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What to buy - F & G rockets?	08 Jan 2004 09:14 GMT	27
I've become a BAR over the last few months and have graduated to F & G level rocketry. Right now I'm at the 29mm learning curve and while there is certainly a large amount of knowledge on the net, some things you just have to learn by yourself.
No blacks in the JPL mission control?	08 Jan 2004 00:56 GMT	79
I didn't see a single black person in JPL mission control during the Spirit arrival. Maybe that woman in red? Why do you suppose this is?????
Has Battle Park been cancelled because of TRA?	08 Jan 2004 00:30 GMT	14
Any members here have the answer? Does anyone know if any TRA-sanctioned launch has been canceled strictly because of the insurance problem that was resolved in less than a day?
Contact for Dave Leininger	07 Jan 2004 20:25 GMT	2
Anyone got a current email address for Dave Leininger Cheers Damian
NASA / MARS REAL TIME LIVE........	07 Jan 2004 18:09 GMT	19
REAL TIME coverage LIVE...... 9 min left in turn to entry procedure. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/landing.cfm REALPLAYER at least free version required..... REAL time coverage is great DSL ROCKS......
MER Retro Rockets...	07 Jan 2004 15:31 GMT	2
White Lightning?
ISPs of various materials	07 Jan 2004 15:04 GMT	3
anyone have a list? looking for just common household stuff, parafin, kraft paper, granulated sugar......
Can anyone tell me if Earl Cagle from Point 39 productions is still producing videos?	07 Jan 2004 04:58 GMT	4
??? JD
engine substitutions and cheapo parachutes	07 Jan 2004 03:20 GMT	2
I'm getting back into rocketry after 30 years, and am starting slowly. I bought some Estes D and E rockets and found to my surprise that they still have those plastic parachutes and rubber-band shick cords. a. Are these sufficient?
Ellis Mountain I230	07 Jan 2004 03:00 GMT	2
Why is the total impulse and thrust curve so radically different on this motor based on whether you look at EM data or tripoli data? Koen
[OT - semi] Mars Rover Animated Videos	07 Jan 2004 02:50 GMT	2
I'm sure by now pretty much everyone has seen the animated videos that NASA put out, covering the launch, flight, landing and roving of the current Mars mission. I, for one, consider this video to be one of NASA's best releases of this kind of material. It's superbly done. The
That one website...	07 Jan 2004 00:29 GMT	2
What was the site that showed who the top posters in a newsgroup was, and what the longest threads were? Signature Stephen Corban
Thrust curve differences	06 Jan 2004 22:47 GMT	13
It appears that both the TRA and the NAR have tested the H220. Would someone please explain why the two results are so dramatically different. For instance, in the NAR test, the peak thrust is 275N but in the TRA test it is 496N.
Lathe	06 Jan 2004 18:31 GMT	22
Saw a 3 foot lathe with 14" deep work area for $129 today, new. Has 4 speeds adjusted via belt on different wheel sizes. It looked perfect for tube sections and nosecone/boattail work... not to mention other hobbies...
EMRR's New 2004 "Hit List"	06 Jan 2004 16:55 GMT	9
Each year, we post a list of "most wanted" reviews... the "Hit List". Here it is for 2004. Full reviews (with acceptable content) will received double the entries in our quarterly rocket give-away. Thanks for all those that helped knock out so many of the 2003 list!