Pictures from the Paragon Dragoon II Launch, June 6-7, 2004

Monday morning
Monday, June 7, 2004

Images of this event were posted with permission of Paragon Astronautics.

Monday morning the wind was calm. Everyone made up for lost time from the previous day's wind storm. Stratofox observers took up their positions across the Black Rock Desert.

The countdown rehearsal was completed. Then the space launch countdown began for real.

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(1536x1024 590K) (500x333 10K) Monday morning before dawn, people are at the launch pad performing final close-outs and preparations for the launch countdown rehearsal which could not be held the previous day in its entirety due to the sand storm. The wind is now calm. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)

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(1536x1024 502K) (500x333 7K) Monday morning before dawn in the Black Rock Desert. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)

(1536x1024 545K) (500x333 9K) Monday morning at dawn in the Black Rock Desert. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)

(1536x1024 624K) (500x333 11K) Monday morning at dawn in the Black Rock Desert. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)

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(1536x1024 674K) (500x333 12K) The Paragon crews at the launch pad on Monday morning at dawn. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)

(1536x1024 578K) (500x333 9K) Monday morning at sunrise in the Black Rock Desert. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)

(1536x1024 793K) (500x333 16K) FAA AST aerospace engineer Ed Springer also takes a picture of the sunrise. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)

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(1536x1024 926K) (500x333 22K) The weather station mast goes up. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)

(1024x1536 713K) (500x750 23K) The weather station mast goes up. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)

(1536x1024 1169K) (500x333 28K) The Flight Safety Officer (Laura) gives the safety briefing during the countdown rehearsal. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)

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Images of this event were posted with permission of Paragon Astronautics.

(1536x1024 590K) (500x333 10K)	Monday morning before dawn, people are at the launch pad performing final close-outs and preparations for the launch countdown rehearsal which could not be held the previous day in its entirety due to the sand storm. The wind is now calm. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 502K) (500x333 7K)	Monday morning before dawn in the Black Rock Desert. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 545K) (500x333 9K)	Monday morning at dawn in the Black Rock Desert. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 624K) (500x333 11K)	Monday morning at dawn in the Black Rock Desert. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 674K) (500x333 12K)	The Paragon crews at the launch pad on Monday morning at dawn. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 578K) (500x333 9K)	Monday morning at sunrise in the Black Rock Desert. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 793K) (500x333 16K)	FAA AST aerospace engineer Ed Springer also takes a picture of the sunrise. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 926K) (500x333 22K)	The weather station mast goes up. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1024x1536 713K) (500x750 23K)	The weather station mast goes up. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1169K) (500x333 28K)	The Flight Safety Officer (Laura) gives the safety briefing during the countdown rehearsal. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)