SAIPAN, Mariana Islands, FM — William S. Reyes Elementary School yesterday held its traditional Science Fair that highlighted several impressive entries from the students.

ROCHESTER, Minnesota USA — David Donovan and his friend Andy Limper, both Mayo Clinic employees, put together model rockets when they were kids.

NEW YORK CITY, New York USA — MM Publishing Inc., owner and publisher of LAUNCH Magazine, has just released the company's first issue of Ad Astra, the official publication of the National Space Society. The Spring 2008 issue is on its way to 15,000 NSS members.

NEW YORK CITY, New York USA — Acclaimed science fiction writer Ben Bova delivers a powerful essay on the politics behind NASA's first 50 years of existence in the jam-packed latest issue of LAUNCH Magazine, on its way now to subscribers and newsstands everywhere.

WORLD WIDE WEB — John Coker of ThrustCurve.org has been recently updated the site with hundreds of additional data files and a completely rewritten motor guide.  Be sure to give the new motor guide a try as it automatically picks motors that work for your rocket.

TORONTO, Ontario CAN — Sunward Aerospace Group Limited today announced a new line of cluster cables, for use with from 2 to 12 motors, resources for researchers of siege engines, and other parts, including the availability of tilted motor mounts.

LAGUNA WOODS, California USA — Madcow Rocketry is proud to announce a new 38mm minimum diameter rocket called Screech, a 40.5" screamer measuring 1.6" in diameter weighing just 8 oz, and features a custom balsa nosecone and plywood fins.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana USA — Giant Leap Rocketry, Inc. has released their new Slim-Shot electronic deployment device. The Slim-Shot is a combination altimeter and mini-avionics bay that fires an ejection charge at apogee for rockets not configured for dual deployment.

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin USA — The Five Clans Rocket Team at the College of Menominee Nation in Green Bay has shown that they can successfully design and build working rockets.

CHANDLER, Arizona USA — With a big whoosh and a cloud of smoke, model rockets soared over the south parking lot at the Motorola facility in south Chandler.