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I found this article this morning at http://www.aero-news.net and found it “relative” to the flying of rockets!NASA’s Gravity Probe B Confirms Two Einstein Space-Time TheoriesMon, 09 May ’11Geodetic Effect, Frame-Dragging Both Proven By The SpacecraftNASA’s Gravity Probe B (GP-B) mission…   Read more»

Preliminary results from an awesome day on the prairie: 43 different flyers, 131 flights (97 Class One, 34 Class Two), five new L2’s (Larry Haynes, Bear Friedrichs, Vic Davis, Bob Wood and Jeff Wilder), new H record flight by Adrian…   Read more»

It was half buried in the dirt, looks like it’s from last year. 54mm OD, but slightly smaller than 38mm ID.

or parts of it. I seem to have had a malfunction with the lower booster section and ebay somewhere out there SE of the launch pad. Found the NC and tracker 900 yards to the SE. I think the lower…   Read more»

ASAP time and date for equipment cleanup, before Mayhem?

I lost a 3 in dia about 55 in tall. Dark red rocket at the launch today. It is painted with a checkerboard nose cone.Please contact me off line @ 970 405 7478 if you should locate itThank you in…   Read more»

I for one am looking for my C-motor bird. Its blue with ring fins. Somewhere N of the pad. How I could lose an LPR with a bright orange parachute, I don’t know. Now I have to start the C…   Read more»

Friday the sixth is the live stream of an Atlas 5 launch. Launch is scheduled for 12:14 mountain time.http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/Launch.shtml#/17/this is the stuff I grew up on; 20 miles downrange.

Went to Warrens place to do this last week. “We got in a big fight with the vac. bag.” 😡 But it still came out ok. I sanded it and gave it one coat of clear. A little rough yet,…   Read more»

I read this article this morning at http://www.aero-news.net and thought it was exciting. I thought you might find it interesting also. You can see photos at the websites..Top NewsSpaceShipTwo’s First ‘Feathered’ Flight Marks Virgin Galactic’s Latest MilestoneThu, 05 May ’11First…   Read more»

Anyone have a small piece of 38mm phenolic tubing at least 16″ long that they can part with?

Looks like we’re on for a launch this weekend.Any volunteers to tow the trailer (or even to push the buttons)?

Hey! I gave my weekend job that I have been working since last September my two weeks notice! Hopefully Mayhem will happen and I will be a face at the launch again! Working 7 days a week sucks! 😉

This year NCR will have a vendor area set up at the Longmont Expo on June 25 (http://www.lmoexpo.org). The plan is to have a display with some of the rockets we fly (both large and small) and possibly a raffle…   Read more»

8) Any rain up on the pawnee? Western Slope is getting alot. Tim

Although a bit late in the year, the (EMRR) Rocket Reviews 2011 calendar is now available for purchase from CafePress.If you are interested, you can view and order it from the following link.https://www.cafepress.com/emrrYou may notice that several of the months’…   Read more»

Ok,I am looking at contests that are within my skill set. I know I am jumping into the the abc contest, but am interested in the G80 Roadrunner as well.I am not sure what ” NO Electronic tracking, either radio…   Read more»

Hey guys,Watch out 25K here I come. I got my Kestrel fin can done yesterday, turned out great. I again sanded a groove in front and behind the fins for tucking CF into, used a more shallow groove this time,…   Read more»

What’s up with the upscale contest? How many entries are there? I know we are not supposed to say what is being built, but can we say who’s participating?

While it surely isn’t enough and it must keep doin’ what it is doin’, we do have a nice rain happening in Windsor…… I stood in the garage watching it for 30 minutes. It seems like forever since it has…   Read more»