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North Carolina students win Team America Rocketry Challenge

ImageTHE PLAINS, Virginia USA — A team from Enloe High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, won the national Sixth Annual Team America Rocketry Challenge Saturday, beating out 99 rivals for the title. The final round of the world's largest rocket competition held Saturday outside of Washington, D.C.

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NAR President Mark Bundick to step down in July

ImageTHE PLAINS, Virginia USA — Addressing attendees of the Team America Rocketry Challenge this past weekend, the National Association of Rocketry's long term president Mark Bundick officially announced that he was stepping down from his position at NARAM 50.

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Enloe High School takes top honors at TARC Saturday

ImageTHE PLAINS, Virginia USA — A team from Enloe High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, won the national Sixth Annual Team America Rocketry Challenge Saturday, beating out 99 rivals for the title. The 10-member team rose to the top of squads of middle and high school-aged students.

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CAR certifies 17 AMW/Pro-X reloads for AMW 54mm hardware

ImageAMW/Pro-X, the industry's largest manufacturer of high power rocketry motors and reloads, has just received certification on 17 new reloads for original AMW 54mm hardware. We have been busy in the breeding room to help you bring out the animal in your flight. 

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GPSFlight announces the ST900 transmitter

ImageBELLEVUE, Washington USA — GPSFlight, the leader in high-performance, miniature wireless GPS telemetry, is pleased to announce the delivery of the ST900, the next generation long range telemetry transmitter, delivering new levels of performance and greater system integration capabilities.

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Wildman Rocketry has 54mm Carbon Mongoose kits in stock

ImageVAN ORIN, Illinois USA — Wildman's is proud to announce they now have the Carbon Mongoose 54's in stock for only $359. The Mongoose 54 is part of the new line of Mongoose kits produced by Performance Rocketry. This is the second in sequence of a limited edition ultra high performance kit.

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Building the Heavenly Hobbies' Brutus 2.6 Payloader

ImageSteve Shannon finally tames Old Man Winter out in rugged Montana while at the same time constructing a Heavenly Hobbies' Brutus 2.6 Payloader.  After the cold weather finally broke and sun filled the skies, he pressed the launch button and then shared the results with all of us here.

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Upscaling the classic Estes Cherokee-D rocket

ImageAn obsession that started when he was just eight years old led Dan Michael into the hobby of model rocketry.  He never forgot his fascination with the Estes Cherokee D kit, and decided to upscale the model, which led to the creation of this 14 foot tall Cherokee M!

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When it comes to electronics, size does matter!

ImageOk, we are not measuring your rocket, or your wallet, but size really does matter. When you are ready to take the next step into the rocketry abyss, what method are you looking to take?  When dealing with electronics, size does matter, in more ways than one.

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Introducing the Cesaroni Pro38 Red Lightning reloads

ImageGORMLEY, Ontario CAN — The CAR Motor Certification Committee has tested and certified six new Pro38® reloads using our new Red Lightning™ propellant, the fifth propellant available for our popular Pro38 line, joining the Classic™, Smoky Sam™, Vmax™ and White Thunder™ propellants.

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