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On Sunday I did a staging test with a 38mm booster and a 29mm sustainer. The separation went fine, but the sustainer lawn darted. The booster was recovered but the sustainer was eaten by the prairie. The people who saw…   Read more»

Hey, so today (Sunday) there was a few of us standing around in a circle and I was trash talking gel coat and “less then perfect” composite products, for good reason too might I add. Those darn air pockets will…   Read more»

Many of you will already know this stuff, but here is some of what you need to know for the neo’s or newbies. This will pertain to low and mid-power rockets. High power will be something else. I had a…   Read more»

I lost my IO north of the pads. It is black and pink. It has a Cesaroni 38mm 2 grain case in it.

It was a grat day for a launch.Had many great flights.Four Successful Level Three Certification Flights.Sunday was great also.Thanks to all that make a launch possible. 😀 +Movie: http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f131/mshinn2001/NCR%20July%202011%20Launch%20Movie/Pics: https://picasaweb.google.com/mshinn2001/NCRJulyLaunch#

I am hoping to find someone who has too many dcs. I would like to think that my L2 Cert flight will happen soon, but my confidence is directly related to the security of retrieval. My budget does not allow…   Read more»

Looking to celebrate the Fourth an evening early? Huge gathering in Denver’s City Civic Park for a free Colorado Symphony Orchestra performance and an awesome display of pyrotechnical artistry shot from the rooftop of the City and County Building. Concert…   Read more»

I just received some 2 mil chrome mylar. It came as a roll 48″ X 50′. If anyone wants to buy some, I am sure I can wack off a piece. Just let me know.

how well does it work to mix 1 part wood glue with two parts water to make a sandable, glass-like finish for those of us who want pretty birds?I have been using sanding sealer and am tired of the issue…   Read more»

Dave Way and myself had a great time up at Hartsel over the last weekend. Saturday there was a little light wind, there were launches all day. Sunday was a blowout… We still had a great time. I was able…   Read more»

NCR is seeking a qualified webmaster and PHP developer, preferably with AJAX and jscript experience to initially work with our existing webmaster (me) to clean up some issues with the site, write new contest management code, complete some pending projects…   Read more»

Tripoli-Colorado’s Spring Fling launch is less than a week away! We will be flying on Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26. Saturday will be commercially certified motors only, and Sunday will be a TRA Research launch. COSROCS will bring…   Read more»

Is anyone aware of a broad scale compilation of root cause flight failure information? (Apologies if this is obvious and I am being dense… )I am seeking objective info on the root cause of HPR flight failures in general -…   Read more»

I am hoping to get my L3 in July since I got shut down by the clouds at MHM. Wanted to confirm Saturday we have opportunity for 35k call in and also wanted to see if a TAP is planning…   Read more»

For those of you who are in love with the SR-71 Blackbird, as I am, then you know you can never get enough information about that amazing plane. You have a continual quest for more tidbits of information. The latest…   Read more»

Not about Rockets.Was helping Max find brass shell casings and ran across this.Is this pen related to the history of the Atlas Site?Or just another pen?U.S. Gov.Brass looking reservoir.Rust.Has to be newer than 1952Could also be (Forestry , Game &…   Read more»

Dave H,Just wondering, and thought others might be as well, what is that campground just up 24 a ways where everybody congregates for 2 day launches at Hartsel?

Lost my Little Dog on L2 Cert flight. Flew a CTI J335 “Red Lightning”. Rocket went on long arc toward the ENE. Rocket is White and Red, 2″ dia and about 4′ long. My email and phone number are stickered…   Read more»

Looking forward to the July 8 launch. Saturday only, but with a big waiver? I don’t have any other obligations that weekend, so I’m good to go. I’ll have a 2-stage ready to try out as a dry run for…   Read more»

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