In my recent blog entry that mentioned the C5-3 CATO, I said I’d post some pictures of the CATO. With thanks to Ryan Coleman, fellow LUNARtic who sent them over, and Shaina Pierce, his friend who took the pictures, here they are.

The recovery parachute and the upper portion of the rocket are intact; the lower portion (the part housing the motor mount tube) is not. You can see the Nomex^® parachute protection blanket and the parachute in the pictures; if you look closely, you can pick out the Kevlar^® shock cord and even the parachute’s shroud lines.