Rocket launch
FORT CARSON, Colo. -- Air Force Academy engineering students load a rocket onto the launch rail. The cadets taking Astronautical Engineering 452/453 Rocket Engineering classes completed their project April 25 by successfully firing the 11.5-foot tall, 7-inch diameter projectile from the Pinon Maneuver area here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James A. Rush)