David J. Thomas's Page

AKA: Dr. Dave

Location: Batesville, AR

Certification Level: L2 NAR

Club Memberships: NAR,Mid-South Rocket Society

Favorite Rockets: There are so many...

Biography:

Dr. David J. Thomas is a native of Yakima, Washington, but currently resides in Batesville, Arkansas. He was almost three years old when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon, and has been interested in space exploration ever since. He took up model rocketry at the age of nine, and continued with the hobby ever since. Broadly educated in biology and other sciences, Dr. Thomas has worked in industry, government and education.  Among his experiences, he worked at a small research company in Oregon that developed part the life support systems for the International Space Station. He has also worked at summer programs at NASA's Ames and Kennedy Space Centers.  Currently, Dr. Thomas is a professor of biology at Lyon College, where he is also the campus representative to the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium. Dr. Thomas actively pursues research on extreme environments as analogues for life off of Earth.

Personal Home Page: https://davidthomas0.wixsite.com/dave

Club Home Page: https://midsouthrockets.com/

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CaveDoctor


   

2023-02-28

Nova Payloader

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Estes Wizard

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2022-08-18

Rocketarium - Frangible ARCAS

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2022-03-18

Rocketarium Jayhawk

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2022-02-02

Rocketarium - Arcturus

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2021-12-16

Rocketarium Gadfly SA-11

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Rocketarium - KSR-420S

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2021-12-01

Estes - Goblin

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Estes Goblin (upgraded)

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2021-11-22

Rocketarium - Sandia Sandhawk

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2021-11-16

Rocketarium - Alamo Air-to-Air Missile

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Rocketarium - Alamo Air-to-Air Missile

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LOC/Precision - LOC IV

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2021-07-01

Rocketarium AMRAAM AIM-120

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2021-06-09

Rocketarium - Daedalus

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2021-06-05

Estes - Dragonite

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2021-06-04

MPC - Duck Dodgers Cadet Cruiser

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MPC Duck Dodgers Star Traveler

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2021-05-27

Madcow Rocketry Nike Smoke (4")

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Estes - Space Crater

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Madcow Rocketry Viper

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Quest - Starhawk

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David J. Thomas