2006

Milestone: December 2006 - Raid 5 backup facilities on BSD Unix now online with full network live access
Milestone: December 2006 - Upgraded the Active Payloads from analog to digital signal transmission including GPS tracking and wnd velocity data.
Milestone: September 2006 - Completed design of a video recording payload in order to provide on board video capture of a wall cloud intercept.
Milestone: August 2006 - first chase vehicle equipped with ham communication gear.
Milestone: June 2006 - chase team qualified with ham licenses; first chase vehicle equipped with ham communication gear.
Milestone: May 2006 - Developed and implemented a multiple channel digital mobile groundstation with a one second data capture rate including wind speed, temperature, relative humidity and barometric pressure

2005

Milestone: October/2005 - Introduction of 3D data model for testing of severe weather precursor signals.
Launch 30 - 09/17/05 - Dayton, WA - Lone Tree launch Site - First flight of the FAR 101 compliant booster with 4" payload capsule. Successful data recovery. We can now launch payloads to mid altitudes without having to request formal FAA waiver approval for flights.
Launch 29 - 09/17/05 - Dayton, WA - Lone Tree Launch Site - Second flight of the 3" capsule on the 4" booster. Marginal data capture. Recovery system tested to maximum flight loads and maintained functionality.
Launch 28 - 06/11/05 - Dayton, WA - Lone Tree Launch Site - First flight of the redesigned 3" capsule on the 4" booster. Successful data capture from the payload.

Milestone: 06/11/2005 - Dayton, WA - First use of integrated ground station data collection with temperature, barometric pressure, relative humidity, windspeed, and cloud base altitude begin digitally recorded simultaneously.
Milestone: 06/11/2005 - Dayton, WA - First use of 3D modeling for ground station data integration.
Milestone: June/2005 - Addition of Tim Quigg to the Glenda Team
Milestone: 05/15/2005 -  First complete run through of GITA enabled Chase Vehicle with full TMobile computer communication capability
Milestone: 05/07/2005 -  First use of digital anemometer data recording
Milestone: 05/07/2005 -  First use of digital radiological data recording
Milestone: 04/09/2005 - First use of TMQ-34 military weather station

2004

Launch 27 - 09/25/2004 - First operational mission of active data transmission payload plus supporting datalogger flights
Launch 26 - 05/08/2004 - First use of digital software recording of temperature, RH, and baro data

2003

No milestone activity for 2003 - however, a lot of development work

2002

Launch 25 - 10/11/2002 - First Flight of a triple payload of two dataloggers plus tracking transmitter
Launch 24 - 09/20/2002 - First Flight of Dual Payload of datalogger and tracking transmitter
Launch 23 - 06/08/2002 - First Dual Launch - of two vehicles simultaneously
Launch 22 - 06/08/2002 - First Use of ground station equipment manually recording temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and winspeed
Launch 21 - 06/08/2002 - First Flight of Audio Tracking Locator
Launch 20 - 06/08/2002 - First Flight of CTI powered booster with active transmission payload
Launch 19 - 04/13/2002 - First Flight of the Temp/RH datalogger package

2001

October 2001 - SCRUBBED- Tested Instrument Packages on ground at Dayton, Washington facility - winds too high to launch.
Launch 18 - July 14, 2001 - Successful - First fully operation payload launch of telemetry equipment and radiosonde weather instruments from Dayton, Washington facility.

• Tested at 20Gs fully active.
• Continuous feed of data from instruments during and after recovery with no interruptions or failures.
• First attempted commercial payload delivery and recovery successful

Launches 14, 15, 16, 17 - May 12, 2001 - Back with a vengenance - 4 Successful launches from Dayton, Washington facility operations of Blue Mountain Rocketeers:

• One of a Kind - First test of HASPDV Project engines on first test of rocket for orbital operations. Initial launch broke sound barrier 4 feet off launch rail. Alititude and burn time classified.
• Rocsam 1 and Rocsam 1A dual rocket launch to test rapid deploy and launch system of Thunderockets in field operations.
• Two Stage MAPS !C launched to test scalability and configuration. Second stage broke sound barrier on ignition.

2000

Summer - 2000 Flight Operations have been restricted due to high burn hazards at launch locations. We are currently working to establish a new launch facility to increase the launch regularity.

Launches 12, 13 - Spring 2000 - Successful launch of Thunderocket. Two flights to test system and operations

1999

October 1999:SCRUBBED - Weather; TWIN UNIT LAUNCH of 2 LASRDV's (Lower Atmosphere Suborbital Research Delivery Vehicle)TM; Modified D Region Tomahawk Missile design - Moses Lake, WA - test advanced recovery & guidance, data aquisition system; test color video transmission system; Atmospheric gas sampling unit testing; advanced engine systems; test ground station tracking of twin rockets under simultaneous launch with Automatic Position Reporting System; Estimated Altitude 16,000 feet.

September 1999: SCRUBBED - Weather; LASRDV (Lower Atmosphere Suborbital Research Delivery Vehicle)TM - location Monroe, WA; test recovery, guidance and communication systems; shake down flight.

Launches 9, 10, 11 - March/April 1999: Successful - multiple launches of Alice(1) and Fergie 1(2) to test new composite engines; Moses Lake Launch Site. Top Altitude 6000 feet.

1998

December 1998: SCRUBBED - Weather; Viper IV Vehicle Fergie I - Monroe, WA; 4 ground lit composite E moters; Estimated Altitude 5000 feet.

December 1998: SCRUBBED - Weather; Loc IV Vehicle Alice - Monroe, WA; test data aquisition system; test ground station tracking Automatic Position Reporting System; Estimated Altitude 5000 feet.

Launch 8: September 6, 1998: Monroe Washington; Viper IV Fergie 1; 2 D Engines air started after 2 composite E Engines; Estimated Altitude 3500 feet. Fact Sheet

August 2, 1998: SCRUBBED - staff personal emergency; Viper IV Fergie I - Monroe, WA; 2 staged (*) engines; Estimated Altitude 5000'

Engine Test: Sucessful August 2, 1998: Engine rental to client - one of three cluster performed perfect.

July 11, 1998: SCRUBBED - Weather; Viper IV Vehicle Fergie I - Kent, WA; 2 staged (8) engines; Estimated Altitude 5000 feet.

June 1998: SCRUBBED - Weather; Viper IV Vehicle Fergie I - Kent, WA; test new cluster ignition system, new engines; Estimated Altitude 5000 feet.

June 1998: SCRUBBED - Weather; Engine Test: 38mm burn - Monroe, WA.

June 1998: SCRUBBED - Weather; Engine Test: 54mm burn - Monroe, WA.

Launch 7 - April 26, 1998 Fergie I @ Sheridan, OR

Launch 6 - April 26, 1998 Alice @ Sheridan, OR Fact Sheet

Launch 5 - April 25, 1998 Fergie I @ Sheridan, OR

Launch 4 - April 25, 1998 Fergie I @ Sheridan, OR

Launch 3 - April 25, 1998 Alice @ Sheridan, OR

Launch 2 - April 1, 1998 Fergie I @ Monroe, WA - Fact Sheet

Launch 1 - April 1, 1998 Fergie 1 @ Monroe, WA - Fact Sheet

1997

Founded Glenda Project