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Space colony art: Don Davis


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An Unreasonable flight of the Blue Ball

Paul Breed has been pondering what to do with the Blue Ball vehicle and has decided to fly it to "max altitude (more than 10K less than 30Kft) and back to the pad": Fate of the Blue Ball.... - Unreasonable Rocket.

The flight should happen in about 2-3 months. He'll consider flying an experiment if it is:
* less than 5Kg,
* self powered ,
* 100% open public results

Update: I asked Paul about operating costs (fuel, insurance, etc.) for the Blue Ball and he replied,
About $1500.00 almost all fuel.

At FAR we fly under amateur rules with no insurance, just waivers for anyone close enough to get hurt.
FAR is the Friends of Amateur Rocketry site in Cantil, California where Unreasonable did their testing and the official NG-LLC flights.

I also asked about the possibility of selling the Blue Ball and he said,
I'd always consider selling it or making more and selling them.
So make him an offer!

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