PHOTO 10 -- Flight C-35 Aug. 1984
 | Preparing the rocket for flight. A removable hatch at the side of the rocket fuselage allowed for adjustment of the electronic module which controlled parachute release, as well as recording flight data. A strip of tape is visible between the nosecone and fuselage. Three such strips were applied before each flight, and constituted an important part of the parachute ejection system. This was a pyrotechnic system, and the tape allowed pressure to build up such that the nosecone (with attached parachute) was forcefully blown off... |
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