Ky Finally Makes It!

05/17/04 00:00:00    

By Michael Mealling

(Via ARRL)Rocket Carrying Ham Radio Payload Reaches Space!

bq. NEWINGTON, CT, May 17, 2004–An amateur rocket carrying a ham radio avionics package reached the edge of space May 17. Launched from Nevada's Black Rock Desert, the 21-foot Civilian Space Xploration Team (CSXT) GoFast rocket quickly attained the 100 km altitude to make Amateur Radio and amateur rocketry history. Two earlier CSXT attempts to reach space–the last almost two years ago–were unsuccessful. A jubilant Avionics Team Leader Eric Knight, KB1EHE, called the successful launch “a phenomenal experience.”

Congratulations guys!