tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35772672011-07-07T14:32:25.637-07:00KMA - MrKlingon's Missle AgencyCurrent project: Launch as often as possible from MrKlingon's SpaceportJoelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comBlogger591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-43646378710270063532010-01-18T10:23:00.000-08:002010-01-18T14:03:58.873-08:00SS Tomorrowland!For Christmas, my daughter made this rocket - and I finally got around to launching it today:
(sadly, there is not a lot of wisdom in launching a white-on-white rocket in January.... so recovery was not an option... I'll just assume it is sailing off somewhere beyond the sky.)Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-52225651609527074442008-08-27T20:23:00.002-07:002008-08-27T20:24:42.104-07:00Launching into space... with Star Wars! Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-90674943400320594102007-08-15T06:41:00.000-07:002008-11-12T18:26:39.603-08:00WHOOSH!Those air rockets are FAST!Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-33691942749206916302007-08-12T20:17:00.000-07:002007-08-15T07:00:42.404-07:00Swedes Into Space!Here's a family gathering launching Air Rockets! Fun!Click here to see the videoor the full version here.Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-91089818133512810412007-08-10T11:32:00.000-07:002008-11-12T18:26:39.711-08:00More Rocket Fun!Googling around and I found a terrific rocket simulator/design tool at NASA!http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/rktsim.htmlThis amazing thing does simple ballistic, water, and solid engine rockets. Even better - it does AIR ROCKETS! (pictured). This will come in handy! (I'm planning on having some fun this weekend launching air rockets at a family gathering.)Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-51272589611835629272007-08-08T20:52:00.000-07:002007-08-08T20:55:22.577-07:00Wow - Rocket-palooza!I had a blast launching 4 different Estes rockets at the field with some neighbor kids for their Science club (really). And they got to launch the air-rockets dozens and dozens of times - great fun! Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-61500463507675804122007-08-06T19:10:00.000-07:002007-08-06T19:14:09.688-07:00TOO LONG since a posting. But here's a new one: AIR ROCKETS!!!http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/airRocket/index.htmlI'm going to show off model rockets for some neighbor kids this week, and I built one of these to show off - almost free rockets that you can blast off.I tested it indoors (big mistake) then had to work to clean the smudge off the ceiling. These are more powerful and fast than you'dJoelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-1151005954622903452006-06-22T12:47:00.000-07:002006-06-22T12:52:34.633-07:00Taking a day off - off-PLANET!! These are two home built rockets, the one from my daughter's science-fair career, and the other a conversion of a paper model of the LibertyBell 7 Mercury Redstone.Both recovered without difficulty - good to go for another day!Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-1148924356216224972006-05-29T10:37:00.000-07:002006-05-29T10:39:16.226-07:00BACK into space!For some Memorial Day fun, we launched a rocket! (well, I thought it was fun, anyway.)Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-1097366588291805092004-10-09T16:54:00.000-07:002007-08-10T12:59:46.460-07:00Taking the bus to Mars!Sometimes you can go interplanetary for a mere $1.25 bus fare(plus museum admission).Just this week the Science Museum of Minnesota has opened a new movie - "Mars 3D" produced locally by Twist Films of Minneapolis. It gives you a ringside seat at the launch of the rovers, and 3D images captured by the rovers' cameras on the surface of Mars - pretty impressive stuff - Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-1096131843767370232004-09-25T10:00:00.000-07:002004-09-25T10:04:03.766-07:00Off into the Sky!!
A quick couple of launches!
Two for two - two good launches and two good landings - a perfect day for a launch!
Only two mishaps. 1) On the second flight, the launch button was stuck down, so when I inserted the safety switch....whoooooosh! instant launch. (I've fixed THAT!) and 2) I dropped the pen cam on the way home. It still works fine, but the LCD screen for Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-1090186164317954562004-07-18T14:23:00.000-07:002004-07-18T14:33:09.406-07:00Any Day Above Ground is a Good One
We had perfect July launching weather! (maybe some kind of celebration of the 35th anniversary of Apollo 11?) My daughter humored me (reliving science fair projects of days gone by?) and we took a couple of rockets down to the old launching field and went 3-for-3 - three good launches and three perfect recoveries.
Getting ready to launch
Sailing back toJoelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-1089579044030339992004-07-11T13:49:00.000-07:002004-07-11T13:50:44.030-07:00Testing... 1, 2, 3
Weird... I keep trying to post on my 7/5/2004 launch and it doesn't show up.
Went to the hobby shop today and replenished the rocket supply. "B"s are about right for the bigger rockets, so they don't go too high, or to low.....
Two packs of B6-2s and some spare igniters. Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-1089578756383998272004-07-11T13:45:00.000-07:002004-07-11T13:46:44.593-07:00In the Spirit of Independance! (repost)
Independance Day +1 and I celebrated independance from gravity with launches of not 1, not 2, but THREE rockets!
I launched the Cobra, though with an A8-3; far too underpowered. It was an okay flight but it was already on its way down when the recovery charge popped. So it pretty much nose-dived - though all parts recovered well.
Then I launched the Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-1082248307714483692004-04-17T17:31:00.000-07:002004-04-17T17:35:42.606-07:00Flight Data
According to Wrasp:
According to CR4d 2.0:
203 feet according to Wrasp, or 184.71 database, or 135 "mathematical".
Max speed 110 FPS (Mach .1).Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-1082221487311327212004-04-17T10:04:00.000-07:002004-04-17T10:13:31.280-07:00FIRST LAUNCHES of 2004!!
A long dry spell, and the first two, completly successful launches of an Estes kit. It has the nice plastic assembly for the launch lugs and engine holder. Simple to make, and pretty solid. The "story" is that it is an experimental satellite launch vehicle, and includes two sats with streamers. Looked nice in the sky , too.:
First launch
Second launch
All Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-1077424534431699402004-02-21T20:35:00.000-08:002004-02-21T20:38:15.373-08:00Today would have been an almost perfect launch day.... temp in the 40's, clear sky, no wind...
But 1) I was lazy, and 2) the warm weather made it a bit wet and sloppy. Might have been hard on the rockets. Maybe next weekend I'll get in a launch.
Meanwhile, I study the moon. Thanks to my MOONSTICK
Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-1076814921493188312004-02-14T19:15:00.000-08:002004-02-14T19:17:53.390-08:00Like since forever... Nothing much to write. Okay - here is something to think about:
http://www.landerchallenge.com.
Some discussion with friends/colleagues regarding the project. I'm thinking zip-zap type cars for the "rover".
The trick is meeting the criteria of
1) 185 feet altitude
2) navigating to 100 feet from launch area.
Stats I find for the zip-zap suggest it can Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-1067438153475017322003-10-12T06:32:00.000-07:002003-10-29T06:36:01.153-08:00R2D2 flies again!
Well, October will not be missed. I went down to the field on the 11th to launch the Cobra and R2D2. The Cobra turned out to be unflyable - the launch lug came off, then it turned out the propeller blades had come off; back to the shop with it.
I flew R2 twice with underpowered engines (1/2 At's). Should have been full A's, since it just popped up, and bounced off the Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-1065024051769139042003-10-01T09:00:00.000-07:002003-10-01T09:11:54.496-07:00Simulation for September
Well, you can't launch every month - too much going on. I loaded up a simulated Mercury Redstone 9/30 and at least had one "flight" for the month:
No, not a real flight... but something, anyway. Back to the slide rule hacking....
Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-1060559408063330212003-08-10T16:50:00.000-07:002003-08-11T11:44:01.246-07:00Three for Three
Once more, I managed a good ratio. Apollo and R2D2, AND a first launch for the Delta Clipper. That was a little iffy, as it spiraled up on its flight. But landed well.
This was a three-fer, in that I did an A (R2D2) a B (Apollo) and a C (The DCX Clipper model).
image above an artist's impression of the DCX launchJoelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-1057370479511448392003-07-04T19:01:00.000-07:002003-07-04T19:01:19.390-07:00Independence Day!
Three Good Flights! Three Good Landings! The best ratio!
One launch of my new rocket "Apollo" and two launches of the flying R2D2 model, which is cute! I'm set for this month, so now I can think about designing something new for a later July flight or August launches!Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-1057029489429877462003-06-30T20:18:00.000-07:002003-06-30T20:19:21.390-07:00Whoosh
Last day of June, and a great day to fly!
Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-949101862003-05-26T14:04:00.000-07:002003-05-26T14:04:16.773-07:00The Apollo
This is the Quest "Apollo" shown taking off in the earlier picture:
Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-948770632003-05-25T18:06:00.000-07:002003-05-25T18:49:40.000-07:00Memoriable Day Launch
Launched my quick-build Quest "Apollo" today :
up, up and away....
Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-945104802003-05-17T13:36:00.000-07:002003-05-17T13:36:27.113-07:00Two-Fer Weekend!
Now, I expect this week will be unusual with two separate launch days. I'm being tame, too, aiming at one launch PER MONTH in this round for 2003. Here's a reprise photo to represent today's launch (as was yesterday's picture of the Cobra):
Another great May day - and I launched my Freedom 7 (above) as well as a mini-X-Ray. I even included a payload! TWO payloads, one a Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-944813442003-05-16T19:40:00.000-07:002003-05-16T19:40:07.580-07:00First launch since November!
Norris and I just went down to the field, this perfect May night and launched the Cobra again:
Two beautiful launches (B-6-4 and B-4-2, if anyone cares). Perfect launch and recovery both times. Just at dusk so the sky was blue but the rocket burned bright - wonderful!Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-943871032003-05-15T06:09:00.000-07:002003-05-15T06:09:34.736-07:00Aiming to launch
If all goes well, I'll launch *something* Saturday, 5/17. Here's hoping.Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-907131932003-03-14T07:32:00.000-08:002003-03-14T07:32:20.466-08:00Where is MrKlingon'sSpaceship?
Right *Here*
Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-903693802003-03-08T13:10:00.000-08:002003-03-08T13:13:07.000-08:00Just flew back from a Space Station...
... and are my arms tired? Well, no - though it was a white-knuckle "flight" out to the Imax theater at the Minnesota Zoo since we just got around 6 inches of snow.
A neighbor got free tickets to the Space Station 3D Imax show, and Liv and I went with her and her daughter. Great show - incredible use of 3D, letting you tour the station and watch its Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-899416672003-02-28T21:43:00.000-08:002003-02-28T21:43:13.873-08:00From "The Planetary Report" January/February 2003.
"Bridging the Gap: A Discussion with Freeman Dyson"
(interesting discussion about the ways and means of interstellar
travel. I like the end where Dyson gives an opinion about robots
versus astronauts)
....
Bruce Murray: I have one last point. We've been thinking about humans
migrating, and adapting in some form, to other worlds in this solarJoelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-898190082003-02-26T20:53:00.000-08:002003-02-26T21:02:03.000-08:00Every landing you walk away from is a good one
Not my best landing, but still okay....Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-895355172003-02-21T20:28:00.000-08:002003-02-21T20:29:54.000-08:00Joyride!
A definite work in progress - but lots of fun:
Riding high in my Mercury:
AND.. planning to get some engines and something real to fly.....Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-887629772003-02-08T10:14:00.000-08:002003-02-08T10:14:03.406-08:00Looking for constructive things to do, launch
Dipping into Jerry Pournelle's website for things to think about in the wake of Columbia's loss.... I'm going to make a VB program to handle the "back of the envelope" calculations in his SSX paper, i.e. delta-vee = c * ln (M0/M1)...Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-887629032003-02-08T10:12:00.000-08:002003-02-08T10:12:19.560-08:00Wow
The other day Hobbyspace.com put up a link to my Columbia artwork. This morning I received this email:
Mr. Anderson,
I was reading about the Shuttle Columbia tragedy on Hobbyspace.com, and found a link to your artwork "Lift". I'm going to print out the poster and put it up at work.
I work at United Space Alliance in Houston. My project is the Cockpit Avionics Upgrade.
http://Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-843270962002-11-10T12:30:00.000-08:002002-11-10T12:31:30.000-08:00Anniversary Launch!
Today I launched the Mercury Redstone again - one year after its first launch. Great launch, and good landing.... except it lost a fin someplace. I should be able to fly it again - though I do get nervous about recovery.
Also relaunched the Cosmic cobra - perfect launch AND landing. This time the nosecone flipped over and came down as I'd expected, nose cone below the Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-835596382002-10-26T10:18:00.000-07:002002-10-26T14:24:24.000-07:00 Celestia Link Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-835576932002-10-26T09:20:00.000-07:002002-10-26T14:22:05.000-07:00Nothing much new... except I've gone to Mars!!! Well, in spirit if nothing else... See Celestia.sourceforge.net if you want to see the sights!
Taking Mercury to Mars! 10/26/2002!!(click on picture to see a larger picture)
Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-803662972002-08-17T13:00:00.000-07:002002-10-26T14:27:38.000-07:00Note: My picture was submitted as an entry in "Computer Generated Art" at the Minnesota State Fair!Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-803662322002-08-17T12:57:00.000-07:002002-08-17T12:59:03.000-07:00Long time, not flights....
Been enjoying the films of "From the Earth to the Moon" - which has a fabulous depiction of Shepherd's Mercury-Redstone flight. Also Project Orion (great book!).
Recent simulated flight - my Mercury simulator
Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-796946422002-08-01T10:10:00.000-07:002002-08-01T10:10:07.963-07:00Mercury Launch 7/28/2002
I neglected to mention: Sunday also included a launch of the paper Mercury-Redstone. Just keeping the record straight. I gotta build a launchable paper Mercury-Atlas.Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-795539922002-07-29T09:40:00.000-07:002002-07-29T09:42:25.000-07:00Nosecone Landing
I really liked this unexpected landing, it achieved my goal of takeoff and landing of a payload in the same orienation... granted the payload (if there was one in the nosecone) would be spun a bit...
What I expected:
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Very cool - I finally launched the "Cosmic Cobra", a simple Estes kit, that has helicopter recovery for the nosecone. Sad to say we didn't get a good shot of the nosecone coming in for a landing. I was surprised because it came down with the blades BELOW the nose cone, which was upright.
My daughter got a great shot of the launch though:
Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-795195442002-07-28T13:37:00.000-07:002002-07-28T13:37:12.416-07:00Quick note: last week 7/20 was another muscle powered launch - flinging the skyrockets high into the sky.Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-789178532002-07-13T17:20:00.000-07:002002-07-13T17:20:36.456-07:00ALT = (.5 * flight time)^2 * 1/2g
g = 32.2 feet per second per second
or
g =~ 10 meters per second per second. Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-789177902002-07-13T17:17:00.000-07:002002-07-13T17:35:52.000-07:00No Highways in the Sky
Flying a rocket requires... math. There aren't any highways, no street signs, no stop signs. It takes math to know where your are going and where you've been. Using a little simple rocket boy math... here is something you can do - a quick fun way to calculate your altitude of a simple ballistic projectile going straight up and down.
1) I launched two "SkyRocket" toy Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-786185972002-07-06T08:36:00.000-07:002002-07-06T08:36:29.953-07:00
Diagrams constructed using "Email Effects" program:
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pin matchstick missle specifications
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paper match
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|Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-785954202002-07-05T13:39:00.001-07:002002-07-05T13:39:07.176-07:00Backyard Missles
More launches today... backyard missles constructed of paper matches + aluminum foil - easy to make!
http://mrockets.hypermart.net/index.html and reasonably safe, if you don't burn your fingers!
Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-785954192002-07-05T13:39:00.000-07:002002-07-05T13:39:06.800-07:00Backyard Missles
More launches today... backyard missles constructed of paper matches + aluminum foil - easy to make!
http://mrockets.hypermart.net/index.html and reasonably safe, if you don't burn your fingers!
Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-785720182002-07-04T20:23:00.000-07:002002-07-04T20:23:49.030-07:00Notes on reality:
The artist's rendition (below) of my rocket launch today, July 4th 2002, is actually a photo. It is a REAL image, or more accurately an image composed of real elements.
1) The rocket is a real, flying craft that I built - it has flown twice so far, and will certainly fly again
2) The stars are REAL stars - an astronomical image gathered on the web
3) Likewise I found a nice Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-785521252002-07-04T08:45:00.000-07:002002-07-04T08:45:10.243-07:00A perfect day - Independance Day 2002 and one quick launch of the rebuilt Pascal's Wager. Here's an artist's rendition of the launch:
Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-783643822002-06-29T16:47:00.000-07:002002-06-29T16:47:58.560-07:00Flying AGAIN!
A 90+ degree day here in Minnesota, and I'm sticking with my goal of flying a rocket every week this summer. I suspect that I'll eventually be stretching this to an AVERAGE, that is counting the fact that today, and my first week, I launched two DIFFERENT rockets will count as AT LEAST one rocket launched each week.
Anyway, today I launched the Freedom 7 II again - it launches Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-781451392002-06-24T12:51:00.000-07:002002-06-24T12:51:03.410-07:00
Plans, continued...
,-----------------------------------------------------------. | / '. | | ,''''' | | | | | | | |Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-781359462002-06-24T09:00:00.000-07:002002-06-24T09:00:42.286-07:00Ship Plans:
,---------+-------------------------------------------------.| | || || || || || || __ || / | _,..---''' capsule || / '.Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-781173022002-06-23T20:36:00.000-07:002002-06-23T20:46:34.000-07:00To see more pictures of the latest addition to MrKlingon's space fleet.Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-781172132002-06-23T20:33:00.000-07:002002-06-23T20:33:49.786-07:00
New launch www.spacecraftmodels.com paper model adapted to real flight!Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-777961512002-06-15T20:15:00.000-07:002002-06-17T06:15:32.000-07:00Rockets flown this week:
the "Jinx" ready-to-fly Estes model - recovered intact (though with a bent, but reparable fin)
... I forget the name, but a home built kit, with a weighted nose cone. Using a C engine it sailed out of sight, never to return
Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-777795572002-06-15T09:12:00.000-07:002002-08-01T10:05:00.000-07:00
A touching essay:
The Fourth Flight is Forever: A Father's Day essay
Thomas Sullivan
Published Jun 15, 2002
We set our rocket launcher at a conjunction of left and right fields. For just an hour we will own the Earth and sky. "We" is another conjunction. Age and youth. Between us, there is still the magic of father and son. He is 9, blond and blue-eyed, a crier of delights. I love him Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577267.post-777794742002-06-15T09:09:00.000-07:002002-06-15T09:09:09.940-07:00REPOST from qechmey.mrklingon.org - The start of the Buford Avenue Missle Agency Summer 2002 project
Perfect Night to Blast Off
No question, last night was a great night - no a perfect night for a launch. We were out walking the dog, and I could see that the flags were hanging straight down, the sky was clear, as was the missle field (baseball diamond) by our house.
I was ready to go by Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401662083018557noreply@blogger.com