Rocket assembly

The remaining parts of the rocket came together in the afternoon when the avionics bay was ready.

(1536x1024 1105K) (500x333 25K)	Meanwhile, in an RV next to Launch Control, the Avionics Team is finishing final button-up for flight of the rocket's avionics bay. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1346K) (500x333 32K)	One of the major launch sponsors, GoFast energy drinks, has put up their banners. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1094K) (500x333 30K)	The Launch Control Center sign is up. Rusty Warner from Fuscient, the other major launch sponsor, puts up a banner. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1302K) (500x333 30K)	The GoFast bus has arrived at the flight line. They went along with our suggestion to park lined up with the Launch Control trailer in order to set the example for others who would arrive later about where the fligth line is. Later at some point in the launch countdown, there can be no people downrange of the flight line. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 945K) (500x333 28K)	Sponsor decals are applied to the rocket. Note that everyone is aware these will burn off due to aerodynamic heating before the rocket reaches Mach 5. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(640x480 36K) (500x375 30K)	The GoFast rocket in the launch control trailer. (photo by Jay Lawson)
(1536x1024 1132K) (500x333 22K)	Camp Stratofox is in the second row behind the flight line. This allows us to run quickly to Launch Control if there are any important messages from the radio and there's any difficulty reaching them via intra-site radio. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1151K) (500x333 20K)	This is odd - suddenly there was a lot of traffic on the playa. About 10 vehicles drove by. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1022K) (500x333 19K)	This is odd - suddenly there was a lot of traffic on the playa. About 10 vehicles drove by. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1098K) (500x333 19K)	This is odd - suddenly there was a lot of traffic on the playa. About 10 vehicles drove by. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1022K) (500x333 24K)	The rocket is rolled out of the Launch Control trailer on its cart. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1139K) (500x333 30K)	The rocket is rolled out of the Launch Control trailer on its cart. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1385K) (500x333 32K)	One of the tires was found to be low at this point. So that needed to be pumped up. Immediately the joke around the launch site became, "the rocket has a flat tire." (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1411K) (500x333 39K)	Pumping up the tire on the rocket's cart. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(640x480 37K) (500x375 24K)	The rocket cart is wheeled out for final assembly with the nose section. (photo by Jay Lawson)
(640x480 37K) (500x375 28K)	The launch control trailer. (photo by Jay Lawson)
(1536x1024 1282K) (500x333 33K)	CSXT leaders Ky Michaelson and Jerry Larson pose for pictures with the Avionics section. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1353K) (500x333 31K)	CSXT members and sponsors talk and take pictures around the avionics section. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1391K) (500x333 32K)	CSXT members and sponsors talk and take pictures around the avionics section. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1384K) (500x333 35K)	CSXT leader Ky Michaelson takes the video camera for a moment to record a description by CSXT Avionics Team leader Eric Knight KB1EHE of what the avionics will do during the flight. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1331K) (500x333 33K)	CSXT leader Ky Michaelson takes the video camera for a moment to record a description by CSXT Avionics Team leader Eric Knight KB1EHE of what the avionics will do during the flight. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1032K) (500x333 29K)	CSXT Avionics Team members Don Skinner K1HWR and Chet Bacon KA1ILH call Rod Lane N1FNE on the satphone. (Cell phones don't work at Black Rock.) Rod put many long hours into the avionics but couldn't schedule the trip from Connecticut to Nevada for the launch. So they're giving him an update on the preparations. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1276K) (500x333 33K)	Ky is getting more video of Eric describing the avionics. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1425K) (500x333 26K)	Camp Stratofox stands ready for the rest of the team to arrive. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1483K) (500x333 30K)	Wayne Vaughn and Rusty Warner of Fuscient are among the major launch sponsors. But Fuscient's support last year stands out because it got the preparations for this launch started. And it seems that Ian is on their video now too. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1180K) (500x333 21K)	Ian Kluft KO6YQ stands next to the avionics section. (photo by Don Skinner N1HWR, using Ian's camera)
(1536x1024 1132K) (500x333 30K)	The ATV receiver dish is placed on its stand. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1190K) (500x333 31K)	The ATV receiver dish is placed on its stand. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1121K) (500x333 30K)	The ATV receiver dish is placed on its stand. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 955K) (500x333 26K)	The nose cone is brought out to be attached to the rocket, but first briefly shown to the sponsors. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1111K) (500x333 32K)	The nose cone is brought out to be attached to the rocket, but first briefly shown to the sponsors. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1024x1536 975K) (500x750 55K)	The nose cone is brought out to be attached to the rocket, but first briefly shown to the sponsors. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1135K) (500x333 34K)	The nose cone is brought out to be attached to the rocket, but first briefly shown to the sponsors. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 356K) (500x333 4K)	Someone launched a model rocket from the flight line. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 420K) (500x333 7K)	The model rocket launched from the flight line reaches apogee and arcs over. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1024x1536 467K) (500x750 17K)	The model rocket launched from the flight line successfully deploys its parachute. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1138K) (500x333 21K)	During a break in the early afternoon this scooter provided some entertainment. Most people who tried couldn't control it. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)

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