Model Forum / General / Rockets / February 2004

I'm wanting to dip my own igniters,
I remember a kit that was manufactured a while back that used this
primer to complete the circuit.
Is this still available?

I just got my new PRATT remote tanking and launching system, and have
been looking it over.  I have seen and used them countless times
before, but I have never looked them over in great detail.  Now that I
have my own, I wanted to give Doug some credit he deserves for a very

Here are the top 20 posters for Dec. 2003
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1      izrmr@acceptable-gains.net         602    577
2      01rocket@gte.net                1880    1853

Is there any current, model rocket software for Linux.
I've done a quick google search, and only come up with dead links, or out
of date projects.

I'm leaving Sunday along with 66 of my juniors for a week-long study trip to
DC via a program called Close Up. I've been doing this for , well, since 94.
If you never hear from me again please assume the worst and fly a rocket in
my honor. I'm pushing 50 now and playing Daddy to 66 ...

I just have to share this:
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/spotlight/dayinthelife01.html
Scroll all the way to the bottom to see the picture, captioned: "Jim
Rice at age nine, launching his lifelong dream of a career in rocket

CP Technologies Propellant Class Enrollment
February 17, 2004
Web posted at: 2:04 PM EST
(ROL Newswire) --  CP Technologies has opened enrollment for their next

I've sent 9 requests to HPR asking what happened to September, October
& December 2003 issues.  I know that since HPR is involved, this
sounds funny to a lot of people but, I expect to receive what I pay
for.

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/titan/b39/040216launchgallery/01.html
-Boomer

While getting some of my 70s Enerjet, Fsi and Estes catalogs out ready to
sell, I found one 70s Estes catalog to be missing the front cover.
It has the back cover saying the sissorwing transport is featured on the
front cover (sky blue) and that's it's new this year.

When are we going to be able to see the interm (or final) results?

I'm replacing a shock cord on a 24mm-powered rocket of mine. It had the
3-folded-over Estes type shock cord mount, using my old reliable brown paper
grocery bag, but I want to replace it with the loop epoxied (?) into the tube
that I've seen on some other rockets, where your shock ...

We are now just shy of four weeks away from NARCON, and the
pre-registration deadline (Feb. 20) is rapidly approaching!
Since we first rolled out the website we've added quite a few
things. Check out the website for details, but here's the rundown:

Just made the switch from LPR to MPR and have launched the Aerotech
Strongarm several times (I'm hooked).  I'm looking for some more kits (not
quite ready to build my own just yet), but have a question on some of the
motor mounts, specifically motor retention.  The kits I've been ...

Can I ask a potentially dumb question.? Why doesn't NASA cluster several of
the SRB's into different flight configs (2/3/4/5/6 clusters with a central
SRB core) and then perhaps place a 2nd SRB as a central core for a multi
stage heavy lift or man rated launch vehicle?