The rocket (top) created a mound of exhaust and a
cloud of dust as it took off.
Photo: NM Student Launch Program
Spectators waiting for the SL-7 launch (center) line
the rim of a small ridge on the remote, 28-square-mile
Spaceport America property in southern New Mexico.
Photo: Loretta Hall
Jerry Larson, president of UP Aerospace, inserts a
payload canister (bottom) in the SpaceLoft 7 rocket
while team member Dan Hanle watches.
Photo: NM Student Launch Program
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