacecraft. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 774K) (500x333 24K)	Jim Hoffman signs the spacecraft. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 936K) (500x333 29K)	Matthew Kluft signs the spacecraft. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1023K) (500x333 31K)	Matthew Kluft signs the spacecraft. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 985K) (500x333 32K)	Matthew Kluft signs the spacecraft. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 904K) (500x333 27K)	Signatures on the spacecraft, viewed from the side from which most people signed it. But it isn't done yet. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 891K) (500x333 28K)	Signatures on the spacecraft, viewed from the top. But it isn't done yet. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 914K) (500x333 28K)	The group looks again at the impact end, a last chance before Bruce leaves with the spacecraft. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 934K) (500x333 30K)	Eric Knight writes names of members of his team (the CSXT Avionics Team) who had worked on this mission but couldn't be here for the recovery and signing. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 818K) (500x333 25K)	Eric Knight writes names of members of his team (the CSXT Avionics Team) who had worked on this mission but couldn't be here for the recovery and signing. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 741K) (500x333 23K)	Ian Kluft wrote names of members of the Stratofox team who had participated in this mission but couldn't be here for the recovery and signing. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 835K) (500x333 26K)	The spacecraft is placed in Bruce's truck in preparation for transport. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 674K) (500x333 21K)	The spacecraft is placed in Bruce's truck in preparation for transport. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 870K) (500x333 25K)	The spacecraft is placed in Bruce's truck in preparation for transport. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 920K) (500x333 27K)	The spacecraft is placed in Bruce's truck in preparation for transport. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 967K) (500x333 31K)	The spacecraft is placed in Bruce's truck in preparation for transport. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 993K) (500x333 28K)	The spacecraft is placed in Bruce's truck in preparation for transport. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 744K) (500x333 25K)	The spacecraft is placed in Bruce's truck in preparation for transport. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 841K) (500x333 27K)	Signatures on the spacecraft, viewed from the side from which most people signed it. We're running out of time, and we hope we've remembered everyone since there wasn't a lot of time to plan for this. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 688K) (500x333 21K)	Signatures on the spacecraft, viewed from below. We're running out of time, and we hope we've remembered everyone since there wasn't a lot of time to plan for this. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 845K) (500x333 24K)	Signatures on the spacecraft, viewed from above. We're running out of time, and we hope we've remembered everyone since there wasn't a lot of time to plan for this. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 666K) (500x333 19K)	Names on the spacecraft for Stratofox members who participated but couldn't be here for the signing. We're running out of time, and we hope we've remembered everyone since there wasn't a lot of time to plan for this. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 649K) (500x333 21K)	Names on the spacecraft for CSXT Avionics Team members and Stratofox members who participated but couldn't be here for the signing. We're running out of time, and we hope we've remembered everyone since there wasn't a lot of time to plan for this. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 831K) (500x333 26K)	Signatures on the spacecraft, viewed from the side from which most people signed it. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)

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