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Pity Dave didn’t try his L2 on Saturday – the bear would have probably left you guys alone. And the drunks around the campfire would have had more to talk about. Great time!

Here Here! 😀

Mega-dittos! 🙂

Warren, you have taken the web page from “kindergarten to college” and I know I speak for many when I say that. I also understand the need to turn the page, etc.For my part, a hearty THANK YOU for your…   Read more»

Should I have asked first for permission to use this example? I thought it was an outstanding display of rocketry and pushing the envelope. Just sometimes the envelope doesn’t hold up real well.I think if anyone is using “envelopes”…   Read more»

Heh – it’s a great example to use, and it does perfectly illustrate how often, the problem isn’t what you think could go wrong, but it is instead what you didn’t ever think could be a problem. I know I…   Read more»

Should I have asked first for permission to use this example? I thought it was an outstanding display of rocketry and pushing the envelope. Just sometimes the envelope doesn’t hold up real well. I am sure many can learn…   Read more»

… unknown cause, appears nose cone may have come apart at Mach 2.5.

Hmmm…. I wonder who that could be 😯

For what it is worth, in my L1 and L2 attempts, which include four failures before I was successful, all had to do with the recovery, whether it be a tangled shock cord or failure to get the chute to…   Read more»

If you’re looking for statistics with good data, I can’t think of any comprehensive source. Certainly no one at NCR tracks this info.For my own part, I had 4 failed L2 attempts and all but 1 failure were the result…   Read more»

I think the NAR collects data of some sort (failed certifications???). IIRC, i read that a pretty strong majority are recovery failures…other than that I’m not sure

Ok I would like to shoot for a 0900 – 1100 launch window for my L3 attempt and will need a 35k waiver during that time, so Joe if you could pencil that in that would be great. I also…   Read more»

I am headed home now…. Hope to be there for the launch!How is/was south America. Do they have Cities there? What do the indigenous peoples eat? Do they drive cars? Did you have to fly on an airplane with less…   Read more»

I am headed home now…. Hope to be there for the launch!

Yes on “window” opportunities for both Saturday and Sunday – to be arranged on site as needed. So far, several projects looking up… Can’t speak for the TAPS but understood James Russell will be there if needed. JW has been…   Read more»

You can touch the SR-71 at the SAC museum just west of Omaha.

Yup! That SAC museum is awesome!!!!Greetings from Santiago, Chile. Winter just starting here!

You can touch the SR-71 at the SAC museum just west of Omaha.

For anyone planning to go to LDRS or that might happen to be in Hutchinson, KS – there’s a “Blackbird” at the Cosmosphere. Seen the one at the Air & Space Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia. Absolutely worth the wonder!

I found this article, interesting…..http://www.dvidshub.net/news/47438/world-war-ii-fighter-unearthed-65-years-later“All spots in Bitburg are inspected for bombs and chemicals from World War II prior to construction because Bitburg was heavily bombed, especially on Dec. 24, 1944,” said Rudolf Rinnen, a public relations specialist for…[Read more]

When my Dad was stationed in Germany at Bitburg, 1971-1974 we had stands of trees behind the base housing. We as kids use to go play in them. These stands were like the hedge rows, only they were about 1/4…   Read more»