SEND IT! - Rocket Launch

Intro - 0:00
Recovery Testing - 0:33
Motor Retainer Error - 3:51
Rocket Motor Assembly - 6:32
Launch Day Prep - 10:07
Integration For Flight - 11:23
GPS Issues - 13:10
Launch - 14:53
Rocket Recovery - 16:36
Onshape Ad - 19:10

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[MrFlysafely]

I'm a 75 years old man who dabbled in rocketry as a kid, inspired by NASA's space programs starting with the Mercury program in 1960. I would almost wet my pants watching rocket launces. I'm excited 60 years on with SpaceX and, now, with your channel and your projects. I must say that your videos are inspiring but mostly way over my head. I'm not an engineer. Just a dumb pilot, retired long ago. You kids give me a renewed hope. 🙂

[Bakamoichigei]

That shot of the rocket trailing skyward, framed by the hole in the launchpad leg was an exquisite bit of happenstance. (Or a truly devious and brilliant bit of post-production. 😏) Send it! 🚀

[stochasticsignal]

That shot at 15:16 is the kind of shot cinematographers spend days working on. Great work once again!

[gbedford]

On Saturday - I chuckled a bit as a fellow rocketeer saw his launch go up up and way. I believe the announcer advised him to take a water pack as he went off to find his rocket. This was less funny on Sunday when I had a pretty good hike almost to the main road to retrieve mine. Those winds were hellacious. Truly a highlight to see Send It fly! Keep up the great stuff Joe and BPS team!

[andrewb]

For next time, if you are having trouble getting the grains to slide through the liner (especially if you're bonding them) its okay to peel layers of the casting tube off until they fit in easily. That way you don't have to put force on the grains and risk damaging them.

[wolfelkan]

3:36, something I learned in Boy Scouts: those types of scales are designed for weighing humans, and are optimized for the weight distribution of the human body. So you'll get a more accurate reading if you weigh yourself holding the object, then weigh yourself not holding it, and calculate the difference.

[midaspool]

15:17 amazing shot. The camera flips over but the rocket is still visible through the little hole of the launch tripod.

[biharilaszlo]

Hey, you might never see this. I'm a first-year business student from Hungary and I'm a long time follower of your channel. I started coding in my free time and my ambition is to get into data science and machine learning. Your continuous evolvement in the field of rocketry is truly inspiring for me since I myself am taking the self-learning approach, coming from a different educational background as well. Thank you for being source of inspiration. Good luck for the future.

[Dth]

"Send it: The Ballad of Tony Pepperoni", a musical tale of rocketry, friendship, trials, and tribulations. Coming to a theatre near you.

[SaffronMilkChap]

A quick tip when cutting threaded rod: screw a nut onto the rod past the cut line, then after you make the cut, just screw the nut back off the end to reform/clean up the thread at the newly cut end.

[niclikescakes]

15:17 <--- What an unintentional but absolutely badass shot you got out of that GoPro!

[deepak-dbyx]

It feels really happy to see you get better and better every time.
just a small request...
Can you please make a video or leave a comment here about the rough cost it takes to make a project like this....
I will be really happy if you respond 💕 :)

[jackphilp]

Awesome flight! Hoping you get your certification as well. For the SD card problem, the simplest way is a remote sd card mount. Placing the actual card within a padded remote enclosure further within the rocket and connecting it via a ribbon cable (reinforced to reduce tears) means that even if the camera breaks or the whole thing is ripped out, the sd card will be safe.

[pyronac]

what?!?!?! you are literally the only person i have ever heard of breaking an sd card like that. i was starting to think they were indestructible. thats a lot of force going on in there.

[SebPlaySpaceflight]

Imagine at 2 AM, you hear your neighbor screaming “TONY PEPPERONI *inhale*

[hwm_alex]

sponsred by onshape let's go! my robotics team uses it and I did not expect to see them here

[trunksu]

Congratulations on achieving your lv.3, now space is closer than ever for you! My son and I love your work, and are excited to see what's in store, but also make sure to take time for yourself so you can keep having fun! :)

[MiG-IsGOAT]

Love how the camera catches the rocket even upside down with things on top of it, but that little hole was perfect in 15:20

[Hilqy]

Been loving your videos, this is a real step up from your previous rockets

[KnowledgePerformance]

Wooo! Congratulations!
After the epic Lumineer saga, this feels like a a fitting part 2.

On the problem if SD cards, I would recommend looking into non ceramic chips that are redundant to using SD cards. SD is an awesome standard until you ask its ceramic substrate to take the kind of stresses you are asking. Every drone I have every flown has flash storage on board for this reason. I'm sure with your level of electronic wizardry you already know all this, but I thought it was worth writing.