Youth members of the Durango based rocketry team Cloud Busters, test rockets in preparation of competing in a national competition.
Nate Foster, 14, attaches ignition wires to the engine of his rocket before launch in the Animas Valley. Cloudbusters, a rocketry team in Durango, gathered at James Ranch to test rockets. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Children and parents watch a Cloudbusters rocket soar skyward Monday as the group gathered at James Ranch to test rockets. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.
Simon Donnaway, 13, prepares to load an engine into his rocket before launch. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
As his mother, Amy Haggart, watches from the left, Henry Haggart, 15, mounts his rocket onto the launch stand. Scot Davis, manager for Cloudbusters, a rocketry team in Durango, assists to the left. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Children and parents watch a Cloudbusters rocket soar skyward at James Ranch north of Durango. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
As the sun peaks over into the Animas River Valley north of Durango, Scot Davis, manager of Cloudbusters, a rocketry team in Durango, prepares the launch stand to test rockets to qualify for the 2016 Team America Rocketry Challenge. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Cloudbusters members Simon Donnaway, 13, and Riley Amos, 14, prepare their rocket for launch. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Cloudbusters members Simon Donnaway, 13, and Riley Amos, 14, prepare their rocket for launch. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
From left, Riley Amos, Simon Donnaway and Nate Foster chase a descending rocket. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
From an altitude of nearly 800 feet, a rocket from the Cloudbusters a rocketry team in Durango floats back to the ground. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Soaring to an altitude of nearly 800 feet, a rocket from the Cloudbusters a rocketry team in Durango soars above the Animas Valley. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Simon Donnaway, right, and Riley Amos prepare their rocket for launch as they joined fellow members of Cloudbusters. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Chase Bronson, the son of Tammy and Nate Bronson, prepares to mount his rocket onto the launch stand for a test launch. Scot Davis, manager of Cloudbusters, a rocketry team in Durango, watches to the left. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Nate Foster, 14, right, prepares to launch his rocket in the Animas Valley. Cloudbusters manager Scot Davis assists to the left. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
