On September 30, 2011 at 11:08am, Derek Deville's Qu8k (pronounced "Quake") launched from the Black Rock Desert in Nevada to an altitude of 121,000' before returning safely to earth. Above 99% of the atmosphere the sky turns black in the middle of the day and the curvature of the earth is clearly visible. SHORT VERSION OF VIDEO HERE: http://youtu.be/5HTwbpjBUOk?hd=1 More Pictures and Info -- http://ddeville.com/derek/Qu8k.html Sponsors: http://www.mayback.com/ http://www.syntheon.com/ Learn more about the hobby of High Power Rocketry: http://www.tripoli.org/ Cosmic Ray Project: http://symbiosis-foundation.org/background.html