AspireSpace
				The British Amateur Space / Rocket Programme

ASRV-1 Flight Images

This page shows images taken of the ASRV-1 launch, in October, 1996. The images are framegrabbed stills from the AspireSpace onboard CCD colour video camera, which transmitted the images to the ground via the main onboard telemetry system.

Image Details This framegrabbed video image shows the view from the ASRV-1 rocket halfway through its ascent.

Image Details This framegrabbed video image is taken during the descent. As can be seen, the recovery system has deployed properly, and the booster section is slung under the payload section.

Image Details This framegrabbed video image shows the view from the ASRV-1 rocket shortly before touch down. The recovery system was configured to allow the rocket to descend at a faster speed than usual, and this, coupled with the fact that there was little wind, meant that the rocket landed close to the launch site. There was a fear that the rocket may incur some damage due to the faster than usual descent, but it was recovered completely unharmed.