VAN ORIN, Illinois USA — Tim Lehr has responded to the generosity displayed to him last summer when his trailer caught fire on the way to LDRS by sponsoring a raffle to benefit Scott Ulrey of BSD High Power Rocketry, who suffered an injury from a saw accident in June.

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland USA — ROCKETS Magazine is currently shipping the August issue to subscribers and the various retail locations supported by Kalmbach Distributing. In this issue you will discover one of the best kept secrets in rocketry: Brothers, Oregon.

PORT ORANGE, Florida USA — AMW Pro-X Distributors, Inc. is pleased to announce the unveiling of their new website.  The site ushers in a new era at AMW Pro-X, and brings to life the merger of high power rocketry lines with Cesaroni Technology Incorporated (CTI) announced last August.

LAKEWOOD, Colorado USA — Extreme Rocketry has shipped the August 2008 (Issue #74) to subscribers and retail locations. The latest issue has an interview with Vern Knowles who is known for his extensive website documenting his progress in high power rocketry.

ARGONIA, Kansas USA — Loki Research is proud to join as a sponsor of Mach Madness at LDRS 27, hosted by the KLOUD Busters Rocketry Club at their field in Argonia, Kansas, August 28th - September 2, 2008. Loki Research is adding a $100.00 gift certificate to the prize pool.

Almost like a religious experience, the trek to the Mecca of amateur rocketry begins in the fall of each year, with all points leading to the deserts of northern Nevada.  The destination is slightly northeast of Gerlach, on the flat expanse of the Black Rock Desert, and the event is known as BALLS.

WORLD WIDE WEB — Peter Alway's much acclaimed Rockets of the World has been reprinted and is awaiting your order through the National Association of Rocketry Technical Services, or NARTS for short.  Alway's book is available in hardcover for just $35.

WORLD WIDE WEB — The Tripoli Rocketry Association Board of Directors has decided to extend the deadline for submitting this year's election ballots due to a delay experienced in the delivery of the Tripoli Report, TRA's print publication for member communications.

PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colorado USA — Bill Stine and Quest Aerospace have been busy and the results are starting to leak out.  Earlier this month, Quest announced the arrival of new D motors, and now it has been learned that they will be release a new D, E and F motor in the spring.

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.