If you are a member of the media and have access to one of the highly restricted launch sites around the world for placing a remote camera, the best way to trigger your camera is by the intense sound created by a rocket at liftoff. I am often asked how I set up my remote cameras and what settings I use for varying light conditions and different rocket types. The following is a crash course for setting up your next remote camera!
On Saturday, July 11th, 2016 at 1:51pm Eastern Daylight Time, nothing happened. At least, if you ask the National Reconnaissance Office, that's what they'll probably tell you. If they're feeling particularly charitable, they might go so far as to confirm that a mission, named NROL-37, was launched in Florida.
It's been a long time coming, but as of today all Vela One Kickstarter rewards have shipped, along with all pre-orders. I'd like to thank all of you for your patience. Now comes the fun bit: the photos!
It's finally happening: we're shipping! The first 30 are boxed and ready. A small number of these went out yesterday, and most of the rest went today. Another 30 have now arrived and I'll be boxing those up and shipping them over the weekend.
Fifteen months since I founded the company, nine months since the Kickstarter finished, three months since the estimated shipping date (sorry!), the first Vela One high speed flash has arrived from the factory and is sitting on my desk. And it's beautiful, and it works. Woo-hoo! The factory is now ramping up production, and should have the hundred Kickstarter units, plus dozens more for pre-orders ready to ship next week. I
