it did'nt have to carry the weight of the warhead thats why. It was all fuel.

Ankit Sharma yup I agree there wasn’t even a payload only the camera, avionics, and other else

Almost zero payload.

That acceleration was mad

46 miles. Over 240k feet. That is just below what counts as space.

imagine the Gs it would be experiencing

*S C I E N C E*

Thats 2400 mph if im right 😱😱

EASYTIGER10, fragile isn't it? Such a thin ozone layer. Like an egg shell.

yup the blue is just a reflection of the ocean off our atmosphere. Once it thins all you see is darkness.

Thanks for pointing that out. I have never thought of it that way

@@danjuric622 It's not the ozone layer what makes the sky appear blue, it's the whole atmosphere, which its indeed itself very, very thin if you compare its thickness with the diameter of the Earth

Yes amazing that that reality hasn’t sunk in for many.

There is a documentary I think but I don’t remember the name of the video

Their goal is height, not orbit anyway :v

It’s because they weren’t looking for a orbital flight

Well if you wanna watch that go to blue origin launch of new shepard. They are all sub orbital, they only need to go sideways. Orbit on the other hand needs to go horizontal or they just fall back to earth

Even though they were just trying to reach the highest apogee possible, rather than actually make orbit.

Sadly didnt reach space, but that is still really high for an amateur rocket. 73 KM!

You do realize why they do that right?.

wisconsin trout fisherman this is because they weren’t trying to put this rocket into orbit

It was not trying an orbital launch.

Going for height instead of orbital velocity :) pretty cool huh

Because it's not trying to get into an orbit,just as high as possible. To go into orbit you need "lateral" speed not just going upwards

Play it st 1/4 speed, makes it even better

I agree

Bet not much paint could've stayed on the outside. Let alone heat, sandpaper like air at mack 3.5 !

Yep would've got damn hot in the lower atmosphere. Probably cooled down fast though

Did anyone calculate the g-forces on launch?

Indeed, you often see that the leading edges of fins experience significant ablation, and depending on the material, melting. If fibreglass, Kevlar, carbon fibre, or any other fabric type of material is used, it must be wrapped over the leading edges, otherwise it frays and can even rip the structure apart. At minimum, of significant fraying occurs, it causes massive drag which may be unbalanced, causing the vehicle to go wildly off course. Camera lens covers/overhangs used to protect the lens itself from heating and ablation must also be carefully selected, otherwise it is not uncommon for them to melt or fray over the lens, obstructing the view partially or even completely. ... and yeah, the paint is often scorched away completely in sections, commonly the area just below the nose cone and around + behind (if there is such a section) the fins

Whatever he said... Sounds good

At 2,700 mph, it not only became very hot, the aerodynamic forces upon the rocket must have been enormous.