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Mine isn’t staged, it’s just a bare-assed absolutely minimum diameter, minimum length M project on an M795 moonburner. RASAero sims it to somewhere in the vicinity of 46K. It is essentially a test flight of a longer version designed to…   Read more»

Firing up rocksim now to see what it might take. This would be my first multistage (not counting Estes motors).I’m glad to hear you’re entering. Getting people like you to step up to a staged project is just what I…   Read more»

Great idea for a contest, but since I utterly refuse to go to any launch with that many people, its not likely I would go to any LDRS in order to fly it. I’ve got the project for it, but…   Read more»

Great idea for a contest, but since I utterly refuse to go to any launch with that many people, its not likely I would go to any LDRS in order to fly it. I’ve got the project for it, but…   Read more»

8) Adrian, What about a dart? Tim

Bob isn’t comfortable with them, so darts are a no-go.

8) Adrian, What about a dart? Tim

Firing up rocksim now to see what it might take. This would be my first multistage (not counting Estes motors).

Thanks, John.According to some posts on the TRA email list, the 50kft waiver for LDRS this year only happened after months of difficult negotiations. I think I remember hearing they had one to 45k before. Last year at aiarfest it…   Read more»

Looks like a GREAT contest, Adrian. FWIW, I think Kloudbusters has a standing 50K waiver…. so if you ever have a monster project that needs some room to run, think Argonia. Not the best recovery environment, but 50K waivers don’t…   Read more»

This was sponsored by either:a.) someone who makes paper towels, orb.) someone who replaces hardwood floors for a livingTrick photography. No. It is not possible. The physical properties of water do not lend themselves to this sort of behavior.

How many times did you try it before you realized it was a video trick?

Here’s video of the launch.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etVAaRPYvCEGood seeing you there Scott. How about that traffic jam after the launch. We were in Titusville, and it took 3.5 hours to get back. For those that don’t know Titusville is only about 10 miles…   Read more»

My wife asked the same thing this past week, “Where’s my flying car?” I don’t know. 😯

Last for the Discovery.There are two more launchs, I beleive.Date: April 19 +Mission: STS-134Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle EndeavourLaunch Site: Kennedy Space Center – Launch Pad 39ALaunch Time: 7:48 p.m. EDTSTS-134 Description: Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3…   Read more»

I saw Apollo 11 from the beach with the clock (not sure where it is, but close – near VIP stands).Saw Apollo 17 from Titusville – a shopping center parking lot. Saw the first Shuttle from the causeway. Those are…   Read more»

Here’s video of the launch.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etVAaRPYvCEGood seeing you there Scott. How about that traffic jam after the launch. We were in Titusville, and it took 3.5 hours to get back. For those that don’t know Titusville is only about 10 miles…   Read more»

We could hear it most definatly. Although I thought it would be louder.And yes, we were on the causway.The adrenaline has worn off, and I feel like its a monday after a 3 or 4 day NCR launch. Tired. 😕

Good job! Were you on the causeway?Looked like some really, really, really big white lightning loads, didn’t it 8)My wife and I saw the last shot in May. Yowza! Were the winds favorable so you could hear it? When we…   Read more»

Great find, and perfect for the Alphabet Clone Contest. You will need at least 3 C motors to get though “Elementary School”.Chad

Troy… now how many of us are going to go walking behind all those steer on the prairie with a tube and a receiving tank? Amazing, after all these years, we had fuel walking around us. Talk about Mach bells!…   Read more»