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Prospector-18D Raised to Launch Position
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The Prospector-18D rocket is raised to launch position on June 15, 2013 in California's Mojave Desert.
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Students Gather Near Prospector-18D Rocket
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Students gather by the Prospector-18D rocket before its launch on June 15, 2013 in California's Mojave Desert.
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Prospector-18D Rocket Blasts Off
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The Prospector-18D rocket blasts off on June 15, 2013, carrying four tiny CubeSats on a test launch from California's Mojave Desert.
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Prospector 18 Rocket Lifts Off
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The Garvey Spacecraft Corporation's Prospector 18 rocket lifts off on June 18, 2013, carrying its payload of CubeSats. Despite a hard landing, all four satellites were recovered.
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Prospector-18D Rocket After Crash
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The Garvey Spacecraft Corp.'s Prospector-18D rocket after crashing during a test flight on June 15, 2013.
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Prospector 18 Rocket Prelaunch Briefing
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Students and engineers participate in a prelaunch briefing before liftoff of the Prospector 18 rocket.
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Prospector-18D Rocket Students and Staff
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Students and staff from Merritt Island High School in Florida pose near the downed Prospector-18D rocket on June 15, 2013.
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Dented Rocket University Broad Initiatives CubeSat
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The dented Rocket University Broad Initiatives CubeSat (RUBICS-1) on June 15, 2013, after the Prospector-18D rocket's nosecone was removed.
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Damaged PhoneSat
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The damaged PhoneSat, which crashed to Earth aboard its Prospector-18D rocket during a June 15, 2013 test flight from California's Mojave Desert.
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Engineers Examine Damaged PhoneSat
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Engineers examine the damaged PhoneSat, which crashed to Earth aboard its Prospector-18D rocket during a June 15, 2013 test flight from California's Mojave Desert.
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PolySat and StangSat CubeSats
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The PolySat and StangSat CubeSats, housed in their poly-picosat orbital deployer (P-POD).
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Disassembling PolySat and StangSat
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Engineers disassemble the cubesat PolySat (foreground) and StangSat (background) during preparations for a test launch from California's Mojave Desert in June 2013. The P-POD is behind PolySat.
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RUBICS-1 Payload Before Loading Into Prospector Rocket
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The student-designed RUBICS-1 payload is in the foreground before the CubeSats are loaded into the body of the Prospector rocket.
