Model Forum / General / Rockets / January 2007

Are these guys still in business?

The Minnesota Amateur Spacemodeler Association (MASA) and the National
Association of Rocketry are pleased to present the National Rocket
Convention (NARCON) March 9-11, 2007, in Rochester, MN. This convention
will celebrate the Golden Anniversary of sport rocketry.

Got a question for the people who maintain their clubs' launch
equipment...
  I'm putting together a remote-trigger box that is designed to
activate my digital cameras a few seconds before lighting the motor.

I found this on strangecosmos.com. It maybe a hoax, but I got a chuckle from
it anyway. - Harry
The 2006 Darwin Awards
The 2006 Darwin Awards are finally out. This is the annual honor given to

anyone check it out? it looks fixed.
in fact it looks real good
and it doesnt cr@p out on dialup!

just an FYI
I bought a house with suitable land for building a rocket shop capable
of building full scale redstones, although i probably will be starting
with the smaller joes as I've stated before. hence the reason you guys

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(I posted this on rec.pyrotechnics once because I thought that they
might have the knowledge, but since there's no pyro, at least it's
not required, I'll go here instead.)
I've read about SCUBA tanks containing lots and lots of force --

I just got a spray gun... is there any information on the web on how to
maintain or use a gravity feed spray gun, like adjustment and stuff like
that? The gun did not come with much information....

Just wondering if anyone out there carries umbrella liability insurance, and
who you use for a carrier. I inquired with a national brand represented by a
lizard, and they refused to consider writing a policy because I engage in
HPR.

Don't be too surprised if Mars launches an attack on Earth...
after all, we may have committed the first hostile act*...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/01/07/mars.life.ap/index.html
(*ack ack ACK ack ACK ACK!)

Big thanks to everyone for their help answering my wife's questions
yesterday.  Glad to see this is an active group interested in helping others
(especially us newbs).
A quick question on NAR membership:  I'm a member of many groups including

when matt steele spoke at NARCON 2006, I clicked a quick picture of
some of the slides of his presentation, including the ones of
prototypes that did not make it.
when i got back i build one of them and flew it. took video and promply

yeah, i got some cash sitting in my paypal account from revver, and I'm
looking for something to burn it on.......
only $30 this month, but it's still $30. thinking on a planisphere and
a replacement xacto razor saw blade(coarse)(mines fine AND dull).

Hello RMR
I am offering a $100 reward for anyone who can find my 7 foot tall 3
inch diameter red rocket that was lost at LUNARs Snow Ranch this last
Saturday. I should have pointed the launch rail 5 or 6 degrees north