Rocketry Planet is a world class portal dedicated to hobby rocketry enthusiasts around the globe. Here you will find the most exhaustive collection of hobby rocketry web site links for vendors, manufacturers, clubs, organizations, individuals as well as informational sites, books, publications and other types of software and media along with breaking industry news, news archives, feature articles, free auctions and discussion forums. http://www.rocketryplanet.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:04:26 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/images/M_images/rp_logo_small.png http://www.rocketryplanet.com Rocketry Planet is a world class portal dedicated to hobby rocketry enthusiasts around the globe. Here you will find the most exhaustive collection of hobby rocketry web site links for vendors, manufacturers, clubs, organizations, individuals as well as informational sites, books, publications and other types of software and media along with breaking industry news, news archives, feature articles, free auctions and discussion forums. http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3712/29/ Sunward announces the availability of 29mm motor mount to 38mm body tube mounting kits. These kits can be used to construct 29-38 mm motor mount adapters or as 29 mm motor mounts for 38 mm body tubes. Included in each kit are 2, 3, or 4 Laser Cut 1/8 Birch Plywood Mounting rings (depending on motor mount length), a 29 mm motor mount tube, and 1 thrust ring. To accommodate the wide choice in engine size, the kits are available with 5 1/4 , 11 , and 15 long motor mount tubes. News - Industry News Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:35:33 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3710/29/ SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California USA — ShadowAero is extremely pleased to announce in-stock availability of the FATBOY and ULTRA FATBOY! These two iconic designs were originally produced by Public Enemy Rockets, and became known for their rugged, extremely simple construction, and the ability to provide exciting flights that stay within every club's waiver. News - Industry News Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:00:00 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3709/29/ EUGENE, Oregon USA — Leading Edge Rocketry is thrilled to announce the release of ParaLite—a nighttime tracking recovery aid that is guaranteed to change the night skies...forever. The heart of the ParaLite is an onboard microcontroller that monitors a 3 axis accelerometer and provides the strobing current that powers the brilliant 1 watt LED light. ParaLite’s intense pulsing will illuminate your parachute canopy allowing you to clearly track your rocket during night flight recovery! Available in 5 stunning colors, lost rockets will be a thing of the past with Paralite. As with all Leading Edge Night Flight products, batteries are included. News - Industry News Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:00:00 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3708/29/ WINDSOR, Colorado USA — 3 Dogs Rocketry, LLC of Windsor Colorado is pleased to announce the release of their latest innovation, a lightweight, aluminum anchor designed for smaller (24mm-38mm) projects. The anchor is essentially a tiny eye nut with 8-32 threading that doubles both as an anchor point for the shock cord, as well as a way to secure a bulkhead onto an electronics bay. Weighing less than 2 grams each, the anchors are a strong-but-compact way to manage the problems that inherently come with electronics bays in smaller rockets. The most common application of these anchors is for electronics bays that have a threaded rod that runs through the length of the electronics bay, though there are other applications as well. The cross hole is sized to handle up to 1/8” diameter shock cord, also available from 3 Dogs. News - Industry News Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:11:58 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3707/30/ Getting a rocket to the edge of space can be a challenge. But when you put the launch pad at 95,000 feet, things get a lot easier. Such is the theory of JP Aerospace, a small research company based out of Rancho Cordova, California. On October 22, 2011, the company made the trek to Nevada's famous Black Rock Desert to attempt the latest flight of their airship, Tandem. Tandem is an unmanned airship lifted by twin balloons, with two specially-designed six foot propellers for additional guidance and control in the thin air at extreme altitude. The thirty-foot carbon fiber craft fought extreme turbulence in the jetstream between 40 and 60,000 feet prior to achieving a maximum altitude of 95,085 feet, setting a new airship altitude record. At apogee, Tandem's balloons burst, allowing room for five parachutes to deploy and carry the vehicle to a soft landing. News - News Releases Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:35:04 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3706/30/ As the last mission of Shuttle Atlantis was coming to a close, a small hatch in the cargo bay opened and deployed the PSSC-2 spacecraft. PSSC-2 (PicoSatellite Solar Cell testbed 2) is a technology demonstration spacecraft built by the Aerospace Corporation for the US Air Force. The spacecraft's form is fairly typical of other picosatellites; its 8.2 lbm frame carries two technology demonstration experiments, along with a three-axis stabilization system, communications and control equipment, and solar cells to power the onboard systems. Design and integration took only six months, due to the sudden decision to fly STS-135. News - News Releases Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:07:46 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3704/29/ BoosterVision will be making available their new GearCam HD Real Modular [RM] Digital Video Recording Camera at LDRS 30. The GearCam HD DVR-RM is a new high definition mobile video device able to capture exciting video and audio that you can view the on your computer in HD and even your HDMI DVD/BluRay players in High Definition 720P. At the size of about 28mm by 4 inches long its about the same size as a F20 EconoJet rocket motor. It records digital video at 1280x720 High Definition along with audio. The GearCam HD DVR-RM can run for over two hours on the built rechargeable battery and stores the data in the microSD card of your choice, up to 32GB in size. (MicroSD card not included) The GearCam HD-DVR Real Modular allows you to plug the microphone to provide sound suppression that prevents recovery wind noise in your videos while still hearing ignition, boost, ejection, and even the recovery harness and parachute sounds; but without all the annoying loud wind noise. News - Industry News Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:09:28 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3692/38/ SOUTHGATE, Michigan USA — Started in 1980 as a fireworks store, Commonwealth Displays partners, Steve Le Fleur and Donald Moore, soon let their interest in model rocketry lead them to add model rocket kits to the company's repertoire soon after they opened their business. Their store is located in Southgate, a suburb of Detroit, located nine miles southwest of the city, at 12649 Dix-Toledo Road. Claimed to be the first model rocketry company online, they duo started doing virtual business before the global networking of computers and networks was even called the Internet. Beginning with advertising on UseNET newsgroups, the pair moved on to Prodigy and then onto the World Wide Web, what is today commonly considered the modern Internet. Commonwealth Displays was a trailblazer for the hobby online, being one of the first model rocketry companies to take credit cards, one of the first model rocketry companies with an e-commerce shopping cart-enabled web and one of the few companies who still ship world-wide today. Features - Website Reviews Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:47:09 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3698/30/ EUGENE, Oregon USA — Leading Edge Rocketry is excited to announce the newest addition is 2011 fleet, the Reactor! With its sleek Sci-Fi styling, the Reactor is a great introduction rocket to mid-powered flying. Made with the highest quality parts available, the Reactor's main airframe is constructed from top of the line kraft tubing with laser cut fin slots and its fins and centering rings are laser cut from 3/32 basswood. The Reactor, designed to fly on E and F motors, is equipped with a 24mm motor tube and requires a 1/4 launch rod. Other key Reactor kit features include: machined balsawood nose/transition; a pre-assembled colorful nylon parachute and vibrant vinyl decals. News - News Releases Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:36:19 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3697/30/ COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado USA — Michelle Jorgensen of Colorado was the first Girl Scout to win nationally in the Reach for the Stars National Rocket Competition. She competed in 2009 with Troop #337 at the Challenger Learning Center of Colorado under competition host, Tracey Tomme. She was preceeded in 2010 by Azriel Clary who competed during a camp-in lead by Pathway Collaborations Manager, Patricia Hemenway, with the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. Actually, there have been three Girl Scout who have been national winners. Taylor Goodwin competed with her class at Penrose Elementary School, Penrose, Colorado under teacher, Michael March. News - News Releases Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:42:53