4. Our team has familiarity with the Black Rock Desert region, a rocket launch site in Northern Nevada
5. Members have experience in high-power rocketry, Ham Radio, 4x4, amateur astronomy, search & rescue, wilderness first responder, etc
6. Our goal is to get invitations to “all the cool launches” for our members and help the civilian entrepreneurial aerospace industry get off the ground
14. First high-altitude rocket recovery in June 2003 – Paragon Labs' Dragoon I (mid-altitude systems test) altitude 16 miles, found 6 miles away
15. Recovered first amateur rocket launched to space, CSXT Space Shot in May 2004 altitude 72 miles, found 18 miles away
16. Recovered 8 high-altitude balloons in 2007-2008 for Stanford University and NASA Ames which flew to altitudes up to 100,000', found up to 80 miles away
34. found it at 6100' elevation around noon on May 18 Stratofox group picture: Will Galloway AE6EY, Ian Kluft KO6YQ, Jeremy Cooper KE6JJJ, Sean Lynch KG6CVV, Randy Palmer WA6LCD, Steve Palmer KA6DHU and Rob Palmer. Not shown: Diane Palmer KC6HVP, Christian Void KF6IHU, Colleen Brennan and Jay Lawson.
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36. In July 2004, CSXT analysis of Stratofox audio recording of the sonic boom indicated that booster's parachute was deployed on re-entry.
84. Amateur Radio at Stratofox Photo: Stratofox net control station at CSXT Space Shot on May 17, 2004 Stratofox coordinated observers via Amateur Radio to verify nobody was in the downrange area of the vast Black Rock Desert The countdown resumed at T-60 seconds after Stratofox made the call on CSXT's commercial radio: “Range Safety is GO for launch!” Mike Money AC7TT and Steve Palmer KA6DHU photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ
85. Amateur Radio at Stratofox Photo: monitoring the flight of Stanford BioLaunch B07A near Hollister, CA in March 2007 Bryan Klofas KF6ZEO waits ready for tracking with APRS or RDF
86. Amateur Radio at Stratofox Photo: BioLaunch B07B in May 2007 Airborne tracker Craig Anderson N6YXK with his Amateur Radio radio gear in the Cessna 182 chase plane before the flight Photo by chase pilot James Mack KI6LQA
87. Amateur Radio at Stratofox Photo: laptop screenshot on chase plane for BioLaunch B07B in May 2007 Green line shows the chase plane enroute to the Lodi Airport after photographing the balloon launch at Mt Hamilton Red line shows the balloon climbing through 40,000' Pilot: James Mack KI6LQA Tracker: Craig Anderson N6YXK
88. Amateur Radio at Stratofox Photo: on the hunt for Stanford BioLaunch B07C near Tracy, CA in June 2007 Marcin Hirny N9ZTZ drives Andy Selle KI6JQU tracks APRS Heather Stern KG6ZYC navigates
89. Training and Recreation Photo: Sunset at Stratofox camp at “Upper High Dry” Lakebed in the Black Rock Desert in September 2008
107. We have to keep the group trustworthy because some of our partner organizations have considered each other competitors before and others probably will again
135. The end Photo: Stratofox ground crew gives the shutdown signal to search plane pilot at AeroPac To100K in September 2005 Pilot: Ben Woodard KG6FNK Ground: Owen DeLong KB6MER Note: ground crew giving signals to pilots must be pilots too
151. Stanford BioLaunch balloons Photo: Visual acquisition from the Tracy Airport of B07C climbing through 30,000' Shown left to right: Christina Mester AF6BW, Brad Douglas KB8UYR, Bryan Klofas KF6ZEO, Steve Rubin AE6CH, Marcin Hirny N9ZTZ
185. Stratofox at the Fossett search Photo: Sept 9, 2007 crew at the Minden NV Airport Bob Verish, Brad Douglas KB8UYR, Greg Retkowski KI4NQF, Ian Kluft KO6YQ and Bernhard Hailer AE6YN with Greg's plane at the Minden NV Airport on Sept 8, 2007. (Yes it's normal for a Long-EZ to park with the nose gear stowed.)
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187. But we have search & rescue expertise for our own crews' safety and anyone we find who needs help
216. Bob Verish (*) (*) indicates participation in this event qualified for Stratofox membership
217. Sept 10, 2007: plane in sat photo Before After That's an airplane – and the right size found by Internet volunteer Drew Smith
218. Sept 11, 2007: aerial search GPS: 9/8 ground and 9/11 aerial Definitely no airplane there We determined the plane in the sat photo was in flight at the time