Here's the really small-time, low-budget side of space travel. It's a group of undergraduates at University of Southern California in LA that have been trying to launch a sounding rocket above the Karman line for years, with multiple failures.
Finally a success early this year, launched from Spaceport America in New Mexico.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_conti...5j74uv427g
Finally a success early this year, launched from Spaceport America in New Mexico.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_conti...5j74uv427g