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And just think, that little lander, at 2 1/2 billion is only half the cost of a nuclear carrier. Seems like a bargain to me. (Excuse me if I come across cynical, I probably read too much) We will see…   Read more»

Holy cow! Science fiction is here.That truly is one complicated landing procedure. I hope it works, too.

The liftoff was impressive – first Atlas V I’ve seen (on video unfortunately). The Centaur burn was perfect and separation of the vehicle was within 100th of a second of plan. So on August 6th we’ll find out how it…   Read more»

If the temp is below 50ish, you won’t see me.

Dress warm folks. Accuweather is forecasting for Briggsdale on Saturday for the high to be 24 degrees, 30 % chance of snow showers, possibly 1-3″ accumulation, and the real feel to be about 4 degrees. Some might consider these to…   Read more»

Glad you are keeping the priorities straight!

My last move from Minnesota had the trailer and car filled beyond capacity and I was forced to leave my rockets and other RC toys behind. Obviously I had to make one last trip for these essential items!

I had to make another run to Minnesota but will be there on Saturday. This will be my first time to introduce myself and I would not miss it for the world. I want to inspect the launching and hybred…   Read more»

The offer of coffee is appreciated but exercise chasing rockets is how I plan to stay warm. Pretty sure Jon and I are lofting the Falcon on a cluster of I’s.And I’ve got a lot of Alphabet Cloning to do.

Looking at the weather forecast on Saturday, with a slight chance of snow and a high forecast to be 34 degrees, ( probably afternoon) would anybody be interested in a coffee pot being at the launch and kept going?I can…   Read more»

Welcome! I live in Windsor and work in north Forth Collins.

Welcome back. I think they call that being a born again rocketeer, as am I.I live in Wellington and work in Ft. Collins. Let me know what I can do to help.Barry FriedrichsLevel 2TRA 12630NAR 12554

Welcome to the Family.

I don’t live in Fort Collins so I’ll welcome you to NCR with a public message. Welcome back to the world of hobby rocketry and finally to Colorado to stay. That’s a lot of hauling back and forth and you’ve…   Read more»

Shunt1,Welcome to NCR!We look forward to seeing you on the flying fields as well as on the forums. Based on your experiences, you’ll have a few things to teach us, too!Ed

Adrian,You couldn’t have summed it up better. This part of rocketry is so goal-oriented beyond the build and beyond the flight, that I have always found an elite place for it.After my first rocket I launched in 1982, I immediately…   Read more»

Thanks again for posting your list, Rockoon.Different people get hooked on rocketry for different reasons. For me, the idea of flying a rocket higher than anyone else has flown for that motor class is kind of an irresistible challenge. If…   Read more»

Thanks for the information WMusselman. I can understand how the friction/discrepencies can cause this subject to be quite heated ‘tween communities. This can get very competitve.Maybe that’s where I can arbitrate, and since I carry no bias throughout the rocketry…   Read more»

Rick,NCR stopped tracking our club altitude records at the end of 2009. Primarily because the volume of traffic had gone way up due to a number of very active flyers and a webmaster (me) who just didn’t have the time…   Read more»

Thanks Joe.!That’s really gratifying to hear. I’ve been checking to see how NCR has been doing from time to time, and gasp at all those many impressive flight numbers. NCR is truely one of the rocketry hotbeds and you guys…   Read more»