Model Forum / General / Rockets / February 2004

Martin updated the "Calendar of Events" and the "Rocket Report" for NAR Section 430.
Summary of changes:
Class on April 24 cancelled because of a new special event.
Several Special Events added to the Rocket Report.

Thinking about the thread on the Patriot system got me wondering.  Does
anyone know the missles involved, the date, and or details of the first
intercept of a ballistic missle?  I have some clues I saw on the web the
other day, and the date will suprise some folks.

just testing

Sooner or later, it had to happen.
On 26 Feb 2004, Michael Jerauld of "Blast From The Past Rocketry" fame
(as opposed to infamy), learns the *real* meaning to the question...
"What is the meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything?"

Hey Iz, since you're so interested in digging up the past, here are some quotes
you should enjoy. They are all from an editorial written by your favorite
author:
"...the history of the way model rocket (MR) definitions have been adminstered

 Hope you have read the rule changes proposed in the "Model Rocketeer".  I'm
trying to figure out if I'm for or against the 2003-101 change from Bruce
Markielewski.  He proposes to make all events have a multiple of 4 weighting,
claiming that a wider range of contest events would ...

The same question has been posted on The Rocketry Forum.
Lloyd, Doug, LDRS Committee,
How soon will the Pay Pal availability on your website be up? I like most
everyone else would probably prefer to use that option for pre-regeristing,

As I went into my project manager's office I see a picture of a pallate
of what looks like AGM-114 Helfire missiles.  I inquire as to their
purpose and he states that he's developing a proposal to manufacture
annother run of innert training shapes used to train ordinance troops.  ...

related to my previous discussion on membership requirements for Tripoli
certification, someone posed the challenge that I find a license or
certification process that did not require renewal or "maintenance" feess
in response to that challenge, and also to acknowledge a request I ...

If any of you rocketeers know an L-2 hybrid flyer by the name of Matt
Kuzewski, could you please let him know that HyperTek support is trying to
respond to his inquiry but our replies are ending up in the ether. He's
emailed now twice and we've replied 5 times. His email address, or ...

NASA TV is absolutely fascinating right now. Kaleri's suit sublimator
appears to have failed - the walk may be cut short.
NASA TV link on this page:
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/exp8_mission_page.html

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I'm in California and I have 3 rockets 3rd class signatures so far. I
need 2 more from anyone who has their license for at least one year.
Can anyone help me?

BLAM:
http://www.estesrockets.com/images/2004%20Estes%20Catalog.pdf
-Fred Shecter NAR 20117