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Great day in Longmont. Thanks to Rich, Ken and Kevin for their help.We got the booster motor/fin assembly built and it’s awesome!!

I would be willing to go Sunday. Let me know. I have to work Saturday.

Sounds great .. I’ll call you tomorrow night and confirm.

I would be willing to go Sunday. Let me know. I have to work Saturday.

We’ll be in Longmont working on the Proton again on Sat, 10am to whenever .. usually around 2 or 3pm. Lots of cool stuff to do.We’ve been doing these builds on Sat as it seems the better day for most…   Read more»

Hey Guys! I’m back .. pretty much ..Rich .. awesome pic .. looks great! and BIG! 🙂 and thanks for the help .. and kind words .. and call for action. We still have a lot to do and can…   Read more»

It was *at least* 10 pounds. The good thing is we had planned and built a compartment at the very front in case we needed some noseweight.Edward

On the Delta II project, we had underfigured the required nosewieght and at the pad on launch day we spent substantial time with Ed Wranowsky tearing down the nose to access the weight compartment throwing in a LOT of lead…   Read more»

Warren: Steve’s current plan is for 3 stages, though we may not install a motor in stage 3 for the first flight. Steve determined that the rocket needed to break apart around there any way for recovery, so he figured:…   Read more»

I agree — stacking the tubes up and taking that picture really gives you a “WOOOOOW” moment.We all know how much fun it is to watch a big project launch — and we all also know (most of you better…   Read more»

Holy sh**, uh, goodness gracious! You can find the Proton-M plastic models on e-Bay occasionally–but you must always check that they are true scale, not so much, and I have K-1 somewhere in a box. But Holy Gracious of Goodness!…   Read more»

Will stages 2 and 3 have flip-out fins, so as to not ruin the appearance or CG-CP relationship?Lookin’ huge!-Ken

Seems to me as I recall, for mechanical devices, especially for those that fly, or might be part of the military, if it’s weird, it’s British; if it is ugly, it is French; and if it is weird and ugly,…   Read more»

I LOVE it… and can’t wait to see it fly. Three actual flying stages with separate motors and staging systems?

Impressive Rich! And there will probably be about 8″ of nozzle cones on bottom also, at least on the outside tubes. Rich, you seem too mellow about this, do you think you jack up the excitement level a bit?!

I have most of the Proton parts at my house for trim & cut work this week, so I stacked it up and took a picture, and digitally sketched in the rest of the 3rd stage:The outboard motors tubes are…   Read more»

Or not hook up with strange modems!I use Iolo System Mechanic, Malwarebytes Anti- Malware, Paretologic XoftSpySE and ESET Nod 32 to protect my systems for what is worth. I also use CC Cleaner and Hitman Pro 3.5. It is a…   Read more»

Yes, I think you are right, maybe he should double up to be extra safe.

Did he go unprotected and pick up a virus? You just can’t go around getting familiar with other computers you do not know without protection!

We had a productive day today, made some design changes and got a lot of the centering rings cut and got some sanding done.I also wanted to let all know that Steve’s computer is real sick and he needs to…   Read more»

For those not attending the launch we’ll be in Longmont working on the Proton this Sat from 10am to ….. Lots to do .. come on out!!Steve