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Yesterday, CMASS held a wonderful launch in Amesbury, MA. Now, as you know, I fly with CATO in Connecticut, but I chose to go to Amesbury yesterday over Durham, CT because I wanted to take advantage of a 500 acre field and fly my I-ROC again. More on that flight later. After I got myself all set up, I quickly went to work on prepping my first lfight of the day, my LOC Vulcanite. This rocket has received quite a few looks while it was being prepped. This flight was going to be on a G61 with a 10… Continue

Posted by Peter Waithe on July 20th, 2008 at 9:00am — 2 Comments (Add)

Hi Jerry: It's been a long time since we communicated. Let's set the record straight. I made all the…

Hi Jerry: It's been a long time since we communicated. Let's set the record straight. I made all the plugs for the 3" nosecones, the 6" rounded tip ogive nosecone, the 6" hemispherical nosecone. You sent me a 6" Big Bertha nosecone plug which I made the mold of and sent the plug back to you. I have all the original plugs of all my nosecones that I made that are not owned by you. You have never offered to buy supplies for me which by the way is not true, and I don't need your help. I am not just… Continue

Posted by chris scott on July 18th, 2008 at 12:34pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Memo to self- NEVER, EVER rush thru rocket prep

I post this mostly to remind myself. But if others can learn from my mistakes, that's good too... We waited out some mid-day weather at TTRA but had a pretty good late afternoon... Unfortunately I had recovery issues on Saturday, too. My Performance Rocketry G3 suffered from a drogue charge that didn't fire. Autopsy analysis[1] uncovered a comedy of errors, but it boils down to- I rushed the prep.

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Posted by Brian Coyle on July 9th, 2008 at 10:06pm — 5 Comments (Add)

Top Secret....

Hi Ya'll I just got this in the mail the other day. Pictured next to that beast is a PML 2" Amraam for scale so you know how big this thing is. You'll have to wait and see if you wanna know what it's going in :)

Ethan

Posted by Ethan Kosoof on July 7th, 2008 at 5:07am — 15 Comments (Add)

38mm Minimum Diameter

Posted by Ethan Kosoof on July 6th, 2008 at 5:28pm — 11 Comments (Add)

Rocketry Planet News

EMRR announces the results for the Box O Parts Contest

Judging of the EMRR Box O’ Parts Contest entries has been completed and results are posted. Visit EMRR and click on Contests to review the results. Less than three points separated the top five entries, a testament to the quality of the submitted models.

Sunward to attend NARAM and present new product

TORONTO, Ontario CAN — Sunward Aerospace Group Limited today announced it will be attending NARAM 50 on select days. Currently scheduled to be available on Saturday and Sunday, July 26th and 27th. Other dates are currently not set.

Sugar Shot to Space begins new fund-raising campaign

WORLD WIDE WEB — Tonight at midnight marks opening of the official six week window for the Sugar Shot to Space's Launch Pad fund-raising campaign. The program officially runs until September 2nd and is designed to raise capital necessary for the group to continue their work.

Battle of the Rockets signs Praxis as corporate sponsor

The official corporate sponsor of the competition is Praxis, Inc. located in Alexandria, Virginia. Praxis is an engineering and management services company strategically focused on supplying advanced technology skills, expertise, and technical services to the space, defense, and information systems markets.

EMRR announces the Rocket Video 2008 Contest

Lights, camera and action! Essence’s Model Rocketry Review (“EMRR”) has announced that its new Rocket Video – 2008 Contest has started. Win a prize! The contest is really easy. Wow everyone with your way cool video. Spice it up, but don’t forget the rocket!

Editorial: Where in the world is Reginald Walton?

IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR since TRA president Ken Good found himself at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, awaiting a plane, when his cell phone rang. Good was en route to Washington, D.C. to meet up with NAR president Mark Bundick.

NAR announces the Team America Rocketry Challenge 2009

Team America Rocketry Challenge is an aerospace design and engineering event for teams of US secondary school students run by the NAR and the Aerospace Industries Association. The goal of TARC is to motivate students to pursue aerospace as an exciting career field.

LAUNCH Magazine releases the July/August 2008 issue

NEW YORK, New York USA — LAUNCH Magazine's July/August issue, now on its way to subscribers and newsstands, is packed full of great summer reading—from a picture-perfect feature on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander to a preview of the National Association of Rocketry's 50th annual competition.

Building an inexpensive onboard video system

Interested in onboard cameras but can't justify the cost? You aren't alone. But there are solutions out there that are less than you might think. While searching for a new project last winter, Max Praglin discovered an inexpensive camera for his model rocketry applications.

First Look: Giant Leap Rocketry's Escape Velocity 2.6

One of the first rockets I got my hands on was the Giant Leap Rocketry Escape Velocity 2.6, one of their line of Ready to Fly (Almost) kits, a 2.56 speedster that includes everything you need other than a motor and launch pad to build and launch your own high powered rocket.