An 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!

Jim Russell, Art Upton, Scott Miller and Mark Palmer are headed to Black Rock next weekend for XPRS and with them will be Rumpty Dumpty, a 4-inch all-composite two-stage rocket flying on a CTI N2500 staging to a CTI N1100, expecting an apogee close to 92,000 feet AGL.

Group projects often struggle for uniqueness, so why not do something different to make your project really outstanding? Summit City Aerospace Modelers of Fort Wayne, Indiana, did just that, making their latest project really unique by going with a very unusual theme.

In a recent edition of Design News, Texas rocketeer Joe Peck had an article published about his model rocketry project.  "Case #97: Project Dragon Fish: Joe Takes Rocket Science to New Depths" was Peck's version of his own Polaris program featuring underwater rocketry.

There is nothing quite as thrilling as that first certification flight, unless it is your second or third certification such as when going for your Level 2 or Level 3.  But Level 1, that first rush, is usually the one that gets its hooks in your soul as well as your wallet. Recently, Mark Willett of Texas, a member of the Austin Area Rocketry Group, enjoyed the thrill of certifying Level 1 himself, and was asked to share about his construction and flight for others to enjoy as well.

American's have become fascinated with the video format, having developed their addiction to camcorders and furthered with the advent of the personal computer, the Internet. Prime-time television leveraged this popularity some time back, through the highly-watched America's Funniest Videos television show on ABC.  Imagine my surprise to see my favorite hobby showcased in video on the show after all these years.

At LDRS 22 in Argonia, Kansas, a group of Texas high power rocketeers got together to fly their scale version of the National Aero-Space Plane, the X-30. This unique craft was the United States attempt to build a "single stage to orbit" spacecraft.  Real life pilot Dave Schaefer teamed up with several other members from the Dallas Area Rocket Society (DARS) to create high power rocketry's own version of the X-30.  Having already launched successfully the previous year, Team X-30 flying at LDRS 22 was a natural.