Rocketry Planet is a world class 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 as informational sites, books, publications and other types of software and media along with breaking industry news, news archives, feature articles, free auctions and discussion forums. http://www.rocketryplanet.com Sun, 27 May 2012 02:14:48 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/images/M_images/rp_logo_small.png http://www.rocketryplanet.com Rocketry Planet is a world class 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 as informational sites, books, publications and other types of software and media along with breaking industry news, news archives, feature articles, free auctions and discussion forums. http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/1625/29/ SANTEE, California USA — Rocket Electronics is pleased to announce the release of its latest product line, the RocKontroller 1TM which is a wireless launch control system. Having successfully supplied its RockeTiltometer and RockeTiltometer 2 for use in several complex high powered rocketry projects, Rocket Electronics is now ready to help rocketeers with another aspect the model rocket hobby. News - Industry News Wed, 16 May 2012 01:00:00 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3716/29/ The Canadian Association of Rocketry - L'Association Canadienne De Fuséologie (CAR-ACF) announced on April 29th that Angelo Castellano had resigned as President. The executive group recruited Greg Dietlein, a former CAR president, to serve out the remainder of Angelo’s term which runs thru Dec 31st, 2012. Rocketry Planet contacted Mr. Castellano and Mr. Deitlein for their comments. News - Industry News Wed, 09 May 2012 23:47:24 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3714/30/ In the first week of May, 2012, the Dutch Rocket Boys will fly an amateur rocket named EDAN I in the Scottish Highlands at a launch organized by the Scottish Rocketry Organizations.The Dutch Rocket Boys aim to break the European Amateur Rocket High Altitude Record by flying the two stage rocket to 70,000 feet. UPDATE - The Dutch Rocket Boys were unable to fly EDAN I, due to supply chain issues. Their motor supplier encountered problems obtaining the motors and getting them to the launch site in time. News - News Releases Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:52:06 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3715/29/ Missile Works introduces the new WRC+ Wireless Remote Control System, which opens up an entirely new dimension of control possibilities to rocketeers. Staging, airstarts, chute deployment, permissives, backups, or any other form of remote digital control are available at the press of a button. You decide if or when an event gets initiated with 100% autonomy, or use it in concert with other onboard avionics systems. News - Industry News Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:54:27 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3713/30/ On Saturday, April 14th, 2012, some of the landowners near the Rocket Pasture suffered damage when the area was struck by a large tornado. KLOUDbusters have established a fund to help the local landowners. This is an opportunity for rocketeers to help. News - News Releases Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:11:19 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3712/29/ Sunward announces the availability of 29mm motor mount to 38mm body tube mounting kits. These kits can be used to construct 29-38 mm motor mount adapters or as 29 mm motor mounts for 38 mm body tubes. Included in each kit are 2, 3, or 4 Laser Cut 1/8 Birch Plywood Mounting rings (depending on motor mount length), a 29 mm motor mount tube, and 1 thrust ring. To accommodate the wide choice in engine size, the kits are available with 5 1/4 , 11 , and 15 long motor mount tubes. News - Industry News Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:35:33 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3710/29/ SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California USA — ShadowAero is extremely pleased to announce in-stock availability of the FATBOY and ULTRA FATBOY! These two iconic designs were originally produced by Public Enemy Rockets, and became known for their rugged, extremely simple construction, and the ability to provide exciting flights that stay within every club's waiver. News - Industry News Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:00:00 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3707/30/ Getting a rocket to the edge of space can be a challenge. But when you put the launch pad at 95,000 feet, things get a lot easier. Such is the theory of JP Aerospace, a small research company based out of Rancho Cordova, California. On October 22, 2011, the company made the trek to Nevada's famous Black Rock Desert to attempt the latest flight of their airship, Tandem. Tandem is an unmanned airship lifted by twin balloons, with two specially-designed six foot propellers for additional guidance and control in the thin air at extreme altitude. The thirty-foot carbon fiber craft fought extreme turbulence in the jetstream between 40 and 60,000 feet prior to achieving a maximum altitude of 95,085 feet, setting a new airship altitude record. At apogee, Tandem's balloons burst, allowing room for five parachutes to deploy and carry the vehicle to a soft landing. News - News Releases Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:35:04 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3706/30/ As the last mission of Shuttle Atlantis was coming to a close, a small hatch in the cargo bay opened and deployed the PSSC-2 spacecraft. PSSC-2 (PicoSatellite Solar Cell testbed 2) is a technology demonstration spacecraft built by the Aerospace Corporation for the US Air Force. The spacecraft's form is fairly typical of other picosatellites; its 8.2 lbm frame carries two technology demonstration experiments, along with a three-axis stabilization system, communications and control equipment, and solar cells to power the onboard systems. Design and integration took only six months, due to the sudden decision to fly STS-135. News - News Releases Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:07:46 http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3692/38/ SOUTHGATE, Michigan USA — Started in 1980 as a fireworks store, Commonwealth Displays partners, Steve Le Fleur and Donald Moore, soon let their interest in model rocketry lead them to add model rocket kits to the company's repertoire soon after they opened their business. Their store is located in Southgate, a suburb of Detroit, located nine miles southwest of the city, at 12649 Dix-Toledo Road. Claimed to be the first model rocketry company online, they duo started doing virtual business before the global networking of computers and networks was even called the Internet. Beginning with advertising on UseNET newsgroups, the pair moved on to Prodigy and then onto the World Wide Web, what is today commonly considered the modern Internet. Commonwealth Displays was a trailblazer for the hobby online, being one of the first model rocketry companies to take credit cards, one of the first model rocketry companies with an e-commerce shopping cart-enabled web and one of the few companies who still ship world-wide today. Features - Website Reviews Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:47:09