For me, it is a remembrance of sort of 'Star Wars' pod racing, ... Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace.

The Rocket Racing League will inspire people of all ages to once again look up into the sky to find inspiration and excitement,

Our mission ... is to share the thrill of thoroughbred racing in America with the broadest possible audience.

It was supposed to be a simple delivery trip home after the racing,

Once we start believing that the apocalypse is coming, the amygdala goes on high alert, filtering out most anything that says otherwise.

If you stop and think about it, the form of propulsion used today hasn't changed in over a thousand years... since the invention of fireworks by the Chinese.