We had an early morning bus ride to a tour of Spaceport America.
After getting off the main highway there is an hour and a half of beautiful desert scenery...
...on unpaved roads. Yes, this is the middle of nowhere.
One of several cow crossings on the way to Spaceport America.
Finally at the space port, we are welcomed and briefed by the UP Aerospace crew.
UP Aerospace's SpaceLoft XL vehicle.
The payload of cremains was located behind the american flag near the nose cone.
Posing with my dad.
The HD Net camera crew that interviewed me on the bus.
Looking back towards the road.
View of the launch pad from the back side.
Behind the UP Aerospace launch pad, looking towards the mountains.
White Sands Missile Range is conveniently located on the other side of the mountains.
At the present moment, UP Aerospace's launch facility is the only infastructure for Spaceport America.
The UP Aerospace crew, myself, and Charlie Chaefer from Celestis (right).
The same afternoon we traveled to the Space Museum in Alamagordo for the memorial service.
A local Christian band provided music for the service.
Charlie Chaefer of Celestis
Mercury 7 Astronaut Gordon Cooper's widow speaking.
James Doohan's (Scotty from Star Trek) widow speaking.
Celestis hired a local camera crew for interviews. The boom mic holder was the drummer in the first band I was in. We played in Las Cruces in the early 80s.
James Doohan's widow, Wende C. Doohan.
Elaine Walker, Reda Anderson and Barbara Sprungman, at the post memorial reception.
Posing with David Livingston from The Space Show.
The morning of the 28th we gather at the launch viewing site, three miles from theh rocket.
Looking toward the rocket, just to the right of the three trees.