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LDRS 28 opens with mud and rain, not smoke and flame

LDRS 28 opens with mud and rain, not smoke and flame

POTTER, New York USA — LDRS 28 began today and started with a lot of mud and rain, not smoke and flame. The catchy title came with the first installment of LDRS 28 coverage, via special correspondence submitted by Brett Keller, who is onsite at the event taking photos and grabbing the latest buzz. The first day found the field and surround areas soaked by t...
CAR MC2 certifies eight new CTI Pro29/Pro38 motors

CAR MC2 certifies eight new CTI Pro29/Pro38 motors

A short motor testing session was held at the Cesaroni Technology Incorporated facility in Gorm...
Steve Eves' Saturn V to be displayed at LDRS, USSRC

Steve Eves' Saturn V to be displayed at LDRS, USSRC

As one chapter ends another begins. Steve Eves world record setting 1:10 scale Saturn V will be on display at ...
Black Magic releases third generation flight computer

Black Magic releases third generation flight computer

The Black Magic Missile Works™ Third Generation Universal Flight Controller (UFC-3) is a an extremely hi...
ATF files motion asking for extension of time to file

ATF files motion asking for extension of time to file

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia USA — Assistant United States Attorney Channing D. Phillips, acting cou...
Astronaut HoF hosts celebration for contest winners

Astronaut HoF hosts celebration for contest winners

The first phase of the third annual Reach for the Stars Rocket Contest has been completed. The three national...
 

The 2010 TARC rules are out, French to join the US, UK

The 2010 TARC rules are out, French to join the US, UK WORLD WIDE WEB — The rules for the 2010 Team America Rocketry Challenge have been posted to the TARC website today, introducing "a new kind of challenge" to the student teams, rules that would force teams prev...
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Maryland rocketry teams excel in national competition

Maryland rocketry teams excel in national competition SALISBURY, Maryland USA — Wicomico Country and the Lower Eastern Shore citizens should be proud of the rocketry teams of the Wicomico Composite Squadron — Civil Air Patrol and Wicomico High School. During May, one...
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Tom Engelhardt and his gorgeous L3 D-Region

Tom Engelhardt and his gorgeous L3 D-Region As a fan of scale sounding rockets, to say I was intrigued when I saw photos of Tom Engelhardt's Level 3 D-Region Tomahawk would be an understatement. Engelhardt, who hails from Goettingen, Germany, had shared his photos ...
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How to build a lightweight rocketry GPS data logger

How to build a lightweight rocketry GPS data logger Karl Upton had been dreaming of building a flight computer that will not only control the flight sequence, but also log data aboard a model rocket. But needing to walk before he ran, he started with a simple GPS data logger (...
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TMT announces new motor certifications for Loki, Gorilla

TMT announces new motor certifications for Loki, Gorilla We are very pleased to announce new motor certifications from two manufacturers.  At the final test session prior to the start of LDRS week, held on the 20th of June, we certified four new motors, one from Gorilla Motors...
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First Look: The Heavenly Hobbies Washigei camera rocket

First Look: The Heavenly Hobbies Washigei camera rocket According to Dan Nocera, rocketry and video are two great tastes that taste great together. So it was a given that he'd purchase and build Heavenly Hobbies' Washigei front-engine, rear payload video-capable rocket. D...
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Website Review: Vern Knowles has got it going on

Website Review: Vern Knowles has got it going on If there was one place on the Internet I would point a brand new hobby rocketry enthusiast to, hoping they would catch the fever, Vern Knowles' web site would consistently be among the top choices that comes to my mind. V...
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From the Archive: U.S. Army's Guide to Amateur Rocketry

From the Archive: U.S. Army's Guide to Amateur Rocketry "The tremendous interest in rocket development by high school and college students has been the source of much gratification to those who are most interesting in the future of rockets and guided missiles.&...
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