Model Forum / General / Rockets / October 2005

Balsa Boy originally posted this.  It might need some updates.  Feel
free to add on your favorite Jerry FAQ.
Jerry, here's a form letter you can use from now on, it should make
your job

Any news on Mark?  His PayPal shopping cart is now blocked.

Hello.  I am working with an elementary school teacher on preparing a rocket
that has a payload with an altimeter and a wireless camera.  The goal is to
show the students (mostly 7th and 8th graders) on a computer screen what is
happening during liftoff, and then getting some ...

Model Rocket news from around the country
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-orscientist1305oct13,0,1973
326.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-orange
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20051001/NEWS/110010059
http://www.laramieboomerang.com/news/more.asp?StoryID=104144

Looks like Hobby Lobby is now doing the weekly coupon like Michaels. It's in
todays newspaper ad, and on their web site:
http://www.hobbylobby.com/site3/weekly/coupons/coupon.cfm

Hi Everyone, I am writing a school report and i have the following
information missing. can somebody help? thanks a lot!
1. where the 18 manufacturing plants are located worldwide? and how big
are these plants in measurement of employees?

Did you guys catch the story in the LA Times about last Wednesday's Titan
launch out at Vandenberg? The word is that the Titan is no more. A 44 year
old program has just launched its last rocket. They are concentrating on
less expensive lifting vehicles such as the Delta.

A few years ago I kinda dropped off the face of the earth for a while;
had a business go bust, spent a couple of years unemployed, had other
bits of excitement thrown in and so on.
But now I have a Real Job and hope to have disposable income (i.e.

Ok round one early build pics are up.......
there's 3 pages so go thru them all.
Heaps more to come once I crop & reduce there size.
http://www.angelfire.com/space2/thundadownunda/modified_estes_patriot

Just to let you know that Northup/Boeing have released thier CEV
design. Looks like an Apollo  capsule with some modifications to
increase the cabin volume. From the numbers I am hearing its an 18 foot
diameter craft. Can carry a crew of 6 to the ISS or 4 to the Moon.

New Contrail Rockets Motors Certified
On Monday October 17th, 2005 Contrail Rockets had 17 new motors
certified with Tripoli Rocketry Association.  These new motors range
from G to K Impulse and were certified in the current 75mm hardware as

We just managed to prang one of our two R-DAS units that we use in
student rocket design projects.  It's so long since we bought them that
no-one remembers where we got them.
Does anyone know who the US distributor is?  And the current price in

There was a rumor that AT would be making some 32mm RCRG reloads this
fall.  Did it come to pass?
John K.

Cowboy Rocketry Offers Hyrbrid Combo Systems
October 19, 2005
Web posted at: 12:36 PM EDT
(ROL Newswire) --  Cowboy Rocketry has released a few combo systems for

FlisKits is proud to announce that the UFFO (our anniversary
promotional kit) is now available for retail sale!
This unique and fun kit began life as Jim Flis' attempt to scratch
build a model just for himself...