Rocketry Planet

Rocketry Planet is a world class hobby portal dedicated to hobby rocketry enthusiasts around the globe. Here you will find the most exhaustive collection of hobby rocketry web site links for vendors, manufacturers, clubs, organizations, individuals as well informational sites, books, publications and other types of software and media.

In addition, you will find the latest industry news, news releases, traditional print and electronic media articles as well as our own special reports. Read from our library of editorial articles, product reviews, project reviews, website reviews, rocketry road trips or technical articles. Join in the discussion on one of our various forums, or join in the buying and selling in the auctions. Or perhaps you'll find our chat rooms entertaining?

Whatever you are looking for, you'll find it here in our online hobby rocketry community. Here is a summary of our features:

Expansive Website Links Database:
Rocketry Planet aggregates data on hobby rocketry-related websites the world over. Between our own searches combing for sites and the submissions of members, we are able to accumulate and publish this data for your use. Using the advanced search features, you can quickly enter a topic word or phrase and find records that match any words, all words or exact phrases.

Divided into logical hobby groupings, you will find listings pertinent to your needs:

• Vendor listings are retailers who market hobby rocketry products via the World Wide Web.
• Manufacturer listings are companies that manufacture products beneficial to the hobby of rocketry.
• Individual/Group listings are personal and group web sites that have hobby rocketry information available.
• Club listings are group web sites that are affiliated with a national or international organization, and are broken down into U.S. national clubs and non-U.S. international clubs.
• Organizational listings are international bodies providing organized hobby environments for their members.
• Informational listings provide information useful to rocketeers, such as motor data, portals, reviews, etc.
• Rocketry Mailing Lists contain various Yahoo! Groups, Google Groups and independently operated hobby rocketry email distribution lists.
• Rocketry Blogs lists weblogs that are maintained by rocketry enthusiasts for your enjoyment.
• Rocketry Books are books that Amazon.com provides that are related to the hobby.
• Rocketry Publications covers all other print media related to the hobby, including magazines.
• Rocketry Software listings are sites which offer hobby rocketry-related software for end use by the flier.
• Rocketry Videos listings are hobby retailers, producers and publishers of VHS, CD and DVD format media.
• Any registered user may submit their own listing information for hobby rocketry-related sites by clicking the "Submitting a Website" link in the dropdown menu under "More Info." (Note: you must be logged in to use this feature.)

Want to see at a glance what the most popular website destinations are? Simply click on Top 25 Websites and you will be presented with the 25 most popular websites, based on actual click-throughs.

A Large Features Section:
Building on the traffic a hobby rocketry portal can provide, a steady diet of content is rapidly consumed by the daily site visitors. The Features section provides a broad range of topics:

• Product reviews seeks to find the latest new product information and bring it directly to the reader.
• Project reviews focuses on finding those really interesting projects and shedding a little extra light on them.
• Website reviews highlight those individuals who have put a lot of work into sharing with the Web world.
• Launch Reports bring you launch information from the field on launches around the world.
• Rocketry Roadtrips are always an enjoyable experience. Sharing that with others is equally appreciated.
• Tech Tips Series articles are the bread and butter behind growing the hobby. Everyone starts some time.

Our Newsdesk Is Always Busy:
News never stops happening, even when it's just a hobby, not even on our Newsdesk. And we put in long hours to collect and share the news with the community. On a regular basis you will find constant changes in this area:

• Industry News as it happens, provided from sources around the world.
• News Releases keep you informed of the latest information going on in your hobby.
• Media articles are featured reprints from the nation and world's press services.
• Editorial articles brought to you from recognizable names within the hobby discussing the sport.
• Law Library aggregates court-related documents that are pertinent to issues shaping your hobby.
• System News keeps you up-to-date on what new and innovative changes are being made on the Planet.
• Any user may submit news-related articles by sending an email to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

Want even more news? Subscribe to our Newsdesk mailing list! You'll receive an email every time a press release is distributed and once a week you'll receive a weekly news update.

History Abounds In The Archives
Looking back in time is always a good way to see how the hobby has grown into an activity enjoyed by thousands around the world today. You'll find a variety of information in the Archives section, including:

• From The Archive, our historical look back at media articles and previously classified government documents that make reproducing scale models easier to accomplish.
• A collective archive of all of the Media Coverage we have featured in the past that is over a year old.
• Archived editorial articles brought to you from recognizable names within the hobby discussing the sport.
• Calendar year News Archives, featuring hobby rocketry-related news and press releases.

World-class Discussion Forums:
Using best-of-breed discussion forums software, we have constructed an open community of topics that are of the most interest to our readers. Find the discussion that fits your personality and join in!

Feature-rich Hobby Auctions:
Reaching out to the auction junkies in the hobby, our auctions provide a top-of the line package with some phenomenal features not usually found in a free auction site. Advanced functionality makes the auctions a popular destination.

Join The Online Conversations:
Just sample our real-time chat rooms and join in on the variety of discussions taking place right before your eyes. Using an attractive Flash interface connected to our real-time chat server, conversations are exchanged all over the world in a matter of seconds.

Find Where The Action Is:
Using our interactive meeting and launch calendar, users can browse the variety of rocketry events listed in the system. Complete with launch details, contact information and other features, any registered user may also add listings.

Linking To Us!
If you would like to put a link on your site to Rocketry Planet, feel free to use one of these images. If you need one for a custom background color, please email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it  with the color (in #XXXXXX format) of your background along with the size you need and we will email one to you using your combination.

We Are All Volunteer Rocketry Enthusiasts:
Rocketry Planet is an all volunteer-operated hobby rocketry news portal that incurs a number of fixed operating expenses each month in addition to the immense amount of editorial time required to prepare and post each of the hobby rocketry articles you all love and enjoy. While this site's operation is not considered a business, it is offered as a community outreach program by a number of passionate volunteer hobby rocketry enthusiasts.

Would You Like To Help Support Us?:
If you would like to help by making a contribution to the website's operation, a small donation via PayPal would be greatly appreciated. These funds go toward the daily costs of operations and to help offset the time-intensive editorial load. There is a PayPal contribution form in the right column of this page that will allow you to make individual singular contributions as well as small recurring contributions if you so desire. Your generosity is greatly appreciated, and you can play a vital part in our community flourishing.

Rocketry Planet, Won't You Join Us!
World class — community features. Whether it's online discussion forums, interactive auctions and launch calendar or real time chat, an up-to-date new article or just a web site link, it's all just a few clicks away. If it's all overwhelming, and understandably so, you can always find it in the site map. Register now for an account — it's free and will open a world of new adventures for you.

Welcome to our planet — we think it's out of this world!