Hi isotope,Yes, I
Hi isotope,
Yes, I considered to installing a camera on the rocket. You could also use a commercially available video cam model rocket like Estes Oracle Video Rocket or Estes AstroVision Digital Video Rocket (I think, this type is already out of stock).
I use a Chinese video capture, called "10moons".
Keep you updated
Thanks,
Will keep you updated 
very nice! do you make your
very nice! do you make your own rocket engines, or buy estes rocket engines?
Later I will make my own rocket engines
For first tests I will use commercial black powder model rocket engines, later I will make my own ACPC (Ammonium Perchlorate Composite Propellant) engines and rockets.
Yeah, that mix is powerfull,
Yeah, that mix is powerfull, i’ve made some myself with KNO3 and sugar, also made a black powder one(very powerfull) never made rockets though, just strapped it to a small RC car 
MarkusB is going for the
MarkusB is going for the moon though.
Really!
that thing looks nice and dangerous
like the wolrds wobbliest mobile ICBM platform 
Wait
Wait till you saw it in action, hehe
Let’s say
Let’s say we try it. It’s a lot of fun anyhow
Seriously trying to go to
Seriously trying to go to the moon is a lot more impressive than not trying!
IMHO
Formulations
be careful what binder you use, and be sure to have an anti-static pad handy, most ACPC formulations have aluminum or magnalium in them, a little spark could ignite the mixture. I suggest using a Potassium Perchlorate, Sodium Salyclate and petrolium jelly fuel (Whistle mix) it is less sensitive to static and has more thrust than amonium perchlorate based mixes. Just be careful with Whistle mix as it is shock sensative, so you must press the engines. (Pyrotechnitian in training, lol) Go check out Pyroguide.com for some formulas, read up first, and BE SAFE
Thanks for the tips
Thanks for the tips. A very good idea in chemistry is always to start with very small amounts
I while ago we did an experiment for a Moon firework rocket design to celebrate a sucessful landing. You know the relation of Chinese to fireworks…
Here is the video of the experiment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zVO4jr1lIU
Hey, I like your tactile
Hey, I like your tactile sensor array, very crafty.
Hi fine
Hi fine project…
May i know…
how much you had spent for the rocket?
The rocket
For the robot I have not selected a rocket till know. Probably I will go for Estes RTF model rocket SkyTrax, easy to fly and some place in the nose cone for the transmitter and battery.
For the first R/C controlled prototype I used a Chinese model rocket, around 25 RMB, including rocket motor C6-4. BTW, not so easy to get model rockets in China. It’s normally only allowed for educational use and reserved for schools and universities. And this in the country which invented the rocket 
This would look sweet as an
This would look sweet as an onboard camera:
for that price i guess it’s easily replaced
Thanks
Wow, thanks for sharing your work with us in such great detail. The picture tutorial is amazing. I really enjoyed checking it out and will be back to see how far you have come and what else you are doing.
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Nice Job!
Nice one. Would there be any advantage to making your wheelbase longer / wider for a more stable run.
Looking at the distance the payload travelled I wonder if your launch pad was truely horizontal / vertical - do you check somehow to ensure that the launch pad is horizontal when selecting your launching position?
Pete
Thanks, Pete I had no
Thanks, Pete I had no problem with the wheelbase regarding stability. The launch rod ( Ø 3 mm stainless steel) and rocket are shaking a little bit too much. I think I will use a kind of trail for the next version. The rocket in the video was launched vertical (90°). The launch pad is adjustable from 45° to 90°. Now only manual, later a servo will do the job, controlled by a inclination sensor, so the launch pad will always be in the right position, independed from the inclination angle of the rover. BTW, the launch angle should be not less then 60° to avoid sombody get hit/hurt by the rocket.
