Mission Data

On April 1st, 2011 the world will celebrate the 50th anniversary of manned space flight. To honor that event, Photos To Space is offering you the unique opportunity to launch a photo of yourself, family member, pet or friend on our space-bound rocket.

Photos To Space is dedicated to providing everyone with an opportunity of a life time by offering each of you the chance to send yourself into outer space.

Here are some of the highlights of the actual launch:

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• The rocket that will carry your picture to space has an overall height of 20.0 feet, a maximum diameter of 10.4 inches, and a maximum lift-off weight (including payload) of 780 pounds in its standard mission configuration.
• The rocket can transport up to 110 pounds of payloads and experiments to a nominal apogee of 72 miles.  With lower-mass payloads, the rocket can be configured to reach 140 miles.
• The rocket will launch from Spaceport America, the newest spaceport in America, located south of Albuquerque, New Mexico (see map below).
• The recovery will be on the White Sands Missile Range which is also located in New Mexico as noted below.
• The launch will occur on April 1, 2011. The date is significant as April marks the 50th Anniversary of manned space flight!
• We are currently working on making it possible to watch the launch in real time with streaming video – check back for updates on this activity!