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Model Rocket Building: Slow Motion Engine Burn Videos (2017-04-19)
From the NAR Facebook page, Rags Fehrenbach found this one on YouTube: To see the full video, CLICK HERE I would NEVER recommend cutting an engine in half with a circular saw. ... [Read More]
Rocket N00b: See Through Rocket Motor, Part 2 (2017-05-16)If you saw the video that made the rounds a couple weeks ago of the "see-through" model rocket motor burning in slow motion, you may have noticed that, due to its simply being sliced in two and ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Dryden Video Collection (2006-04-13)The Dryden Flight Research Center has some great videos of aircraft testing. The best is the impact test shown above. Impact Dryden Videos [Read More]
Greg Smith's Blog: Design, buy parts, and build or buy a kit and build? (2008-04-08)In 2002 I began considering designs for a level 3 attempt. Then I bought RockSim and in May of 2006 started designing "Tercero 2": However when I considered the costly and piecemeal ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: First Launch in several years. (2008-05-08)I will be attending a launch this weekend, for the first time since NYpower 2004. This is going to be a low power, notification launch. That means there are some limitations - the rocket has to be ... [Read More]
DTH Rocket Blog: Success! (Sorta) (2008-08-02)The good news is that the rocket (I always forget to name them) didn't shred in flight! The bad news is that it wasn't recovered successfully. I think that the ejection charge severed the shock cord ... [Read More]
DTH Rocket Blog: No Video (2008-08-11)My video editing software is acting up. I'm sorry, but I won't be able to be posting videos for the foreseeable future, until I can get it working again, or until I get new editing software. [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Aerospace video collection (2008-09-20)These are all videos about aerospace related subjects. I would say that these are among the best videos out there right now. Project farside is a great example of the kind of rocket amateurs could ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Launch Report: 10-04 (2008-10-05)Again I apologize for the lack of images, I generally do not have the time or desire to take pictures during a launch because I am busy flying and enjoying flights! But rest assured, as soon as ... [Read More]
DTH Rocket Blog: Amazing Onboard Video (2008-10-17)I was searching through YouTube for some videos of high-power rocketry and I found some of the coolest onboard video I've ever seen on a rocket. There's nothing to say about it that accurately ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Orion (Ares) LES rocket test (2008-11-23)These are some recently uploaded videos of the LES (emergency escape rocket) designed to pull the manned Orion capsule (with 4 men) off of the Areas I rocket in the event of an abort. I think ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Forgotten oldie: Hot Smoke and Sassafras (2008-12-10)I hadn't heard Bubbly Puppy's Hot Smoke and Sassafras in decades. Despite breaking up in 1972, Texas-based Bubble Puppy has a web site and, of course, a CD. There are several renditions of their hit ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Something else I hate on the Internet (2009-01-23)It seems most often when I find something that I want to look at on Yahoo News, all they provide is a video report. Usually, I only want to take a quick glance and move on. However, with the videos ... [Read More]
Greg Smith's Blog: TAP pursuit update (2009-02-07)As I'd mentioned at the bottom of my L3 cert entry I continue to build experience pertinent to becoming a TAP member for San Diego's Tripoli club. Dok and Kurt encouraged me to fly more M and ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Unreasonably good results (2009-02-22)Paul Breed reports good results in his quest for the perfect H2O2 catalyst. He had some good test runs using a solid catalyst in an old motor (as opposed to the new motor that he's currently ... [Read More]
Greg Smith's Blog: First vacuum bagging project (2009-02-22)Having watched Dave Triano's composite videos twice I've been ordering all the goodies necessary to create high-strength composite materials with optimal weight. Several mistakes are likely but I ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: New propellant - flour and compressed air (2009-03-08)A discussion on the water-rockets Yahoo group asked if talcum powder could be used in lieu of water in a water rocket. (Yeah, I know, it wouldn't be a water rocket.) One respondent came up with a ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Videos and models of the unexpected Iridium-Cosmos meeting (2009-03-10)Analytical Graphics has a new web page about the Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251 Satellite Collision . It feature a really cool (but big) animations and computer models of the the collision. There are ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Just foolin' with old videos (2009-03-18)A couple of on-topic clips, taken at the War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa, N.M. And, some cute non-rocket chicks :) [Read More]
Greg Smith's Blog: First carbon fiber tube wrap (2009-03-18)Last night I finally mustered the energy to lay up my first carbon fiber tube. In this case I reinforced a partially built booster for a 54mm minimum diameter craft. I roughed up the phenolic tube to ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Cosmos on Hulu (2009-03-21)I hear that the entire Cosmos series is on Hulu. What else would you expect? Hulu is run by brain-eating aliens, after all. [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Slow blogging, brief catch-up (2009-03-25)Blogging has been slow around the Dungeon. I got Roxio Creator and am copying old videos to DVD. My laptop was of average power two years ago but manipulating multi-gigabyte files eats its lunch. It ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Celebrating Easter with a bottle rocket war (2009-04-23)Evidently, people on the small Greek island of Chios celebrate Orthodox Easter by launching fireworks at each other's churches during the services. Check out this crazy video. My Big Fat Greek ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Steve Eves' Saturn V ROCKED Maryland's Eastern Shore (2009-04-25)After testing the winds with a 'tiny' Nike Smoke on a J350, Steve Eves' Saturn was launched into the beautiful Maryland skies at around 1PM local. The central 'P' and eight 'N' motors (that's 'R' ... [Read More]
Greg Smith's Blog: Layup... FAIL!! Then success! (2009-04-29)Alright so I completed my layup as planned below. Again the Mylar stuck preferentially to roughly 50% of the cured surface. It took me 3+ hours (no exaggeration) to peel/cut/scrape/wedge ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: SS2S video compendium (2009-05-16)All the Sugar-Shot-to-Space videos have been compiled into a YouTube Channel: moonlighter 1000 . [Read More]
Neurotic Ape Rocketry: There will be video (2009-05-20)Earlier in the month I picked up a Flip Ultra camcorder. I will be using this to video prep and the launch from the ground. It is also small enough to be mounted inside the e-bay if I so choose. ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: PEPP Aeroshell info (2009-05-22)In my surfing for info on the Pye Wacket , I ran across an entry on the PEPP Aeroshell on the Identified Flying Objects site. (The site is packed with info on all sorts of real UFO-style vehicles.) ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: 2009: The year of the motor! (2009-05-29)A huge set of new motors is on the way down the pipeline at the very moment. Most of them come from Cesaroni , but Aerotech also just announced three end burner motors (one with an extra grain of ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: FGG-3/Darque Sol flight update (2009-06-01)I've been checking for the flight report on the FGG-3/Darque Sol and see it's now updated. The report includes photos and couple of videos. I'd like to try something similar, but on a smaller scale. ... [Read More]
Value Rockets Blog: AeroTech Offers Prize for Fastest RMS Assembly Video (2009-06-01)AeroTech/RCS will provide a $500 AeroTech gift certificate to the individual who produces a video that demonstrates the fastest assembly of an AeroTech, Dr. Rocket or Rouse-Tech RMS-29/180 motor ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Video of my Level-2 flight (2009-06-09)I got my Level-2 at LDRS2000 outside Orangeburg, SC. My Great Googly Moogly flew on a J350 that was generously provided free by AeroTech. Recovery was controlled by a GWiz altimeter with motor ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Project Orion (2009-06-10)Below is a youtube video series on Project Orion. I have yet to watch all of the videos. The best part of Project Orion is the fact that it could, with proven technology and reasonably small costs, ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Video of the Quad Pod II lander (2009-06-15)Just noticed you can embed videos from flickr. If I knew this, I forgot. Anyway, this is Dave Hein's gyro-stabilized rocket. More reference links can be found here . [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Videos added to yesterday's posts (2009-07-14)Aw heck, I could link to them but since embedding uses no resources... And while I'm at it... [Read More]
Greg Smith's Blog: My blog is like watching primer dry (2009-07-30)Finishing is becoming easier and more rewarding so I continue to muddle through but this remains my least favorite phase. I wanted to share the final approach to booster section greatness with some ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Building demolition FAIL (2009-08-03)I've posted several videos of building implosions. Here's one that didn't work out as planned. (Warning: advertisement included) [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Peace, love, and rock 'n' roll, 40 years ago (2009-08-14)Lots of anniversaries this year - tomorrow marks the 40th of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair . Even those of us who didn't attend got a lot of enjoyment from the event. So many good videos to ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Armadillo flight videos (2009-09-13)Lunar Lander Challenge Level 2 Flight 1 Lunar Lander Challenge Level 2 Flight 2 [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Even better videos of Armadillo's successful X-prize flights (2009-09-13)These are really good. Check out the flame, the stability, and the gimballing of the thrust at landing. Includes on-board footage of touchdown. [Read More]
DTH Rocket Blog: 50 Things I Do When I'm Bored (2009-10-09)Try to design a rocket on RockSim to break 100,000 ft using K motors Make up polynomials and then factor them Eat a bowl of cereal Try to find shortcuts to evaluate the nth ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Adrian Carbine three stage project (2009-10-12)How cool is this project?! The info and some of the pictures below are from early attempts, such as in a 2006 article from Rocketry Planet. However, it appears that a flight took place at the most ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: ROCKETS Magazine, October 2009 (2009-10-28)This month, Bob and Neil's editorial discusses the state of rocketry magazines. During the last 4 months or so, we have lost 50% of our rocket magazines - both LAUNCH and Extreme Rocketry succumbed ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Bomarc videos (2009-10-31)[Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Lander videos galore (2009-11-01)No word on what's up with Unreasonable Rocket's level-2 attempt, but the web yielded several videos of past lander flights by UR and others. Here is a downward looking video from Unreasonable ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Armadillo wants to take you higher (2009-11-05)Videos of Armadillos latest flight to 2959 ft (902 m) have made it to YouTube. I like the new pointy look! (spotted by Clark Lindsey , who has another one too) [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Sport Rocketry Nov/Dec 2009 (2009-11-09)This is the NARAM 51 edition and my main feeling after thumbing through it is...I wish I had attended! The coverage is typical to past NARAMs and includes plenty of photos. It started ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Mythbustin' the first manned rocket flight (2009-11-10)I hear the Mythbusters will be investigating Lagari Hasan Celebi who legend says made the first successful manned rocket flight. The Chinese Emperor who flew in a rocket chair was probably ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Launch Report 2009-8 (Red Glare 7) (2009-11-15)Location: Higgs Farm, Price, MD ( Red Glare VII ) Weather: mid to high 60's, light breeze, clear Total flights: Today - 7; YTD - 72 Total motors: Today - 10; YTD - 87 The remnants of Hurricane Ike ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: A compendium of rocket eye candy (2009-11-20)Clark Lindsey provides links to two posts on the Daily Kos - Part 1 includes photos and videos of operational rockets and part 2 is dedicated to experimental vehicles. The split is not 100% ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: More on Woody Hoburg's guided monocopter (2009-11-20)In a comment to an earlier post, Woody notes that he now has a website on his guided monocopter project. I don't know if I previously credited James Houghton as his partner on the project (but I did ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Great video from Greg Smith (2009-12-07)"Finally I quickly prepped my horribly battered and thrice repaired LOC Bullet with a CTI 660J381 Skidmark. I really can't get enough of these loud and impressive motors. The flight was cool and ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: "Chinese rocket from the air" (2009-12-08)Chinese Rocket Fly-by - Watch more Funny Videos Rocket from Jet Does anyone know what this is? Is it even Chinese? [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Rockets are cool, even when they fail... Crazy spiral contrails in the night sky over Norway (2009-12-09)Update: The Russians have now taken credit for this rocket. Confirmed Bulava. "A mysterious light display appearing over Norway last night has left thousands of residents in the north of the country ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Mysterious corkscrew (rocket plume) over Norway (updated) (2009-12-09)This photo is too cool and odd to pass up. I first saw this photo on the Bad Astronomy blog . At first glance, it looked photoshopped to me too but he pointed to several sources that ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Extreme JATO - Operation Credible Sport (2009-12-17)I couldn't resist cross posting (from High Power Rocketry ) these YouTube videos of C-130 cargo planes equipped with rocket motors pointed in most every direction that could possibly make sense (and ... [Read More]
Randy's Rocketry Blog: "Test Complete" (2009-12-20)One of the very first large solid rocket motor static tests that I witnessed was out at the RRS nearly ten years ago. That motor was huge, 12 inch diameter if I remember correctly. A couple of ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Around the blogs, yesterday (2010-01-10)I just got in from an evening with friends and found several blog posts worth commenting on, reposting, or repackaging. But it's late so I'll touch on them briefly... The Sprint ABM is cool and R2K ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: When (Xmas) Trees Attack: ESL-140 from the air (updated, and now minty fresh) (2010-01-18)The Vimeo video was accidentally deleted...but who cares as long as there is YouTube? (You can view the other videos via my launch report post or the MDRA gallery .) Check out this awesome ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: 6 months in the life of Armadillo (2010-01-31)A reader (thanks George!) pointed me to Armadillos latest status report . This is big one, covering over 6 months of activity from the first Class III waiver issued by FAA AST, through the ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: #2 Google hit for this search: (2010-02-01)"videos of rockets that go high 100000 feet" [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Sounding Rocket Videos (2010-02-10)That post last night made me search out some other sounding rocket videos. "NASA NSROC sounding rocket compilation to Audioslave." "This video is of a Hickman payload launched out of Wallops Island ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Video model rocket how-to's (reminder for newbies) (2010-03-02)Just though I'd post a reminder that Tim VanMilligan of Apogee Components now has 32 videos available. Today's Topic: How to Select Rocket Motors for Your Own Rockets - Part 2 of 2 [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Falcon 9 Static Fire...LIVE! (2010-03-09)After a couple of aborted attempts at ignition, they are done for the day. Check in on Spaceflight Now for updates. livestream-Spaceflight Now [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Launch Report 2010-2 (2010-03-27)Location: Great Meadow, The Plains, VA ( NOVAAR ) Weather: high 40's; clear changing to high thin clouds; wind 0 - 5 mph Total flights: Today - 8; YTD - 12 Total motors: Today - 8; YTD - 12 I ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: RRS Boosted Dart Article Online (2010-04-15)Loyal readers may remember a post from exactly 1 year ago today, all about the RRS Boosted Dart. This dart, boosted with an R motor, flew to about 50 miles, nearly hitting space (and it would have ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Planetary Entry Parachute Program (PEPP) Aeroshell (2010-04-17)"NASA's Planetary Entry Parachute Program (PEPP) aeroshell, tested in 1966, was created to test parachutes for the Voyager Mars landing program [later changed to Viking]. To simulate the thin ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Launch Report 2010-4 (Red Glare 8) (2010-04-17)Location: Higgs Farm, Price, MD ( MDRA ) Weather: high 50's; partly cloudy; very windy and chilly Total flights: Today - 2; YTD - 21 Total motors: Today - 2; YTD - 21 As usual, I planned to ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: The X37-B is up there somewhere... (2010-04-22)Or, at least that is what Spaceflight Now is reporting . T+plus 19 minutes, 58 seconds. SPACECRAFT SEPARATION! The Centaur upper stage has deployed the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle following today's ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Incredible Solar Dynamics Observatory videos (2010-04-22)Nasa Science News Page Wiki entry on the SDO [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: N 10,000 Drag race (2010-04-25)After posting about this new, ultra hot CTI motor , I have been searching for videos of it put into a rocket. Lots of wind and talking in these videos, but boy that motor is everything I expected! ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Two more vintage videos (2010-05-11)I particularly like this video above because of the on-board footage showing what appears to be some intense paint ablation (from :10 to :13.) Does anyone know a source for more footage like this? ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: The Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex - SRMSC (2010-05-13)(Click to enlarge, well worth the dl.) A loyal (or first time, or sporadic) reader recently sent a link for lots of videos of Sprint, Spartan, and some crazy PAR technology at the web site dedicated ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Launch Report 2010-5 (2010-05-15)Location: Central Sod Farm, Centreville, MD ( MDRA ESL-144) Weather: sunny, high 70's, windy Total flights: Today - 12; YTD - 33 Total motors: Today - 12; YTD - 33 The day started badly - the Beltway ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Video of a nice RC Shuttle boost glider (2010-05-21)Shuttle Returns to the 2008 Circus! [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Discovery, STS-131, from hangar to launch in 3 minutes 52 seconds (2010-06-12)Awesome time lapse video via Air & Space : (I had to insert a jump break because the annoying ad would play every time I visited my blog.) [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Mythbusters 'Top 25' episode is now on-line (2010-06-17)Last night, I caught the second half the Mythbusters 'Top 25' episode...and it was awesome. Full of rocket sleds, lead balloons and, naturally, lots of explosions. Via Twitter, I find ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Launch Report 2010-7 (2010-06-26)Location: Central Sod Farm, Centreville, MD ( MDRA ESL-145) Weather: clear, high 80's, wind ~5MPH Total flights: Today - 9; YTD - 52 Total motors: Today - 22; YTD - 66 This was a really good day on ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Operation Sailor Hat (2010-06-27)"Operation Sailor Hat was an explosives effects test conducted by the US Navy at Kaho'olawe Island, Hawaii in 1965[1]. They were not nuclear tests, instead employing conventional explosives (i.e. ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: ESL-145 videography! (2010-06-29)MDRA video-laureat Peter 'shaken not stirred' Abresch has posted 16 videos from MDRA's ESL-145 this past weekend. These include the Paul Miller streamer launch and my own 12-Pack flight . The ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: 'Plume-cam' plus Dr Zooch (2010-07-20)This past weekend, I sat with Dr. Zooch and was immersed in his video wizardry. He uses Booster Vison wireless GearCams to make 'Ants is Space' videos, staging videos and much more. He ... [Read More]
Model Rocket Building: More Centuri Pronunciations (2010-08-05)A while back I did a post about the correct way to say Centuri. I've never known the correct pronunciation of Lee Piester's last name. Until now - I was watching the YouTube ... [Read More]
DTH Rocket Blog: Just Passed 50,000 Hits on YouTube (2010-08-10)I think I've been doing pretty well on YouTube. My 27 uploaded videos have been viewed cumulatively over 50,000 times now, and I have attracted 34 subscribers. My highest viewed video has over ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Sony rocket project update (2010-09-01)These are two nice videos that (probably) show the rocket mavericks launches that may or may not have been the same flights for the Sony Rocket Project. Am I the only one who is still confused about ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Armchair rocketman (2010-09-11)My knee's been bothering me and every time it starts to get better I seem to re-irritate it. So, no grass mowing or climbing down into the Dungeon today. Gotta get it ready for next ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Review of ROCKETS Magazine LDRS-29 DVD set (2010-09-12)The LDRS-29 video set is comprised of 4 DVDs, 2 with video and 2 containing a slideshow of over 4900 photos. The 2 hours video is shot in HD and has a Dolby-surround soundtrack. Both the ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Some early footage from Balls 19 (2010-09-30)Including that P to P flight from the ground this time, but more importantly what seems like a large hybrid from Jeff Jacob which may be an R motor? If so, a successful R hybrid launch is very ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: More updates from Balls 19 (2010-10-01)Because I cannot be there in person, and would not have anything big enough to fly anyway, I have to live through youtube videos, and frequently rejected email requests for more information. Sigh. A ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Virtual and physical status reports (2010-10-20)Since I didn't immediately see any actual rocket news this AM and I'm not actively building anything at the moment, I thought I'd do my part to raise the noise level on the Internet. So, here's ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: New EMRR extension site...have YOU voted yet? (2010-10-28)Roger Smith, EMRR's new owner/operator, has rolled-out a website where he will add new features to EMRR. My.RocketReviews.com requires registration, but that isn't too big a deal and you can reuse ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Tiny but well engineered Harpoon model (2010-11-01)What I'm talking about is a Rolf Stabroth's 7.875" x 92.5" version (assuming I converted from metric properly). This amazing model is this month's feature over at Verna and Randy's place . ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Big a$$ cluster of the day - Hell Boy (2010-11-07)Boris Katan is one of the kings of clustering. His latest spawn is Hell Boy , a Polecat 5.5" Fat Man , converted to fly on nineteen 24mm motors! The attached photo, stolen from Boris, ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Forget the 'Mystery Missile', who remembers the 'Monthly Missile'? (2010-11-10)For some reason, reading a headline about the 'Mystery Missile' made the name 'Monthly Missile' pop into mind. The Monthly Missile was an entry in the R.M.R. DesCon8, which was conducted as a ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: N 10,000 videos (2010-11-11)"Greg launches 4 inch dia. carbon fiber rocket using Cesaroni N10000 V-Max 98mm motor. (Mach 1 at 700 feet and Mach 2 around 1100 AGL)" "Jack Garibaldi and James Dougherty duke it out at ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: CTI Pro X F240 (24mm) (2010-11-28)I just placed an order for a complete 24mm pro x case set, and three of these F240 motors. Boy it was not cheap... but it should be great next year to fly them. For the record, please do not end ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Videos by 40390576 (2010-12-11)Some of the best rocketry and space videos on Youtube must be those hosted by 40390576. Sadly this youtuber does not allow embedding of videos, so here are some of my favorites in link form: Saturn ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Review: Art Applewhite 29mm Helix Monocopter (2010-12-18)The 29mm Helix is the latest member of Art's Helix fleet , although I'm sure he's planning to up the ante. This version provides some very impressive flights! Construction: I won't go ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Review - Great Googly Moogly (2010-12-19)The Great Googly Moogly is a 8" x 75" scratch built rocket that I used for my TRA Level 2 certification at LDRS 19 in Orangeburg, SC. However, I began building it almost a year earlier, before even ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Review: Standard Cray-ARM (2011-01-03)This is a review of my first Crayon rocket. I decided not to go with the typical clear fins and instead went for a 'goony' version of the Standard Missile. This one used an original 'Ralphco' brand ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Recent searches to HPR (2011-01-04)I am happy to report that hits to this web page have increased quite a bit in the past few months. Still painfully slow, but now getting close to 250 hits per day. That is some kind of progress ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Rocket Videos: Tape v. DVD (2011-01-26)This post describes the Point 39 Productions LDRS XIX (on VHS tape) and the ROCKETS Magazine/Liberty Launch Systems Red Glare IV (on DVD) videos. Point 39 Productions - LDRS XIX Ever since ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Review: Shadow Composites - Video Set (2011-01-30)The three volume Shadow Composites video set presents basic and advanced fiberglassing techniques for rocketry. I received the videos as my DESCON 8 prize. Although I am not the most ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Review: Landshark 2.0/3.0 (2011-01-31)My original Landshark (V1.0) flew on 38mm Js and sported some cool shark fin-shaped fins from Giant Leap. Since there was little hope it would ever fly again, I decided to reuse the fins on a much ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Now, back to your regularly scheduled programming... (2011-01-31)Phew! My obsessive-compulsive quest to port my reviews to the Dungeon is just about complete. There are a handful that I didn't want to move over right now and one that is awaiting a ... [Read More]
Bayourat Aerospace Blog: ESA Is Set To Have A Milestone Year In 2011 (2011-02-01)2011 will mark a revolution for Europe in space. Before the end of the year, next to the heavy Ariane 5, two launchers will complete ESA's portfolio: Soyuz and Vega will have their inaugural ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Launching a rocket off a ramp (2011-02-15)Probably not... but maybe? I came across this fun clip while looking for X-20 DynaSaur videos: [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: NERVA testing videos (2011-03-13)R2K dug up some historical footage of the NERVA Nuclear Rocket Engine facilities, including some test firings. As a bonus, he posted a video about Soviet nuclear thermal rocket engines. The ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: ALWAYS start by flushing your cache (2011-03-16)Earlier today, Firefox quit displaying embedded YouTube videos that use the 'iframe' tag. Chrome worked. Older, 'pre-iframe' embedded videos worked. The on-line help said to try clearing the ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Compendium of V-2 footage (2011-03-25)RocketryPlanet has posted seven videos of German and U.S. V-2 launches . [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: 4 Alcohol - LOX engines tested on one stand! (2011-04-08)"Michael, our biz VP, said at ISDC that we show the good and the bad. Which reminded me that I was planning to share this video when we flew, and we've flown. This is a test on March 30th 2009, the ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Initial teaser Saturn 1B videos from Rocketry LIVE! (2011-04-17)It sounds like Steve's didn't stage but recovered intact (mostly?) but Vern's bit the dust. This is only the 2nd set of evidence I've seen. More later. [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: More videos of the Saturn 1B's (2011-04-17)Results were as previously reported. Steve's didn't stage but recovered. Vern's drag separated. Wish I could have been there. [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Full Saturn 1B coverage from Rocketry LIVE! (2011-04-18)Photos , prep Videos , and Flight Videos [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: My first rocketry video - frame by frame analysis (2011-04-21)No not the whole thing, which is mostly 5 minutes of a rocket sitting on the ground as I scramble to recover it... but here are a select few frames from my first attempt at onboard rocketry footage. ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Milky way time lapse videos (2011-04-24)[Read More]
High Power Rocketry: The Hurt Locker (2011-04-30)There are lots of bad war films, a bunch of so-so films, and a few good war films. This one was supposed be good, but having just watched it today, I can honestly report that if I saw it in the ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Two nice onboard videos (2011-05-19)RAC3 BRUJA 2 Onboard Video 13,000 feet RAC4 BRUJA 2 Onboard Video 18,000 feet Not much info on these rockets, and what is out there is in Spanish. AND they wont allow a blogger to embed the videos. ... [Read More]
Model Rocket Building: Rocketguy Videos on YouTube (2011-05-30)Did you ever wonder how to open up a kit bag? "Nose cones roll, be careful with that." Grab a beer, and check out the video HERE If rocketry ever needed a spokeperson, he's the man. He said ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Tribute to Endeavour and final landing videos (2011-06-01)[Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Links and nuttin' but links (2011-06-04)In no particular order: Here's a Flickr album on the flight of the the Copenhagen Suborbitals' HEAT 1X-Tycho Brahe flight: - Mission 2011 . And more HEAT 1X-Tycho Brahe videos, via Clark ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: An Unreasonable status report, with videos (2011-06-05)Paul Breed reports on his latest foray to the FAR site . It sounds like he had a good motor test and took a bunch of videos. Time and equipment haven't let him edit them but he posted one ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Solar Dynamics Observatory footage of huge solar flare (2011-06-07)"I woke up to this event, aptly described in an email from a colleague - "Never seen anything like this before - spectacular". It really is just amazing! Here are videos of a prominence eruption ... [Read More]
AKS Rockets: New Youtube Channel!!! (2011-06-14)So i was tires of mashing both our "movies" and our rocket videos on just one channel so I just made my AKS rocket's official Youtube channel. Check it out HERE . We plan to put up more videos, more ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Armadillo postmortems on the Stig and Dalek (2011-06-16)Armadillo has posted very detailed flight reports on the 'tube rocket', Stig , and the finned SuperMod, Dalek . Both flights went up from Spaceport America and both failed. "Failed' may be a harsh ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Schwerer Gustav and Dora - Railway siege guns - Videos (2011-06-20)[Read More]
Model Rocket Building: Making Nose Cones from a Body Tube (2011-07-02)Here's a link from a rocketry forum, one of the better D.I.Y. YouTube rocketry videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-rfazz1Z3c This is a interesting technique on how to make a nose cone from the ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Falcon HTV-2 is on-track updated (2011-08-11)DARPA was giving some mission status via Twitter and reports that they lost telemetry after the HTV-2 successfully entered the glide phase about 30 minutes ago. The attached graphic depicts the ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: For the record...(updated) (2011-08-23)Two items popped up today, yielding a bunch of hits to some old posts. So, I decided I might as well make some mention of them. The first item/event was the 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Anvils and rockets (2011-09-06)Just watch the Discovery Science Channel show on anvil 'tossing' . The basic idea for the standard competition is to set a 100lb anvil upside down on tamped and leveled ground. Fill ... [Read More]
DTH Rocket Blog: Rocket Science 101 (2011-09-12)I'm going to start a video series on YouTube on basic rocket science. Nothing too complex or too basic; I will be starting with concepts like Newton's laws and gradually get more complicated to ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Pulse jet powered amateur rocket flies (2011-09-18)Here's a video of the first flight of a pulse jet rocket. That's a bit of an oxymoron since it's not rocket powered. WTH, it looks like a rocket to me. I've seen lots of ... [Read More]
DTH Rocket Blog: 100 Subscribers! (2011-09-21)My YouTube channel has just crossed 100 subscribers. I post all kinds of videos from rockets to programming. Check it out! http://www.youtube.com/user/DTHRocket [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: RIP UARS (updated) (2011-09-24)NASA confirms that UARS went down in the Pacific over night. And, a sat-watcher in Blaine, WA reportedly has the shaky-cam video to prove it . Zoomed out footage showing in going to ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Jakob’s Hybrid R10000 Rocket Launch (2011-10-03)Jakob’s Hybrid R10000 Rocket Launch , a photo by jurvetson on Flickr. Steve Jurvetson notes that the up part was great but the airframe went "over the hills and far away." This ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: More videos from the Balls 20 rocket launch (2011-10-05)"Boosted Dart Project at BALLS 2011 Rocket Launch. Motor casing burn through, dart airframe seperates from tail cone, Recovery harness seperates, Booster comes in ballistic, Interstage lands under ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Crowdsourcing the next great UAV (2011-10-06)Via the Wired Danger Room : Darpa is holding a contest to design the military’s next spy mini-drone. So far, the entrants include a flying pogo stick, a sail that lands on mosques, and an ... [Read More]
Model Rocket Building: Derek Deville Qu8k (2011-10-09)I'm usually a low power guy (Es and Fs were high power once, right?) but hold great respect for high power rocketry, especially when it is so well done. Check out the videos and website listed ... [Read More]
DTH Rocket Blog: University Student Launch Initiative -- We Made It Again! (2011-10-19)Our proposal was accepted, so Iowa State is now one of 42 universities competing in USLI. The University Student Launch Initiative (USLI) is a NASA competition for universities across the country to ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: How hard can it be? (2011-10-20)This is both the title of a National Geographic Channel series and a rhetorical question about navigating their website. Surrounding the heated discussion about the Rocket City Rednecks , I ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Boost glider launches from Wallops, circa 1952 (2011-10-24)Here's another cool, long, worthwhile, historic video from NACA/Langley/Wallops: Rocket Model Flight Tests B-58 Program (the NASA Cultural Resources videos can't be embedded). It's really ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Homework for my readers (2011-10-24)The NASA Cultural Resources (NasaCRgis) YouTube Channel has turned out to be a treasure trove of historic aviation (mostly) and rocket (some) videos. I'm out of time and energy to search more ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Videos of the rocket-boosted XFY-1 Pogo (2011-10-25)Upon further digging, I found videos of the rocket-powered aerodynamics testing of 0.133 scale rocket powered Convair XFY-1 "Pogo" models. I previously have posted a couple of still shots of ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Launch report pt. 1 (2011-11-06)The launch today was good, with very clear conditions and moderate to low winds. I was able to fly the Wildman Drago on an F240 and then on a G125. These two first flights each included a digital ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Launch report pt. 2 (2011-11-07)Skip to :30 for the action (I am too lazy to edit the video right now.) My half-finished Wildman Drago flew on a G125 red CTI motor carrying a small digital camera, a $12 unit found all over Ebay as ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: The latest lander videos (2011-11-17)Early Prototype New Shepard Vehicle Blue Origin has a couple of videos from a test flight earlier in the year. While there, you might want to poke around the rest ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Antirocketry!?! (2011-11-20)The Antirocketery Challenge, conducted by WOOSH , involved "extremely inefficient, extremely frivolous [rockets], ..., and ends in the destruction of the rocket so it can't fly again immediately ... [Read More]
AKS Rockets: Useful websites (2012-01-06)A lot of learning goes on online in rocketry, whether you're just starting building rockets or if you have been in the hobby for a while. Here are my personal favorite rocketry websites. If you just ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: USB pen camera (2012-01-10)This camera was $16 shipped from Ebay. It comes with an 8 gig internal card, and actually works as a pen if you would want to be a spy. The size of the thing, and the fact that it has a bunch of ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Reader stars and other links of the day (CME update) (2012-01-24)1958 - Missile Designed with HITCO in Mind - High Power Rocketry (Ad from an early composites company. The original is for sale on EBay.) Strange Forgotten Space Station ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: The daily feed reader stars and links post (2012-01-25)Starships Inc. status update - RLV and Space Transport (They plan to launch sub-orbital nanosats this year and orbital payloads within a year. I love F-104s. Update via NASA .) 50-man Space ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Sounding Rocket Onboard Footage (2012-02-01)"On March 23, 2011, two on-board cameras followed a sounding rocket on its journey from Earth to space and back again. The rocket was launched to measure solar energy output and calibrate the EVE ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Reader stars and interesting links (2012-02-02)More Winter? Punxsutawney Phil Sees His Shadow , Live Science - I wonder what 6 more weeks of winter means when you hardly have had any already? My prognostication is that we'll have 9 ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Armadillo launches the STIG-A rocket to 50 miles (2012-02-02)Parabolic Arc No videos yet, but I will post them as soon as they come up. For now, check out these two videos of the previous flight. Warning, the volume is loud in both. (Because they both have ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Building, flying, and attempting to recover a 98mm min. dia. rocket (2012-02-06)"98mm hand layed fiberglass rocket flying on a N1397 motor" "Tuff Enough..98mm min dia hand layed fiberglass rocket flying on a N1700 Swamp Gas. Flew to 37K 2.2 mach" Recovery of hpr rockets is ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Drops of water orbit a knitting needle in space (2012-02-08)"Expedition 30 astronaut Don Pettit uses knitting needles and water droplets to demonstrate physics in space through 'Science off the Sphere.' This is part of the first video in a series for a ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Chrome 17 broke Blogger (updated) (2012-02-09)Update: Had to tweak the cookies exceptions. Don't know what happened in Chrome 17 that required this but all's well that ends well. Any page that allows me to comment on my own posts doesn't ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Flight of the Shadow (2012-02-12)Air Command is teasing us with news that the all-fiberglass Shadow flew a couple of times. Can't wait for the flight details and videos. [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Project Pluto on Discovery Wings (2012-02-13)R2K ran across a set of videos on one of my favorite subjects, the Project Pluto nuclear ramjet cruise missile. I'll embed a YouTube video as a teaser, but he has the whole show. As he points ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: The Shadow flies to 947 and 1017 feet (2012-02-14)Air Command has posted a detailed report on the flight of their large, all fiberglass, water rocket. This thing is amazing. It looks like, and is constructed like, your typical level-1 ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Today is the 50th anniversary of Friendship 7 (2012-02-20)"On February 20, 1962, Glenn piloted the Mercury-Atlas 6 "Friendship 7" spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States. Launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, he completed ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Welcome to the B reactor video series (2012-03-07)Atomic Heritage has a whole bunch of videos talking about the reactor used during the Manhattan project to create plutonium from uranium. This was one of the first reactors ever built, and as such ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Feed reader stars, tweets and other interesting links (2012-03-07)Learn more about the real rocket girls on NASA JSC's History Portal - March: Women's History Month . Welcome to the B reactor video series - High Power Rocketry - Includes several videos about ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Proving the Principle - A History of the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (2012-03-08)inl.gov Q: Hey what is the deal with all the nuclear stuff all the time? Isn't this a rocketry blog? A: Before rocketry and after kayaking, nuclear power (including weapons) was a major hobby for ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: A-Bomb test at Yucca Flats 1957 (2012-03-11)This post is an attempt to keep up with the Joneses or, more accurately, to keep up with High Power Rocketry . Lately, R2K has been posting some interesting historical videos about our ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: The remarkable 848 videos of Youtube's webdev17 (2012-03-12)There are so many millitary, aerospace, and other vintage videos that I can't possibly post them all. Can't even find and post the best yet, because I am not done looking around. Here are few good ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Underwater Atomic Test, Mark 90 Betty A-Bomb: "Operation Wigwam" (2012-04-11)"Operation Wigwam involved a single test of the Mark 90 Betty nuclear bomb. It was conducted between Operation Teapot and Operation Redwing on May 14, 1955, about 500 miles southwest of San Diego, ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: A time-lapse of Planet Earth (2012-04-22)"A time-lapse of Planet Earth, created from images produced by the geostationary Electro-L Weather Satellite. The images were obtained beginning on May 14th, and end on May 20th. The images are the ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Jet crash test footage (2012-06-10)"In 1984, NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center and the Federal Aviation Administration teamed up in a unique flight experiment called the Controlled Impact Demonstration to test a promising fuel ... [Read More]
Meatball Rocketry: Videos Uploaded 7/15/12 (2012-07-15)I finally got around to transferring some analog videos to digital recently, so I went ahead and uploaded much of the rocketry-related content to YouTube, including several Saturn I test flights ... [Read More]
Meatball Rocketry: Videos Uploaded 7/15/12 (2012-07-15)I finally got around to transferring some analog videos to digital recently, so I went ahead and uploaded much of the rocketry-related content to YouTube, including several Saturn I test flights ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: The saying is no longer "when pigs fly"...it's now "when pigs land (softly)" (2012-07-19)Here's a recovery video of the Cajun Coalition's Cochon (aka Pig Rocket). Beau is still teasing us and holding back the launch segment. My wife said the Cochon should have bees stuffed with actual ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Colorado > than NY? (2012-08-02)Up-Ship.com recently suggested as much. Right after the latest of several mass shootings in CO. Why does he say so? Well because people in Colorado went out after ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: I normally don't like the recovery segment of on-board videos (2012-08-06)But here is a cool stop motion video made from 297 images taken by the Curiosity Mars Descent Imager (MARDI). This covers the period from heat shield separation to landing - about 2.5 minutes. ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Latest uploads on Youtube Channel (2012-08-16)I have been trying to get more serious about maintaining the youtube channel these days. The videos now have well over 1,000,000 hits, and I will be uploading lots of government archive videos. Some ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Your daily dose of awesome: Imaging at a trillion frames per second (2012-08-16)I normally warn readers about long videos but all you'll get on this one is encouragement. Watch the video! First, from the video's description: Ramesh Raskar presents femto-photography, a new ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Xombie 750m Mars EDL Divert Trajectory (2012-08-16)On their blog, Masten discusses the latest Xombie flight. And, of course, there are videos. Xombie went to new heights, moved at faster speeds, and translated further. "As far as we know, the ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Links roundup (2012-08-17)Von Delius Blasts Tripoli J and K Records On Same Day , ROL (8/16) - JMAX, AT J510W to 23,735; KMAX, CTI K300 to 31,643'...way to go Curt! Latest uploads on Youtube Channel , (8/16) ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Launch Report 2012-11 (2012-08-21)Location: Mattie Sepanek Park Weather: 75 degrees, wind 0++ mph, partly cloudy Total flights: Today - 3; YTD - 83 Total motors: Today - 0; YTD - 95 Motors by class YTD: (Air -3); MicroHybrid -1; MMX ... [Read More]
DTH Rocket Blog: A Tribute To Neil Armstrong 1930-2012 (2012-08-27)The following video was put together for the first general meeting of the Iowa State Space Society to honor one of our favorite space heroes. Hope you enjoy. Neil Armstrong, NASA engineer, test ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Hemorrhagic fever - Extremely graphic footage (2012-08-30)This video has nothing to do with rocketry, but I am desperately trying to get my youtube channel up to snuff. That means uploading more videos from my archive, and hopefully reaching out to new ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Asbestos and hyperbaric chambers (2012-09-02)"Join the navy, where you can take on heroic exposure to asbestos and then do some chamber dives to help fix your lungs!" Speaking seriously, these two videos are simple and quiet, fun to watch on a ... [Read More]
AKS Rockets: Rocket site of the week! "Greg Smith's quest to spend even more money on rocket science..." (2012-09-05)One of the most interesting rocketry blogs out there is "Greg Smith's quest to spend even more money on rocket science". http://hawtakshun.blogspot.com/ I find this to be one of my most visited ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Drone goes down in DC!!! (updated, AGAIN) (2012-09-13)Update 2: Just saw this story on the WRDC4 11PM news! Update: It appears that the videographic evidence of flights over DC have been pulled from YouTube. However, the linked article still ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Detailed report on Carmack prize winning flight (2012-11-02)Needless to say, I was not bored for a moment while reading through these 100 pages of documentation. This is exactly what one would hope to have for every significant high ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Space videos of the weekend (2012-12-08)Here are two videos that I found via Spaceports . The first is a montage of Apollo footage set to the music of the Alan Parsons Project. The second is a documentary the " Overview Effect ", which is ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Ground penetrating warhead (2013-01-06)So as you can perhaps tell, this webpage just got wider by 110 pixels. Does this cause any problems? Videos and images can now be significantly larger, the last 20 or so posts will be ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Tangentially related video dump (2013-01-09)These videos are about guns, electronics, and metallurgy. One could make the argument that these things are almost aerospace or rocketry related. Or, one could just watch the videos and enjoy. [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Qaher F313 - Supposed Iranian stealth fighter (2013-02-08)The Qaher F313 certainly looks as if it is either a fake aircraft, perhaps simply a plastic and fiberglass model, or at best, a poorly performing subsonic jet ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: More on the Russian fireball (2013-02-15)The fireball exploded both literally and on the Interwebs. Space.com alone has gone ape shit. Here are a couple of good videos (seen on AirSpace ). And, here's a funny graphic, found via the ... [Read More]
DTH Rocket Blog: Friendly Reminder to DO HARD THINGS (2013-02-18)While my life in general seems to exude the notion that it isn't going to waste, and while picking a tough major and moving halfway across the country for a tough internship can be considered "doing ... [Read More]
Wayne Hill's Blog: Turbo Pump primer from Copenhagen Suborbitals (2013-03-28)I really love how Copenhagen Suborbitals has been doing great documentation and almost DIY videos on its rocket building. First we saw their great video on the Tycho Deep Space 1 developmen ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Ten military testing videos (2013-03-28)From German V-2 failures to a robot dog tossing cinder blocks, Jalopnik presents The Ten Most Unbelievable Military Testing Videos . You can argue the 'most' and the 'unbelievable' but they are ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: El Paso's ASARCO stacks, before and after (2013-04-14)The American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) plant has a long and troubled history in El Paso. It started way back in 1887 and ended yesterday with the demolition of it's two larger ... [Read More]
Black Aero: Our Closest Satellite (2013-04-16)As you can tell there is a trend in my posts, a lot of long videos to watch while working. ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Loaded a bunch of photos to (the new) Flickr (2013-05-20)I've been a Flickr user for many years but, because of the limits on free accounts, pretty much only used it to look at the eye candy (including harvesting material for the Dungeon). Today, Flickr ... [Read More]
I Build Rockets: Spool Rockets (2013-05-29)With the announcement of Rocketfest XVIII, a theme was chosen - "Go Small". The guidelines for the competition was to build the smallest stable flying rocket that used an un-modified Estes motor. ... [Read More]
I Build Rockets: Rocketry Victoria 8th June 2013 (2013-06-11)Saturday June 8 was the first of a two day launch for Rocketry Victoria and the weather couldn't have been better! I launched two rockets - My 10" Art Applewhite saucer on 3 D motors and my ... [Read More]
Model Rocket Building: Setting Time and Date on Key Fob Cameras - TIP! (2013-06-20)Both of my flight videos had the wrong date on them. I was on Ebay and a sales listing showed how to change the date and time . Here's what I figured out: Plug in the camera into your computer USB ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Micro- and Mini-Hybrid's soon to be available (2013-06-20)Dr. Leland R. Dexter has announced that he, through Micro Nitro Rocketry , will be producing "Caldera-style" Micro and Mini Hybrids. Rene Caldera designed and sold parts kits for ... [Read More]
RocketReviews.com Blog: The Coolest Hobby Rocket of All Time (2013-07-08)I just posted a blog entry at PayloadBay.com about the University High School Space Shuttle. The space shuttle model stood about five-foot tall and flew on an I motor. Unlike every other flying ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: A short history of an amateur (and professional) rocketeer (2013-07-20)One of the items I identified in yesterday's post about the latest issue of Sport Rocketry was a talk about amateur rocketry by Bill Colburn. A reader kindly pointed me to the LUNAR club's NARCON ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: High-speed tests demonstrate space penetrator concept (2013-08-21)These videos show payloads launched to nearly the speed of sound and then collided with sand or ice, to test an impact method on planets and moons. There is no way to survive a direct impact at ... [Read More]
I Build Rockets: Rocketfest XIX - 10th November 2013 (2013-11-10)The last Rocketfest for 2013 was on the weekend of November 10th - as seems to be typical for these days we were met with poor weather, but a good turn-out and lots of crazy rockets! The theme ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: EV Miata runs 9.61 @ 140mph (2013-12-03)I saw a story about this electric drag racer on the CBS Evening news. I poked around and found LoneStar EV Racing's Facebook page , which includes more photos and videos. This little electric's ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: The Dungeon's Top 10 of 2013 (2013-12-24)Here is my annual list of things (mostly rocket related) that made me happy and captured my imagination. As usual, in no particular order: 1. Estes released the 29mm E16 and F15 BP motors. ... [Read More]
Wayne Hill's Blog: 85,000 new videos and among them some rocketry gems (2014-04-18)British Pathe’ has just released 85,000 videos from 1896-1976 to YouTube. Among these are many rocketry gems. Videos I have never seen and great news coverage of historical rocket events. ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Happy Easter rocket news catch-up and some hidden 'eggs' (2014-04-20)While I was prepping, launching, and documenting my meager flights, I spotted several noteworthy rocket items on the interwebs. As y'all probably know, on Friday SpaceX successfully launched the ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Videos of my flights from ESL-192 (2014-07-09)Peter has posted his videos from ESL-192 in MDRA's YouTube Channel. Ankyo-mcH on a microhybrid FTC-1 water rocket (landed on AMW's trailer) Manatee-2 water rocket ... [Read More]
Model Rocket Building: Home Made Rockets on YouTube (2014-08-06)From tlgrimmy on YouTube - A three part model rocket assembly videos using scratch parts. Part 1, CLICK HERE Part 2, CLICK HERE Part 3, CLICK HERE Some interesting points: Using metal skewers for ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Redneck science on the Demolition Ranch (2014-08-10)Growing up, we had ample open spaces where you could 'experiment' with things that would land you in jail these days (at least in this neck of the woods). I really miss plinking at things in the ... [Read More]
Odd'l Rockets: Upscale Break-Away - The Castaway! (2014-08-15)Ari Krupnik (Iter on TRF) built an upscale of the Odd'l Rockets Break-Away called the Castaway. Ari and his daughter Leah started with the 1" diameter Break-Away kit His larger version is made from ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: First four attempts at rocketry videos (2014-08-26)Clearly the Draco is perfect for this purpose and the 38mm Thunderbolt is not! Acme fin cans are fun because they often introduce a bit of spin, and there is nothing wrong with that in a non-video ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Fixing my vintage air gun (2014-08-26)One of my recent obsessions has been watching various DIY videos. A lot of them focus on making compressed air guns. Deep down there is a part of me that wants to make some, however, the sane part ... [Read More]
Model Rocket Building: Wrong! Rant (2014-11-20)Sometimes I cringe when watching rocket construction videos on YouTube. There's a LOT of interesting information out there. I rarely post on the forums anymore. My posts were sometimes followed ... [Read More]
Model Rocket Building: Match Head Rockets Video (2014-12-14)Dave (Green Jello on TRF) posted a link to a video on YouTube from the King Of Random: CLICK HERE These are much more complicated than the ones I made years back. They actually have fins and ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: I love animated GIFs (2014-12-16)Via http://popmech.tumblr.com/post/105374779079 See the entire article , including one of the many videos that have been posted of this cool (and successful) ... [Read More]
Rocket N00b: The Ivy Tech Model Rocketry Camp - Part 2 (2015-07-21)Click here for Part 1 First thing I decided was to abandon the idea of making launch controllers for everybody. That would have required some soldering, something I didn't want to go into with the ... [Read More]
Model Rocket Building: New Concept 3D Printing (2015-10-03)3D Printing takes a big step forward! To see the short video, CLICK HERE It looks like the piece is drawn out of a heated plastic tub. Faster and no ridges to sand off! [Read More]
Rocketeer's Corner: The rocket's perspective... (2016-01-30)Rocket videos go by so fast in real time; it takes stepping through frame by frame to uncover the neat stuff. I really liked the onboard video from today's RX-16 flight - the colors reminded me of ... [Read More]
Rocket N00b: Thousand Oaks "Model Rocket" Accident (2016-04-05)A tragic story has been reported in the L.A. Times . Two teenagers were injured, one badly, at Thousand Oaks school, when a rocket exploded. Bernard Moon. Image from the local ABC affiliate. Update : ... [Read More]
Rocket Dungeon: Rocket landing videos of the day (2016-05-09)[Read More]
Model Rocket Building: How Many R/C Rocket Gliders Can You Make From One Kit? (2016-08-25)All these R/C Rocket Gliders were made using the large nose cone and 2" body tube from the discontinued Estes Cosmic Interceptor kit. Frank produces the R/C Rocket Glider kits from Dynasoar ... [Read More]
DTH Rocket Blog: Blog Reboot, Big Fun Scary Adventures (2017-01-13)In an effort to revamp my web presence, I made a commitment to return to blogging, which in all honesty is more for my own benefit than for any readers that I still may have out there, because I ... [Read More]
Rocket N00b: Testing the Indoor Spray Painting Booth (2017-07-01)Once I got my indoor, positive-pressure spray paint booth built, it was time to test it out. I started with the white undercoat on the Quest Superbird. The Superbird is built, and looks great. I am ... [Read More]
High Power Rocketry: Modeling airflow over landing gear (2017-11-17)https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/videos/10154761992756394/ [Read More]
Model Rocket Building: For Steam Punk Fans (2019-09-21)From the Facebook Model Rocketry Fanatics page, Dan Trimm posted a link: CLICK HERE It's not a Model Rocket, but a Rocket Model made out of metal. I love watching these videos, like the "How It's ... [Read More]
Model Rocket Building: Rescue & Restore! (2019-11-25)While not Model Rocketry related, I found these videos very interesting. Some people buy older, finished rockets on Ebay and restore them to flight. This video is from a group called "Rescue & ... [Read More]
Rocketeer's Corner: NARCON solves a mystery! (2021-01-31)NAR's annual convention, NARCON, started on Friday afternoon and finished just a couple of hours ago. As usual, it was great - lots of informative and entertaining talks, good keynotes, soci ... [Read More]
Rocketeer's Corner: Of rockets and Girl Scout cookies... (2021-03-28)A couple of weekends ago, Duane and I flew a few rockets at Pegasus field. We were both needing a launch fix, and Duane was eager to try out the new wireless launch controller he's building for ... [Read More]
Rocketeer's Corner: Vendor review - Apogee Components (2022-03-18)I decided some time ago that I should occasionally write reviews of some of the vendors I patronize - to heap praise on the things they do right (which is often) and to keep them honest when they ... [Read More]
Rocketeer's Corner: Merging video and data (2022-03-28)Rocket electronics have gotten quite cheap - small altimeters and decent HD cameras can be had for as little as $30, putting "instrumented rocket flight" within the reach of every rocketeer. Most ... [Read More]
Rocket N00b: Where Is the N00b? He's Trapped In the Editing Booth! (2022-04-04)Just a quick update: The Thrifty Rocketeer asked me if I had any updates on things, as I haven't written in a while. Well, my hospital stay is well over, and I'm mostly recovered, minus the ... [Read More]
Thrifty Rocketeer: Budding Rocketeer (2023-03-10)The Thrifty Rocketeer blog continues... Well, it's finally happened. Several years ago, while doing internet searches for model rockets, I stumbled upon an entire channel of Random home brew ... [Read More]
Thrifty Rocketeer: Rushin' It (2023-04-04)The Thrifty Rocketeer Blog continues.... I admit it. I was bored, so I started flipping about, looking for something interesting to read on the internet. And I came across an entry or link to ... [Read More]
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