The store threw in a product catalogue, waved us goodbye and Godspeed and off we went. My eldest son read up and got us ready for Launch One. We went to a great big park near our house - it even has an artificial lake. On a quiet Sunday morning, we launched our first rocket. Two more launches - each higher and more thrilling.
Traffic stopping - bird scattering, crowd gasping delight.
And then disaster. The parachute separated from the mother ship and it floated away, carrying the top portion of our rocket with it. We watched in horror as it landed on the roof of a distant high school. Houston, I think we have a problem. We all could not believe it.