May 1, 2022: A man points forward as his team’s rocket gains thrust behind him.
May 1, 2022: A man reaches up towards his team’s rocket as it gains thrust. Adryel Talamantes/©Reuters
May 1, 2022: 2 men push a rocket into position on the firing range before launch. Adryel Talamantes/©Reuters
May 1, 2022: A man holding his team’s standard poses for a portrait with one of his teams’s rockets shortly before launch.
May 1, 2022: Rockets hang waiting for ignition as one takes off downrange.
May 1, 2022: Team members work to fasten their rocket to it’s bamboo guide before launch.
May 1, 2022: A man gestures forward after lighting his team’s rocket as it gains thrust behind him. Adryel Talamantes/©Reuters