Rocketry Planet

LAS VEGAS, Nevada USA — The old saying goes that if it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all.  Unfortunately, Scott Ulrey of Just Rockets seems to be getting more than his share.  Ulrey was taken to the hospital Sunday evening as the result of an accident.

Ulrey's friend, Don Ball, made an online announcement yesterday about the accident, claiming that Ulrey was working on rocket kits and had an accident with a saw, resulting in the near loss of three fingers and a thumb.  "Boy when it rains it pours," Ball said.

Ulrey had just been forced to announce the court-ordered liquidation of the Just Rockets inventory, which was announced last week.  In his announcement, Ulrey claims to have received a certified letter from his estranged wife's attorney, ordering him to start liquidating Just Rockets' inventory to meet the settlement demands of their divorce.  Under the agreement, Ulrey will be able to keep the Just Rockets, Inc. corporation, which owns BSD High Power Rocketry, but Just Rockets itself will be liquidated.

With this accident, now BSD High Power Rocketry is now closed to new orders, and will remain that way until Ulrey's recovery is complete.  

In an update, Balled reported that Ulrey is now home and resting, but in a lot of pain. "It took 6 hours of surgery to help keep all of his fingers and thumb, taking veins and tendons from other part of his arms to complete the repairs," Ball said. "He was told he was very lucky and would regain most of his hand usage."