Model Forum / General / Rockets / June 2005

Finally decided on another t-shirt to go with the "rocket scientist"
shirts I've been selling for lo, these eleven years.
Check it out at www.pratthobbies.com; big discount for the first few
weeks. I'll have them at NYPOWER.

I recently ordered some 1/4 Inch Tubular Kevlar Shock Cord from
Commonwealth Displays, found out that they are out of stock on that
item, even though their on-line catalog says it is in stock.  I called
the store and they don't seem to think they will be getting any more

I've not yet read the Popular Science article about LDRS, but I certainly
saw the article in Popular Mechanics a few months back and was, shall we
say, under-impressed. At that time I wondered if rocketeers had a "party
line" that was presented to the press. Following the discussion ...

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your own living room!
Head on over to http://www.saverocketrynow.org/ to participate!

There is a lengthy article in the
latest issue of Popular Science
on last year's LDRS.
Ferrell

I hope this doesn't become a trend...
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Idaho Company Ends Fertilizer Production
.c The Associated Press

ROCI will be flying HPR at the AMA in Muncie, Indiana. All rocketeers
are welcome.
June 25th & 26th, $10.00 per day or $15 for both days. Under 18 free.
  Schedule (Both days):

Japan Dreams of Robot Moon Base in 2025
Paul Kallender, IDG News Service Mon Jun 20, 4:00 AM ET
TOKYO-- Japan wants to help build a lunar base and populate it with
advanced versions of today's humanoid robots by around 2025, according

does anybody really know how many BP 1/4A-D model rocket motors are sold
here in the USA by Estes and Quest?
On a yearly basis?
How about worldwide?  (does this even matter?)

I have misplaced a rocket.
well, no big deal, it was a clone of a maxi Alpha III. thing that bothers me
is that I had my aerotech 24-40 casing in it.
then I got to thinking, "well, the casings $40. how much was the rest"

BeeLine Transmitter Released
June 22, 2005
Web posted at: 1:06 PM EDT
(ROL Newswire) --  BigRedBee is pleased to announce the release of

.....how does one video tape an erratic beast like this?
http://homepage.mac.com/wesrudy/EdMillerJJKmono.mov
I thought I had it nailed for windage, but it fooled me yet again.  I
did suffer damage so that may have affected the takeoff and flight profile.

Does anybody know if Bruce Lee (Omaha Prefect) is having a Independance
Day bash this year?
DGH

On eBay:
Very early '60s NAR flyer:
http://tinyurl.com/b6dbb
Last four cartons of OOP Fun Rockets ARF Wicked Winnies:

I need to know how to build a cold-fusion drive for my rocket, because
I have an important mission to Metis next month ...