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  Model Rockets from Apogee Components   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The purpose of this web site is to provide you with rocketry knowledge, so that you have a safe and successful experience with the hobby.
It is this exhilaration of rocketry that I hope infects you too.
Rocketry is so entertainingly addictive that you'll have a hard time not daydreaming about your next launch.
www.apogeerockets.com   (940 words)

  
 rec.models.rockets FAQ Table of Contents
Amateur rocketry, pyrotechnics, rocket motor-making, and "EX" rocketry are related topics that fall outside of the scope of this newsgroup.
This FAQ (list of Frequently Asked Questions) is an attempt to compile a number of questions and suggestions that have been repeatedly posted to r.m.r into a single, quickly readable document.
This document was NOT meant to be a 'how to' on any form of non-professional rocketry It's hoped that it might be of use in answering some of the more commonly asked questions, summarizing some good tips and suggestions, and directing the reader to other documents, books, sources, etc., where more information may be found.
www.ninfinger.org /~sven/rockets/rmrfaq.toc.html   (2342 words)

  
 Congressional Action Page - Amateur Rocketry Society of America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
August 24, 2003 - The Amateur Rocketry Society of America has been conducting research to show the truth about the false claims made by the Department of Justice and ATFE in their letter to Senator Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee (Click here to read the Department of Justice Letter to Senator Hatch).
Rocketry in America is not a threat to America's security.
The rocketry exemption will only apply when the following materials are used in rockets which are neither designed nor redesigned for use as a weapon.
www.space-rockets.com /congress.html   (2539 words)

  
 HobbySpace - Rocketry
Numerous rocketry groups are attacking amateur high altitude records and are getting close to the official borderline of space, i.e.
NAR is the largest and oldest of the amateur rocketry associations was founded in 1957.
LUNAR - (Livermore Unit of the National Association of Rocketry) is a rocket club in Livermore California.
www.hobbyspace.com /Rocketry   (1585 words)

  
 Russian rocketry
In the meantime, advances in artillery which had made their way into European armies by 1860s undermined military applications of rocketry and after a relatively short reign during the 19th century battlefield missiles became all but extinct.
However, efforts to advance military rocketry were renewed after the invention of smokeless gunpowder in 1884.
It absorbed the research in the field of liquid-fueled rocketry inherited from GIRD, including the development of a rocket-powered glider and a series of winged missiles.
www.russianspaceweb.com /rockets.html   (1114 words)

  
 Welcome to Rocketry
Amateur rocketry is appealing to People who either want to do everything themselves or enjoy the process of developing and making their own motors.
For high-power rocketry, the two largest companies are Loc/Precision and Public Missiles, Ltd. Anything in the Loc/Precision 1" through 4" kit series makes a good starter mid-power kit with high-power construction techniques and the Graduator and Forte are popular high-power kits.
Rocketry is not inherently a dangerous hobby, although misuse or ignorance can cause severe personal injury and property damage.
www.jcrocket.com /welcome.shtml   (5642 words)

  
 Space history: Aviation, rocketry and pre-manned spaceflight history.
This is not a detailed history of all aviation or rocketry but only those events that led mankind toward spaceflight.
These three "fathers of modern rocketry" were Dr. Robert H. Goddard, recognized as the most important figure in American rocket history, Hermann Oberth, a Rumanian born Physicist working in Germany, and Kanstantin Tsiolkovsky, an obscure Russian school teacher and mathematician.
Goddard began his experiments in rocketry while studying for his doctorate at Clark University in Worcester, Mass., and, on May 26, 1919, wrote a progress report to the Smithsonian Institution entitled "A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes." It was published by the Smithsonian in January of 1920.
www.thespaceplace.com /history/rocket2.html   (2516 words)

  
 Rocketry Online!
The calendar contains photos of gigantic rockets and drag races, catos and skidmarks, launches and recoveries, with more than 75 full-color photographs in a 12 by 12 format (from January through December, 2006).
With contributions by other rocketry photographers, including Doug Gerrard and Mark Canepa, this is a limited edition release.
Cowboy Rocketry has released a few combo systems for those wishing to get into hybrid flying for the first time.
www.rocketryonline.com   (606 words)

  
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF ROCKETRY The earliest solid rocket fuel was a form of gunpowder, and the earliest recorded mention of gunpowder comes from China late in the third century before Christ.
Bamboo tubes filled with saltpeter, sulphur and charcoal were tossed into ceremonial fires during religious festivals in hopes the noise of the explosion would frighten evil spirits.
He first attracted attention in 1919 when he published a paper titled, "A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes." In his paper he outlined his ideas on rocketry and suggested, none too seriously, that a demonstration rocket should be flown to the Moon.
science.ksc.nasa.gov /history/rocket-history.txt   (4214 words)

  
 UKRA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rocketry and MSER - Part II In order to facilitate dealing with the HSE, the chairman would like to receive any reports from members over their experiences in dealing with the local Police forces with relation to explosives certification (COER 1 forms) and especially storage requirements either suggested or imposed.
With immediate effect the United Kingdom Rocketry Association are amending the rules relating to certification flights.
We feel that this is in the best interests of the UK rocketry community as a whole.
www.ukra.org.uk   (670 words)

  
 Sunset Rocketry Club - Sunset High School, Portland, OR
We are the rocketry organization at Sunset High School in Portland, Oregon.
Our mission is to introduce rocketry as a club activity into the larger education system.
Sunset Rocketry Club was a student-initiated club at Sunset High School in Portland, OR which was active during 2002 and 2003.
www.sunsetrocketry.org   (145 words)

  
 Rocketry Links
Rocketry Online - An online rocketry reference that offers information about model, high power and amateur rocketry, including links, discussion forums, conferencing rooms, a chat room, how-to classes, news, and reviews.
NARTREK - The National Association of Rocketry Training Rocketeers for Experience and Knowledge is a self-paced program designed to improve one's knowledge and skill in rocketry; the program is intended for rocketry modelers of all ages.
It is intended to be a companion to the Usenet Newsgroup news://alt.binaries.models.rockets (ABMR) for those who are unable to access the "alt" newsgroup hierarchy through their news feed.
www.perfectflite.com /links.html   (530 words)

  
 Maximum Thrust Rocketry
The new owners of Rocket Dynamic Systems and Maximum Thrust Rocketry, Dan and Laurie Isdell, are greatly saddened to report that John Kerrigan, their friend and the previous owner of RDS and MTR, has passed away.
John's enthusiasm for the sport of High Power Rocketry was infectious, and he particularly enjoyed creating new rocket designs which he could share with the public as kits.
John's untimely passing is a loss to all of us in the rocketry world, and he will be greatly missed.
www.maximumthrust.com   (412 words)

  
 Kansas City Association of Rocketry — NAR Section 505
The Kansas City Association of Rocketry was established in 1998 by several active NAR members to promote
We are proud to be a chartered section of the National Association of Rocketry.
All are welcome at our launches and meetings; follow the calendar of events link to find the locations and times.
www.angelfire.com /mo2/kcar   (166 words)

  
 Robert H. Goddard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
While Goddard was a graduate student in physics at Clark College, his youthful speculations crystallized into the pursuit of rocketry.
For the next twelve years, with intermittent Smithsonian support and occasional funding from other sources, Goddard achieved, in his spare time, many notable firsts in rocketry, including the construction and flight of the first liquid fuel rockets.
Owing largely to the far greater pace of wartime rocketry in Germany, and in part to his own secrecy, Dr. Goddard was all but forgotten.
www.roswellcvb.com /goddard.html   (787 words)

  
 HobbySpace - Rocketry
High Power Rocketry involves motors rated H and higher (see motor codes) and use composite fuels, particularly ammonium perchlorate composite propellant or APCP.
In response to this unwarranted and burdensome regulation, the National Assoication of Rocketry and the Tripoli Rocketry Association brought a lawsuit against the ATF.
Saturn Press specializes "in rocketry publications, offering books, posters, and booklets for modelers and space enthusiasts." Most of these are by Peter Alway (see previous entry).
www.hobbyspace.com /Rocketry/rocketry3.html   (3241 words)

  
 Caleb Flerk Directory of Flight - Model Rocketry
Virginia High Power Rocketry Last Updated on 5 13 2002 Project Terrier Sandhawk The T S flight history continues to be written with another successful 2 stage flight, this time in the long anticipate...
Coast Rocketry is a hobby store that has great selection and low prices on rocketry supplies...
Rocketry Online is the foremost informational website in the hobbies of model, high power and amateur rocketry.
www.calebflerk.com /links/modelrocketry.htm   (865 words)

  
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Welcome on the Homepage of REBEL Rocketry, the place where rocket builders from the EU can find all those products for their Rocketry Hobby.
The weather at ALRS was bad with rain but luckily no wind, so this made for bad launch possibilities, but as a result the fliers had allot of time to talk to each other.
The Launch of the REBEL RapTor 6.0 at KLOB was a success and the rocket flew to 4160 meters, this is a new Dutch altitude record and the first N flight in Europe.
www.rebelrocketry.com   (2219 words)

  
 Rocketry Unlimited
The purpose of this website is to link everyone interested in the field of rocketry, high powered rocketry and experimental rocketry with all that is available on the internet.
I am also looking for any stories and pictures of rockets that you may have built, I want this site to be about and for rocket builders from around the world and the only way that will work is for everyone to contribute there knowledge of the sport.
I will also post any prefecture or special rocketry club that you may belong to along with there link and any other information that you would like me to post.
www.angelfire.com /extreme4/rocketry   (455 words)

  
 Tripoli Rocketry Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
If you are interested in high power rocketry, we encourage you to contact your local member club (called a Prefecture) and attend their next launch or meeting.
Tripoli is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and operation of amateur high power rocketry.
High power rocketry has an excellent proven track record, with established safety codes to protect participants, viewers, land owners and the general public.
www.tripoli.org   (257 words)

  
 Rocketry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Chronicles the model rocketry and space interest activities since 1967 of the Holloway brothers (Jim, John, and Joe) and several of their friends from Knoxville, Tennessee.
You'll find launch reports from all the big rocketry events as well as loads of photos, plus information on how to obtain the necessary explosive certificates and more.
We are the Southeast Alabama Rocketry Society, NAR 572.
u.webring.com /hub?ring=modelrocketry   (505 words)

  
 Pratt Hobbies Rocket Catalog
The National Association of Rocketry was founded over 40 years ago.
NAR has taken the lead in getting rocketry legalized in places where it was covered by obsolete fireworks laws, and is still in the forefront of the effort to keep the sport from being regulated to death.
The Tripoli Rocketry Association is devoted to the high power end of the sport.
www.pratthobbies.com   (490 words)

  
 Richard Nakka's Experimental Rocketry Site
Unlike Model Rocketry or High Power Rocketry, experimental rocketry is an activity whereby rockets are designed and constructed entirely from "scratch" -- including motor and propellant.
It might be said, then, that Model Rocketry and High Power Rocketry are best suited to those who wish to make and fly rockets, and Experimental Rocketry is perhaps best suited to those who rather wish to make rockets fly.
Amateur Experimental Rocketry has many inherent hazards that must be fully understood before one can consider becoming actively involved.
www.nakka-rocketry.net   (1039 words)

  
 CHARTER OF UK.TECH.ROCKETRY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
All rocketry related computer products, their availability and use.
Is forbidden except for short (less than 10 lines) private adverts for rocketry related items (launch equipment, rockets, software, books etc.) and announcements of events relevant to rocketry in the UK.
Anyone posting advertisements, binaries or other material contrary to this charter may be reported to their ISP or postmaster.
www.usenet.org.uk /uk.tech.rocketry.html   (183 words)

  
 John Coker's Rockets and Rocketry
When I rediscovered rocketry (after a 20-year absence), I found a much-expanded hobby with much larger, more exciting and more dangerous rockets for bigger boys.
Rocketry has been my primary hobby since 1998 and I've done a lot of it since that time.
Work upheavals and changes in my interests caused a hiatus in my rocketry activities in mid-2005.
www.jcrocket.com   (184 words)

  
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Here is my model rocketry site, I have plenty of information about the hobby of model rocketry, and it will take a while to get it all on this site, because my time is pretty limited at this time so please check back periodically.
I have been useing the outside shell of pens cut down to size, and eyelets that screw into the fuselage of the rocket.
You can use the parachutes that are sold by model rocketry companies, they work well.
www.geocities.com /wesleydelaney/rocketry.html   (1080 words)

  
 National Association of Rocketry | Sport Rocketry Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Sport Rocketry is the official journal of the National Association of Rocketry.
Sport Rocketry is the longest continually published magazine devoted to the sport rocket hobby.
To receive Sport Rocketry magazine, you must become a member of the NAR as subscriptions are available only to school and public libraries.
www.nar.org /SPR   (183 words)

  
 HobbySpace - Rocketry
Amateur advanced (or Experimental) rocketry groups develop sophisticated rockets that are reaching towards the threshold of space (100km or so depending on whom you ask!).
This Seattle, Washington rocketry organization plans to enter the X-Prize with its XPV (X-Prize Vehicle).
Rocketry seems to be a growing in popularity in the Great Britain.
www.hobbyspace.com /Rocketry/rocketry2.html   (4858 words)

  
 Amateur Rocketry Society of America - Newsletter
Model rocketry is enjoyed by thousands of Americans each year, and I am committed to passing legislation that will allow them to continue this enjoyable, safe, and educational activity.
Model rocketry encourages students to study math and science, and it is a valuable tool for those who may be interested in the space program.
Despite all of the benefits of model rocketry, the hobby and the small businesses it supports are still in danger of being wiped out by regulations.
www.space-rockets.com /arsanews.html   (8746 words)

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