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NSL West 2023 with Matthew Abbey and Ed Lacroix
The Rocketry Show team talk NSL West 2023 with Ed Lacroix and Matt Abbey.
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Apr 5, 2023
In Memory of Jeff Kodysz
Jeff Kodysz was a very talented rocketeer. His talents stretched from 3D printing, Lazer Etching, and he had a knack with making logos. He created the current logo for The Rocketry Show that you look at everytime you visit our website or listen to one of our episodes.
Jeff passed away a few weeks ago after a short battle with illnesses. He will be missed by his friends, family, and us.
We are all glad to have known him.
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Apr 4, 2023
Quick announcement from CG
CG stops by to give a quick update on technical changes some of you may have noticed, and what that means.
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Apr 3, 2023
NARCON '23 and the Launch Calendar (So Far)
The team talk about Narcon 2023, and we review this year’s calendar of big launch events so far…
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Jan 29, 2023
Joe Pfeiffer of Open Rocket
In the first episode of Season 9, we talk to Joe Pfeiffer of the Open rocket team, diving a bit deeper into the program’s features, and some use case items for advanced and High power rocketry.
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Jan 9, 2023
Bonus: Model Rocket Show – Open Rocket Overview with Neil Weinstock
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Dec 30, 2022
December 2022 News Update
chapAppDescJesse and Gheem give a news update for December. The next season of The Rocketey Show starts in January!
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Aug 1, 2022
August 2022 News Update
The full Rocketry Show team assemble to drop the latest news updates from the hobby
AeroTech/Quest News
AeroTech RMS K750ST-PS Rocket Motor Reload Kit New Product Information Release 7/11/22
AeroTech/Quest is pleased to announce the Tripoli certification and immediate availability of our new RMS Reloadable Motor System K750ST-PS rocket motor reload kit, AeroTech’s 2nd rocket motor reload kit designed to use the single-grain RMS-75/1280 hardware.
Perfect for heavy rockets launched from small fields, the K750ST-PS delivers 1,298.7 N-Sec (292.0 lb.- Sec.) of total impulse with a 1.74 burn time and an all-up weight in motor hardware of 4.29 lb. (1,945.9 g). It’s also a great booster for two-stage rockets, and features AeroTech’s aerospace-grade Super Thunder (ST) propellant formulation with a burn rate midway between Blue Thunder and Warp-9 propellant types. The K750ST-PS generates a peak thrust of 835.7 N (187.9 lb.) with an average thrust of 746.6 N (167.9 lb.). Super Thunder propellant displays a bright blue flame with prominent Mach diamonds and little smoke.
Although the K750ST-PS produces tracking smoke, it is a “plugged” motor that does not include an ejection charge and requires the utilization of an electronically-activated recovery system.
* Diameter: 75mm (2.95”)
* Length: 266.7mm (10.5”)
* Propellant: Super Thunder
* Total Impulse: 1,298.7 N-Sec. (292.4 lb.-Sec.) Burn Time: 1.7 Seconds
* Peak Thrust: 835.7 N (187.9 lb.) Delay Time: Plugged
* Propellant Weight: 595 g (1.3 lb.) Loaded Weight: 1,947.5 g (4.3 lb.)
California State Fire Marshal classification and approval has been granted for the K750ST-PS RMS Reload Kit. It ships with a standard FirstFire Initiator, has a suggested retail price of $157.99 each and may be purchased by consumers 18 years of age or older with a minimum Level 2 NAR or TRA Certification, or by educational institutions, government agencies and licensed commercial entities. Aerotech Discontinues some of its motors
They are discontinuing several 24mm reloads as well as their 18mm and 32mm Glider motors typically used for gliders.
Here is the list of discontinued motors:
* 33400 C3.4T-P 18mm RMS-R/C (3-pak)
* 33400-12 C3.4T-P 18mm RMS R/C (12-pak)
* 40700 D7-RCT 24mm RMS R/C (3-Pak)
* 42300 D2.3T-P 18mm RMS R/C (3-Pak)
* 42300-12 D2.3T-P 18mm RMS R/C (12-Pak)
* 51103 E11-3J 24mm RMS (3-Pak)
* 51200 E12-RCJ 24mm R/C (3-Pak)
* 61203 F12-3J 24mm RMS (3-Pak)
* 91321 RMS-32/60-100 R/C Motor
* 91613 F13-RCT 32mm R/C (2-Pak)
* 91616 F16-RCJ 32mm R/C (2-Pak)
* 91712 G12-RCT 32mm R/C (2-Pak)
Though it is being discontinued for general retail, Gary Rosenfield notes that the D2.3T will be produced for international competition use as needed. 2022-23 NRC CONTEST EVENTS ANNOUNCED
NAR Competition NRC Events for the 2022-2023 Contest Year
The NAR Contest Board is pleased to announce the NRC events for the 2022-2023 Contest Year:
* A Altitude
* A Payload
* A Boost/Glide Duration
* A Streamer Duration
* B Eggloft Duration
* 1/4A Parachute Duration
These events have been selected by the NAR Contest Board and the NARAM Contest Director per Sporting Code rule 13.1.3. The 2022-2023 Contest Year starts on July 23, 2022 and ends on the last day of NARAM. NRC flying ends June 30, 2023.
Dan Wolf
NAR Contest Board Chair RESULTS OF the NAR 2021-2022 RULES REVISION PROCESS
The 2021-2022 RCP process concluded as of June 15, 2022 and the results of the ballot are as follows. Appendix “D” in the sporting code states that proposals must receive a 51% yes vote in order for the proposal to become a part of the sporting code. The proposals that did pass become a part of the sporting code that will be revised and effective as of July 23rd 2022 for the new contest year, but have no bearing on NARAM-63. A total of 90 ballots were received. Some voters abstained from voting on all of the proposals. The results and the detailed verbiage on each proposal will be on the NAR webpage under Contest Flying / Rules Revision Process NAR Rules Revison
RCP 2021 #001: Allow any kind of streamer attachment in streamer duration events.
Passes: Yes: 80 / No: 7
RCP 2021 # 002: Revise R&D Scoring
Passes: Yes: 48 / No: 34
RCP 2021 # 003: Change judging of Craftsmanship events to a “blind judging” format.
Fails: Yes: 37 / No: 49
RCP 2021 # 004: Removal of Rule 30.9.2; Returns – NARAM.
Passes: Yes: 51 / No: 32
RCP 2021 # 005: Require altimeters for tracking
Passes: Yes: 68 / No: 22
RCP 2021 # 006: Add Sport Scale (Sport, Peanut, Giant), Concept Sport Scale, Classic Model as an additional NRC event.
Fails: Yes: 26 /No: 57
RCP 2021 # 008: Add Dual Eggloft Altitude in engine classes C and D to the list of NRC events.
Passes: Yes: 47 /No: 41
RCP 2021 # 009: Include D Eggloft Altitude as an NRC Event
Fails: Yes: 42 / No: 44
RCP 2021 # 010: Include B engine class Helicopter Duration as an NRC event.
Passes: Yes: 45 /No: 42
RCP 2021 # 011: Include B engine class Streamer Duration as an NRC event
Passes: Yes: 49 / No: 36
RCP 2021 # 012: Clarify the required documentation for mission points for Scale and Sport Scale events.
Passes: Yes: 74 / No: 10
RCP 2021 # 013: Change Rule 8.2 Conduct by changing the word may to shall reinforce that it is the CD has the duty to punish egregious bad behavior by disqualification.
Fails: Yes: 37 / No: 48
RCP 2021 # 014: Align Rule 51.13.1 Mission: 200 points to Rule 50.10.6 Mission Points for Sports Scale NRC
Fails: Yes: 34 / No: 47
RCP 2021 # 015: Newly approved contest altimeters need to be available for sale the entire 30 days before contest use can start.
Fails: Yes: 41 / No: 43
RCP 2021 # 016: Implement a Standardized Method and Procedure for Recording Air Temperature at NARAM.
Passes: Yes: 49 / No: 39
RCP 2021 # 017: Eliminate the requirement to exceed a current record by 1% in order to establish a new record.
Passes: Yes: 67 / No: 22
Joe Barnard Sticks powered landing using standard solid propellant motors! Joe Barnard Sticks the landing!
Other news items discussed:
* LDRS 40
* Gary Rosenfield and Joe Barnard L3 Successful Certs
* LOC Skinwalker and Dude Perfect Videos
* ULA Student Launch last weekend
* Super Orbital Transport release by Estes
* Argonia Cup rules for 2023!
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Jun 21, 2022
TRS - Rocketry Hobby News Update
Items in this news podcast:
SMT Designs releases all of their rocketry designs to public domain
Steve Thatcher: "With my upcoming LDRS 40 trip and TRA Tech session there on "3D Printed Modular Avionics Bays", I wanted to make an announcement, so here it is..."
Steve Thatcher says “I am in the process of releasing all of my rocketry designs to the public domain under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International”
You can read the licensing in detail at
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
You can find the designs on http://www.tinkercad.com/ by simply doing a "People" search for "SteveThatcher".
Once you find the profile, click it to view the parts.
Steve has also tagged the parts with “SMTDESIGNS”, “AVBAY”, and “ROCKETRY”, but you will get more "hits" that way of other non-related parts.
My intent in doing this is to propagate the footprint standard I created for devices and batteries over the last years, so the rocketry community could benefit.
Thatcher says “I would also like to see my designs come to a greater use by making them available for no cost to those that have the required equipment.”
Steve asks that the footprints for carriers and platforms remain unchanged. Thatcher says”I recognize the need to change things when necessary, but changing footprints negates the universal benefit they provide. Take the time to look at my entire library of parts to get a system view of why things were done.”
Steve will be available to answer questions through SMT Designs, and the SMT Designs facebook page.
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Tripoli News
During the LDRS 40 Member's Banquet it was announced that that the Tripoli Wisconsin Association, Tripoli Green Bay, and Tripoli Chicago will be hosting LDRS 41 at the Richard Bong Recreation Area located in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
The event is planned to take place July 6, 7, 8 and 9, 2023.
More details and information will be coming soon.
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New Unified TRA Safety Code
https://www.tripoli.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=795696&module_id=520420
Tripoli Rocketry Association unveiled its new “unified” safety code on May1 of this year.
President Bob Brown notes that:
Under this safety code, there are no longer Commercial launches or Research launches, just Tripoli launches. There are some changes to the current safety code, such as a common safe distance table, a safety code for both model rockets as well as radio-controlled boosted gliders as well as other changes.
Tripoli asks all members to please take the time to read the document in its entirety.
Mr. Brown notes that “While your first reaction will probably be there seem to be a lot more rules under this new document, in fact, almost nothing more restrictive has been adopted it’s just compiled into one document now.”
TRA notes that they owe a huge thank you to Steve Shannon, “who undertook the daunting task of compiling the information from the original four documents and writing (in plain English, not legalese) a document we can all understand and follow”.
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Reminder on NARAM 63
NARAM-63 will be July 16-22, 2022. Sport flying begins on Saturday, July 16, and will run through the following Friday, July 22.
The US Team Flyoffs/North Coast Cup flying will begin Saturday, July 16, and run through Monday, July 18.
NARAM competition flying begins on Monday, July 18, and runs through Friday, July 22.
Friday evening, July 15, will include a sport flyers briefing as well as a US Team Flyoffs/North Coast Cup briefing and model check in.
Where is NARAM-63?
Springfield, Missouri, located in the southwestern part of the state, is this year’s host city. The Oasis Hotel is the official hotel of NARAM-63, and will host nearly all of the evening activities. The flying field is located west of Springfield.
Sport Range
Tripoli Mo-Kan will be running the sport range along with support from SLRA. Launch pads with 1010 and 1515 rails will be available as well as 1/8″, 3/16″, 1/4”, 3/8”, and 1/2″ rods. Rockets with up to M motor class can be accommodated with an FAA waiver to 6,000 feet. Come and sport fly for the weekend or stay for the whole week.
Contest Range
Saturday through Monday will feature the US Team Flyoffs/North Coast Cup. NARAM competition starts Monday morning with Chad Ring serving as the NARAM Contest Director.
NARAM at Night
In addition to sport and contest flying each day, join us for the traditional NARAM evening events throughout the week including the Manufacturers Forum, Cannon Fund Rocketry Memorabilia Auction, NAR Town Hall Meeting, FREE Ice Cream Social, Beer Lofting, and other events culminating with the Awards Banquet on Friday evening.
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Reminder: NAR Board of Trustees voting window is open
« Board of Trustee Voting
You can vote in-person at NARAM during the Town Hall meeting, online, or by mail-in ballot. You can only vote once!
The Town Hall Meeting will be held Monday, July 18, 2022.
To vote online, please go to the NAR.ORG site, check in under Member Resources.
Mail-in ballots are in The Model Rocketeer, which was mailed with the May/June, 2022 issue of Sport Rocketry magazine.
Under the NAR Bylaws, Senior and Leader members who joined the NAR at least one year prior to July 18, 2022 (NAR number 112135 or lower) are eligible to vote. For voting purposes, a Leader member is defined as one who has reached his/her 16th birthday as of July 18, 2022.
This Year’s Board member candidates
(New Candidate) Don Carson - Macon , NC
(Current Board Member) Becky Green - San Rafael, CA
(Current board member) Lynn Thomas, Indianapolis, IN
Bios are available on the NAR.Org site voting page.
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2022 NASA Student Launch results
Each year, NASA challenges middle school, high school, college, and university students from across the United States to design, build and launch a high-powered amateur rocket, fly it to an altitude between 4,000 and 6,000 feet, and make a successful landing.
Middle and high school teams could choose to attempt the college/university division challenge or develop their own science or engineering experiment.
Teams in the college/university division tackled a new task that mirrors NASA’s missions like the Mars Curiosity Rover.
Teams had to design a payload capable of autonomously locating where their rocket landed by identifying the rocket’s grid position on an aerial image of the launch site while transmitting the data back to their ground station.
This had to be accomplished without the use of GPS. The requirement simulates a challenge faced by NASA’s mission managers – communicating with spacecraft and payloads on distant plan mmmm etary bodies, where use of GPS is not an option.
Sixty teams from 22 states including Puerto Rico took part in this year’s competition, with 27 teams launching April 23 near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Teams that did not travel were allowed to conduct their final test flights at a home launch field.
For the second year in a row, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte won the launch division, while Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, won first place in the design division of NASA’s 2022 Student Launch rocketry competition.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte will receive $5,000 for first place in the launch division, and Tarleton State University will receive $2,500 for first place in the design division.
The top five teams in the launch division are:
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
University of Florida, Gainesville
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
The top two teams in the design division are:
Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas
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Jun 3, 2022
Bonus: Conway Stevens answers your questions, and ...where are the show hosts?
Conway Stevens answers your questions from Episode 115.
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Apr 25, 2022
Mike Crupe of Mack Performance Rocketry!
Sorry for the delay. Lots going on in our worlds, and we talk about it later in the show...BUT more importantly: Mike Crupe joins us from Mac Performance rocketry! We've learned about a new (to us) way to do rocketry!
CG gets pulled in big time, and you'll find out why when you listen!
Enjoy!
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Feb 14, 2022
#119 - Bill and Rachel Daigle!
Join our guests, Bill and Rachel Daigle, who are known as father and daughter rocketeers from our neighbors up North in New Brunswick CA!
Bill talks to us about his tenure as an officer of the Canadian Rocketry Association and his career as a hobby rocketeer! He even has graced the cover of Sport Rocketry.
Rachel tells us about how she was involved in the hobby at a young age and the joys of flying with Bill.
Bill and Rachel talk about their individual projects and shed some insight into their largest scratch built upscales.
We talk to them about their road to CAR Level 4 in High Powered Rocketry.
It’s an episode full of fun and appreciation and we are happy to share this with you!
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Jan 17, 2022
118: Gary Rosenfield of Aerotech Returns!
Gary Rosenfield joins us to update us on some of the latest going on at Aerotech as well as:
- Tips and tricks for selecting an appropriate motor for your high power certifcations.
- What he is up to for Hampster Dance 2022.
- Gary's project of digitizing a bunch of old super-8 footage of some historic & interesting high power launches from the early days of HPR.
All this along with some interesting rocket talk!
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Dec 19, 2021
117: End of the year updates; Your questions.
chapAppDescHappy Holidays, and Welcome to the latest episode of The Rocketry Show for the week of December 19, 2021! This time around, we close out the year catching up on your voice and emails, and what we have been up to, and what's next for our shows. One of our listeners mentions wanting to hear from John Beans and Joe Barnard. We talked to both of them in previous episodes. If you want to check them out too, then here are the links to the latest ones. Latest John Beans Episode ( Episode 30): Latest Joe Barnard episode (Episode 103): We also answer yoiur questions, like how to repair damaged fins on fiberglass rockets, how to get rid of the "fuzzies" caused by painter's tape peeling away the glassine surface from cardboard rocket airframes and more!
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Nov 28, 2021
Steve Thatcher of SMT Designs
chapAppDescIn this episode, Steve Thatcher returns to talk about what is new from SMT Designs. He has been busy innovating new options for your rocket AV Bay needs for almost all rockets –including ones up to eight inches in diameter! We think you should check these out! We think you’ll enjoy this information, and Steve’s rocket stories as well.
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Nov 1, 2021
Episode 115: Conway Stevens
chapAppDescWelcome to the first episode of Season 8 of The Rocketry Show! We open this new season with a wonderful guest appearance from Conway Stevens. We talk about some history of High Power rocketry, focusing a bit on the changes brought on after the 9/11 attacks. We cover other rocketry history related stories as well. Mr. Stevens also disusses his experiences as a TAP, his latest projects, and his recovery from COVID. This is a two hour long show that is sure to fill in the time we spent regrouping before resuming our show recordings. You’ll no doubt be replaying this one a few times! Enjoy!
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Aug 29, 2021
114: Jenna Kay Foertsch on this year's HotNozzleSummer event
chapAppDescWelcome to Episode 114 of The Rocketry Show! In this Episode, we'll be talking about The Hot Nozzle Summer 2021 event! Jenna Kay Foertsch joins us from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, where she works, to talk about it!
On July 23rd of this year at the FAR launch site in the desert of California, Tim Dodd, AKA The everyday Astronaut, stomped his foot down on an air powered rocket to kick off an event that has taken the rocketry community by viral storm.
Photo: Tim Dodd kicking off the event Credit: Matt of HNS
The event known as "Hot Nozzle Summer" started out as a joke on Twitter by a number of young rocketry enthusiasts earlier in the Spring, but very quickly grew into a movement spearheaded by an energetic group resulting in a major launch that took place over the weekend of July 23-26. The goals of this group are stated on their website…
"Hot Nozzle Summer is a movement within the amateur rocket community that seeks to break down the barriers that exist within…
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Aug 15, 2021
113: Jesse’s NSL / LDRS 2021 reports
Welcome to Season 7, Episode 113!
In this episode:
Jesse joins us with his interviews & wrap-up reporting of NSL 2021 and LDRS.
He managed to get some interviews from NSL as well!
Gheem was on vacation during this production, and CG talks about what to expect the next few weeks while The Rocketry Show is in “summertime rocket season” mode.
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Jul 12, 2021
112: LOC Precision and Skin Walker Ranch
Jason Turicick, Dave Barber, and Stanton Ewert of LOC Precision join us to talk about what's new at LOC, and their appearance on Season 2, Episode 9 of The Secret of Skin Walker Ranch!
Dave Barber
Jason Turicick
Stanton Ewert
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Jun 7, 2021
111: Workshop Talk with Joe Hill
Joe Hill joins the crew as we discus our rocketry projects, high power, rocketry music, and more!
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May 24, 2021
110: Workshop Talk with Xyla Foxlin
We start up this workshop talk episode with another member of the next generation of rocketeers, Xyla Foxlin.
Xyla has a degree in Engineering, an aircraft pilot, and loves partaking in any craft that involves building things.
Gheem ran across her while looking at Joe Barnard's latest adventures at F.A.R (Friends of Amateur Rocketry) in the deserts out west which sparked a new hashtag on the Twitterverse, #HotNozzleSummer.
Xyla was one of the names popping up, and she decided to get her level 2 certification at FAR with a very interesting rocket called "Fifi".
We talk about this build, and her broad background in robotics, rocketry, boats, and craftwork that led to this project.
Her Youtube video of the Fifi build and launch can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKqrQUHYgrM
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May 9, 2021
109: OSU's Space Cowboys rocket team and Bob Brown of Kloudbusters
The Oklahoma State University rocket team “The Space Cowboys” join us to talk about their first place placement in the Argonia Cup contest. They talk about their rocket, the payload, and some of their greatest challenges in making it all happen.
Also Bob Brown joins us to talk about The Argonia Cup, The Argonia Kansas rocket club Kloudbusters, and Airfest
The Rocketry show wins an award! We talk about that as well!
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Apr 25, 2021
108: Northcoast Rocketry
Matt Steele has been busy, and Northcoast Rocketry has new kits and more as a result!
Matt joins us to discuss.
We also dive into the mailbag to answer your questions, including a really good question from one of you on the LEUP regulations.
Enjoy!
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Apr 11, 2021
107: Workshop Talk with Tyler Palmer!
Tyler Palmer joins us to cover a wide range of topics and interests.
We all found this session to be fun and informative!
Enjoy!
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Mar 15, 2021
106: Catching up with You
The rocketry show gang gather to review their plans for the 2021 rocketry season, and we crack open the mailbag, and take a deep dive into some listener feedback.
Loading new motors into Open Rocket tutorial:
https://youtu.be/dsppUGQULJA
Jesse posing with his The Rocketry Show mug. Patrons of the rocketry show can up their membership level for three months to get this cool piece of swag. Other items are available at Tee shirts and other items are also available at http://shirts.therocketryshow.com
Gheem's project:
Jesse's Project:
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Feb 27, 2021
105: Tim Van Milligan of Apogee Components
Welcome to Episode 105 of The Rocketry Show!
This time around, we are joined by Tim Van Milligan of Apogee Components! Tim hangs with us to talk about some new projects from Apogee, including some insights into the direction of RockSim!
We also find time to talk rocket shop too!
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Feb 14, 2021
104: Workshop Talk With Toby Vanderbeek
In Episode 104, we are joined by Toby Vanderbeek in our second workshop show in the new format!
We talk rockets, and a little about what toby has done with his work on rocketry with his Vander Burn-rocketry project, including the Vander-burn Estes Goblin fin upgrades. Listen to the episode to find out why you might want those!
The gang talk about their favorite motors, rocket adventures, and CG gives a glimpse into his 2021 flight computer tests, and more!
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Jan 30, 2021
103: The Continuing Adventures of Joe Barnard
Joe Barnard joins us to fill us in on his continuing adventures in thrust vector rocketry, including his latest twist: Landing under rocket thrust -- not parachutes!
You can dig deeper into his adventures by visiting his site, BPS.space.
Also:
-Jesse talks about his home paint booth, and the gang talk about what they are up to.
- Listener feedback from the last couple of episodes
- We talk briefly on the sale of Mach1 Rocketry
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Jan 18, 2021
102: Update from the University of Akron "Akronauts" go to F.A.R., and Listener Feedback
In this episode, the University of Akron Akronauts high power rocket team traveled to theFriends of Amateur Rocketry (FAR) site for a two staged High Power rocket launch attempt. Unfortunately, they had issues with their second stage, and the flight did not go as planned. They share with us what they learned as of when we recorded this episode.
The Rocketry show team rip into the virtual mailbag to review your emails.
One of the items discussed during our mailbag segment is the website called the “Rocketry Calculator”.
You can find it at https://rocketrycalculator.com/rocketry-calculator
We also remind our audience about the Rocketry Show tee-shirts! You can find them here:
https://shirts.therocketryshow.com
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Dec 29, 2020
101: Workshop Talk: Shear pins and the Marco Polo tracker with Andrew Kleinhenz
The Rocketry Show gang try a slightly new format for the workshop shows. We are now inviting fellow rocketeers to the workshop to teach us some of their tips and tricks, and to just talk rockets.
Our first guest is Andrew Kleinhenz, friend to both CG and Gheem, Andrew taught us many of the tricks we have built our rocketry tricks around. He with us, answers these questions sent to us from listeners of the show!
Shear Pin Questions:
* How do you figure out how many pins you need?
* Any issues with the LOC-high power type cardboard tubing and small size 2-56 or 4-40 plastic screws for shear pins?
* Do you use any reinforcement on the cardboard airframe and components?
* What size do you recommend? Mid Power, to High Power
* Cardboard and Fiber Glass recommendations for shear pins
* Where to place them?
* Any math equations or an online calculator?
* Do you test those with ejection charges first?
Marco Polo Tracker
* What actually is that type of tracker?
* Appro…
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Dec 13, 2020
Episode 100!
The entire Rocketry Show team gather for Episode 100 to look back on some of their fond memories, and talk about their projects, and more!
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Nov 28, 2020
99: Season 7 Premiere! - Cris Erving of Eggtimer Rocketry
HomeThe Rocketry Show Podcast99: Season 7 Premiere! – Cris Erving of Eggtimer Rocketry 99: Season 7 Premiere! – Cris Erving of Eggtimer Rocketry
The Eggtimer Quantum
We are pleased to have Cris Erving, founder of Eggtimer Rocketry with us on this episode!
We discus the Eggtimer products, and also give lots of tips and tricks to help you figure out how to solder one together!
Some pointers:
* ) If you’re a beginner, use a 20 watt soldering pencil for best results. This one from Weller is a nice one: Weller soldering pencil
Fancy temperature controlled irons are nice, but not if you are a soldering newbie! the wrong temperature settings will either not work well, or can destroy the electronic components you are trying to solder.
2.) Practice soldering things together first. Cris says go ahead, and use the eggtimer kit for practice. If that thought makes you nervous, then get one of these surface mount soldering practice kits. Surface Mount solder training kit.
IMPO…
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Oct 26, 2020
NAR Level 2 certification changes / Listener Questions and more!
Welcome to episode 98 (TRS-6.98) of the rocketry show!
John Thompson joins us to talk about the NAR Level 2 certification changes that are in effect as of November 2020
The NAR and the Board of Trustees have been working diligently to support the update of the NAR level 2 testing. It has not been updated since 2012 and quite a lot has changed for the better in the ever-expanding hobby.
- The new 2020 Level 2 Written Exam Study Guide will be available for download from the High-Power Rocketry page on the NAR website starting October 1, 2020.
- The 2020 Level 2 Written Exam Packets for Sections and Certification Teams will be available starting October 15, 2020. Information on obtaining the new packets will be made available before that date.
- The new 2020 Level 2 Written Exam use will start on November 1, 2020.
- Due to the new exam format, a new HPR Certification Application will also be available for download from the High-Power Rocketry page on the NAR website. The new applica…
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Sep 25, 2020
Workshop Episode: CG's ongoing electronics tests, Jesse's Level 3 project
In this episode, CG talks about how his electronics developments have come along Specifically, what he learned from the first test flight of Mr. Bean (DEMO-1 mission), and the successful
second launch of Mr. Bean (DEMO-2), where his code & flight computer successfully controlled a flight event! His journey to his Level 2 certification is under way! Read the details here.
CD and Gheem @ “Mission Control”
Jesse’s Level 3 project starts to take shape!
He gives us some details, though he’s a bit secretive on the details right now!
Another view of Jesse’s L3 Rocket Jesse’s tube glassing work on his L3 rocket project Liked it? Take a second to support The Rocketry Show.Com on Patreon!
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Sep 12, 2020
University of Akron's "Akronauts" rocket team
Welcome to episode 6.96!
We are joined by the University of Akron's "Akronauts" rocketry team!
We were joined by the following team members:
Team President - Emily Armbrust
Chief Engineer - Blake Bowser
Former Team President - Mattew Stanko
Treasurer - Olivia Renkel
Former Chief Engineer - Mattew Reppa
Project Manager - Jon Davis
The team formed in 2014, and have been involved in a number of national STEM focused rocket competitions, including NASA Student Launch(USLI), and Spaceport America Cup
They give a fun and detailed overview of what their team is all about, and a couple of their recent competition projects.
You can visit their website for more information at https://akronauts.org/
Here is a listing of the Overall Winners and Awards in the 2020 NASA Student Launch competition:
Overall Winner: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
2nd Place: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina
3rd Place: University of Alabama in Huntsville, H…
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Aug 24, 2020
Gary Rosenfield and Aerotech's High Power projects
Welcome to Episode 6.95!
Gary Rosenfield joins us to talk about new high power rocket offerings from Aerotech, and to talk to us about high power rocketry as well.
He talks about Hamster Dance competition that he has been into lately, and if you're looking for more information on that event, you can look here:
http://www.rimworld.com/tripoligerlach/hamsterdance/about.html
And at their new Facebook Group called Hamster Dance Flyers here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/690838108136308
After the interview, Jesse and CG talk about their projects.
CG gives more information he has found in his post-test flight of his rocket electronics system, and talks about a spinoff project!
Jesse has evolved his tube glassing techniques, and talks about them, and much more!
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Jul 31, 2020
July 2020 Workshop Episode
Welcome to episode 94 of The Rocketry Show
We’ve been on a roll with great guest interviews lately. The team take a quick break from that this episode to focus more on the results of a few rocketry projects they’ve been working on!
Jesse has been ‘fiberglassing’ a new kit, and building more rockets, but more importantly, recently launched his LOC Precision “Big Nuke”. He tells us all about those, and more!
Jesse’s Big Nuke launch
Gheem has been building a beautiful X-15 kit, and he catches us up on where he is on that, as well as a few more projects.
Gheem's X-15 rocket kit!
On July 25, 2020, CG finally got to test his Radio Telemetry system.
Launch of CG’s Mr. Bean rocket carrying his radio telemetry system.
Because of all of the “Covid 19 delays, this test ended up being a “full up” test, which means about 5 tests (each would normally have been their own launch) all happening on one launch.
He’ll share how that went!
We also pull some of your emails…
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Jul 16, 2020
#93: Matt Steele on Rocket Staging (Part 1)
Matt Steele joins the show to kick start the first of at least a couple episodes on staging techniques for Model Rockets.
Mr. Steele is a longtime rocketeer, owner of North Coast Rocketry, and is a Professional Rocket Scientist!
We first define ground rules you can follow to ensure the best probability for success. Rules adapted from professional Rocket Engineering Sciences. We think this will help hobby rocketeers a lot. The methods Matt Steele discusses can be applied any new rocketry project or technique.
After laying the ground rules, we jump into the first part of this episode on multi-stage rocketry.
Part two will appear in a few weeks after we have a chance to gather your e-mail questions on the subject.
Later in the show, we share our first peak into new beta firmware being tested for the Flight Sketch altimeter.
Thanks to listener Phil Parslow for suggesting the topic of multiple rocket stage launches!!
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Jun 29, 2020
#92: Scott Binder of SBR Fusion Rocket
Scott Binder joins us to to talk about things at FusionRocket.Biz, and -more importantly- hangs with The Rocketry Show team to talk model rocket stories, and fun memories.
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Later, CG, Gheem, and Jesse talk shop on the projects they are working on!
Enjoy!
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Jun 14, 2020
#91: Dave Barber and Jason Turicik of LOC Precision
Welcome to Episode 91!
Dave Barber and Jason Turicik join us to talk rockets, and about the latest going on at LOC Precision, a sponsor of the show!
Also, CG talks about the latest with his telemetry project as the first test launch nears!
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May 25, 2020
#90B: Ken Biba and ARLISS
Pushing the boundaries for student STEM programs, ARLISS is a unique rocketry program where members of the Level 3 High Power Rocket community team up with scientists worldwide along with several student organizations to allow them to design "soda can sized" payloads to launch to near space. These payloads are typically small electronic instrumentation packages designed to carry out whatever scientific experiments the students wish to perform!
Ken Biba has been involved with the group for many years, and he joins us to discus ARLISS activities and more!
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Apr 27, 2020
# 89: Listener feedback, High power rocket safety, and Rocksim 10
In this episode: CG and Tripoli Northern Ohio http://northernohiotra.com Prefect Chris Pearson discus high power rocketry safety tips to use during prepartion phases before launch. This advice encompasses all of the recent Tripoli recommendations as well.
We get some interesting thoughts & design modifications from a listener on CG's centrifuge tube ejection charges.
CG and Gheem take their first peak at Rocksim 10! https://www.apogeerockets.com/RockSim/RockSim9_Features
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Apr 7, 2020
#88: Avionics bays, and things related to them!
As you move into high power rocketry, one of the first things you will deal with will relate to dual deployment & the electronics around it.
We talk about it, and pass along some general advice along with our personal experiences.
Also in this episode:
* The crew discus the Tripoli clarifications around remote electronic switches.
* CG discusses the state of his flight computer / telemetry project
* Gheem finds a very interesting avionics system that has him totally geeked.
* The team discus their favorite (hard wired) power (arming) switches for their flight electronics.
* Jesse discusses his AV bay construction techniques.
Links for this episode:
Jesse talks about this video as a great primer on building avionics bays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIzJiT4R9tc&feature=youtu.be
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Mar 28, 2020
Bonus: The Model Rocket Show premier
We unveil our new show, The Model Rocket Show. A show that focuses exclusively on Model Rocketry - Specifically, rockets that fly on G impulse motors and smaller. The show is hosted by Daniel, The Rocket N00b.
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Mar 21, 2020
#87: Steven Skinner of Mach1Rocketry.Com
In this episode, CG and Daniel, the rocket N00b make a major announcement.
Steven Skinner of Mach1Rocketry.Com stops by with some announcements of his own, and talks rocket shop with the team!
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Feb 27, 2020
#86 Fiberglassing your rockets!
In this episode, CG catches everyone up on his projects, introduces or Amazon store where you can easily buy Rocketry Show Tee-Shirts.
We then move to the main topic, and that is all about techniques to fiberglass coat your cardboard airframes to add strength, and provide a wonderful surface to apply your paint & designs.
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Jan 20, 2020
#85 3-D Printing for Rocketry
In this episode, we'll be talking 3D Printing for Rocketry with our special guest, Jeff Kodyz.
Also in this episode, CG talks about his health scare that took place between the last episode and this one, and the n00b reviews some listener feedback.
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Dec 21, 2019
#84 2019 Holiday / end of the year show
It's our End of the year / holiday wrap up show, and we chose this one to share and respond to some of the e-mails from you, including an interesting theory behind the collapsed "stuffer tube" phenomenon CG mentioned in the previous episode!
We also dig into a fun rabbit-hole discussion over a couple of our camera pics for rocket photography, being proud of your rule stickler "old timers" in your local club and more!
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Nov 30, 2019
Episode 83 quick message
Be sure to follow the links to our YouTube channel in the show notes to see the supplemental video for Episode 83!
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Nov 30, 2019
#83 Workshop talk / Listener Q&A
This is a workshop episode, and CG, Gheem, n00b, and Jesse Ulibarri have lots to chat about!
Gheem talks about a nice gift his TARC team received at a Tripoli Mid-Ohio launch.
CG answers a listener question about ejection baffles, and Daniel the rocket n00b talks about his launchtime "oops", and reminds us all about range safety practices.
CG has provided lots of supplemental links, pictures, and videos to accompany his ejection charge baffle discussion.
https://youtu.be/ikt8zhO4jaE
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Nov 10, 2019
#82 Jr. Level 1 cert. changes, Bianca Vasquez of swise.org, and NAROBLOMO.
Episode 82 starts off with a discussion with Randy Boadway of eRockets about the changes to the Jr Level 1 certification process.
More info here:
https://www.nar.org/high-power-rocketry-info/formal-participation-procedure/
Next, talk to the founder of Society of Women in Space Exploriation, Bianca Vasquez.
Ms. Vasquez is in the early stages of becoming an Engineering student, has a passion for space exploration and a new found love or rockets. Her orginzation has bonded similar minded women also getting their start in various aspects of Engineering.
She talks about what she has learned in her journey, and what she has learned from others!
https://www.swise.org/
Later in the show, we talk to Daniel the rocket n00b about getting his model rocketry blog re-ignited agin with the power of NAROBLOMO.
https://rocketn00b.blogspot.com/
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Oct 20, 2019
#81 Season 6 premiere, and workshop talk with our newest member of the show!
Welcome to Season 6 of The rocketry Show!
We are kicking off the 5th anniversary of our program, with the newest member of the show, Jesse Ulibarri as we dive into "Workshop Talk"!
On this episode, the gang discus their Fin can build techniques for High Power, their experiences with Motor retainers, n00b has a new rocket room!
Also, CG and Gheem's rocket club gains access to a nice new field.
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Sep 30, 2019
#80 NY Power 2019
Welcome to Episode 80 of The Rocketry Show!
In this episode, CG and Daniel travel to upstate New York for NY Power 2019.
We catch up with Dan Michael and Neil Brown, and we discus their backgrounds, and the launches of their Big ...ahem... Friggin Rockets.
Here are some picture highlights....all photos are by C.Gould of The Rocketry Show.
Patrons can view them on our website: https://www.therocketryshow.com
Dan Michael with a motor casing for an "M" Impulse motor build.
Dan Michael and his Nike Smoke
Dan Michaels' Nike Smoke liftoff!
Neil Brown and the booster section for his Polecat Saturn V
Daniel the rocket n00b and his SA-14 Archer build.
CG's Ares rocket lifting off after "MacGyver" repairs...
Neil Brown's Polecat Saturn V, and it's wild launch (picture sequence below.
Liftoff!
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Aug 10, 2019
#79: Personal "Project Apollo" analogy stories, and Airbrushing followup
The team get together to talk rocket stories and some workshop talk with you on this episode.
We talked about some of the entries seen at our club's Apollo 11 tribute launch on July 20, 2019. One of which was a wonderful gold painted Saturn V by our club member, Casey Anderson.
After that, we delved into our most challenging rocketry projects -- our personal "Project Apollo", if you will, along with a listener story. We shared listener JE Thompson's story, and audio from his video (See below)
https://youtu.be/Nahu9h1fitc
Gheem talks about his story, and CG recounts his story to his toughest project to date, his Level 1 certification. He went for the gusto, and not the simple tried and easy approach...because...he loved the challenge. LOL.
Daniel the Rocket n00b joins us to talk about his first major rocket project using an Airbrush to paint it off, and shares what he learned so far.
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Jul 24, 2019
#78 NARCON 2019 coverage Part Three.
Welcome to the final installment of our NARCON 2019 coverage!
We are joined by Wes Oleszewski who sits down to talk with us about Growing Up With Spaceflight, as well as some information on his retirement from Dr. Zooch Rockets, and some fond Dr. Zooch and model rocketry memories..
Also, John Beans of Jolly Logic stops by !
John joins us to talk about his presentation on "ROCKETRY 2.0". We explore some of the history behind the well known tech behind model rocketry, and how new technology can transform the hobby and take it to new levels!
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Jun 26, 2019
#77 – NARCON 2019 Part Two
This is an “all star” episode!
We’re joined by Tim Van Milligan from Apogee Rockets discuss an interesting collaboration project with Fins & Fire that gives your rocket the ability to paraglide its way home to you!
Randy Boadway stops by to discus eRockets, and we end up in an interesting discussion about running a hobby rocket kit & supply company, including how the price of rocket kits are determined. He also showed up later to do a fun live eRockets commercial with us.
Randy Boadway, Owner of eRockets
Gary Rosenfield and Dan Bowles stop by to discus a long burn G motor that could give the right kind of rocket design the possibility of reaching 10,000 feet!
Dane Boles and Gary Rosenfield of Aerotech Consumer Aerospace
Roger Smith of JON Rocket stops by to talk about the joys of running the business with his wife, Bracha.
Roger Smith of JonRocket.Com
Wes Oleszewski joins us to discus his “Growing up with Spaceflight” books.
Wes Oleszewski, author of the Growing up w…
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May 19, 2019
The Rocketry Show # 5.76: NARCON 2019 Part One
The entire Rocketry Show team head to Cape Canaveral, Florida to cover NARCON 2019.
CG, Daniel the Rocket n00b together for the first time!
They witness a night time Falcon 9 launch, Gheem and Daniel (The n00b) meet face to face for the first time, and we talk to Peter Alway, author of Rockets of the World, and Chris Michaelson of Oddl’ Rockets.
Peter Alway discussed with us his history with Model Rocketry, and his knack for finding detailed blueprints of even the most obscure rockets, which is great for us as he published it all in his book “Rockets of the World”, the rocketry bible for anyone interested in creating scale models of military & space rockets.
Chris Michaelson of Oddl’ Rockets
Chris amazed us with his talent in making detailed reproductions of rockets, and his never ending fountain of knowledge that can help all of us rocketeers!
Chris’ attention to detail is a thing to behold!
Mike Nowak’s Saturn V
We also discus Mike Nowak’s amazing THREE STAGE Sa…
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Apr 21, 2019
[The Rocketry Show] #5.75: Workshop discussions!
CG, Gheem, and Daniel the Rocket n00b get together to visit with you, and talk rocket shop talk.
CG has been busily editing through the TONS of audio we have from NARCON 2019, and it's taken over the production time for the show. As a result, there is a delay in production. We still have about two weeks of production to do before we roll out the first NARCON 2019 episode, so in the meantime, we decided to pick up our microphones and visit with you!
One of the topics of discussion is rolling your own transitions by re-purposing old cereal boxes. A topic of discussion brought up by listener John Simmons on our Facebook Discussion Group. CG thought it was a cool idea, so we shared.
Chris Michaelson has some discussions on rolling your own transitions on his blog too! Look here:
http://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot.com/search/label/Adapter
We also had fun discussing a fun new rocketry group on Facebook called "The CATO Club" Where they post pictures of, and discus...CATOS. :-)
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Apr 4, 2019
The LOC Mafia: Helping a rocketeer in need!
The LOC Mafia has organized to help the Hayes family of Stickershock.
From the The Loc Mafia:
Mark from StickerShock23 needs our help! His wife Marian is suffering from an aggressive form of cancer, causing a huge difficulty in both of their lives.
Mark, still presses on to help out the rocketry community by continuing to create wonderful full print vinyl wraps and decals for our projects.
#theLOCmafia wants to help our fellow rocket brother and his family! Mark has been a huge contributor to the hobby for quite some time!
We have reached out to many vendors, some of whom we know personally, to help out with doing an Online Raffle for Mark and Marian!
On this page, you can read into some of the Grand Prize packages that we have arranged!
Details are here: thelocmafia.com
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Feb 10, 2019
[The Rocketry Show] #5.73: Ken Patterson on Realistic Looking Modeling and Air Brushes! (Pt. Two)
Here is Part two of our Airbrushes 101 episode with Ken Patterson!
Ken is an award winning modeler of military aircraft of all kinds, and shares techniques that he has honed and perfected continuously since his childhood, and he helps The Rocket n00b cross the hump into air brushing his models for the first time!
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Feb 7, 2019
The Rocketry Show #: 5.74 Ellis Langford and Bill Stine of Estes Industries
Ellis Langford and Bill Stine of Estes Industries join us to talk about the current state of Estes Industries, and look to the future by discussing a few of their plans for the company.
Image: Ellis Langford of Estes Industries. (Photo: The Rocketry Show)
We had an enjoyable conversation that we think you all will like.
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Jan 25, 2019
[The Rocketry Show] #5.72: Ken Patterson on Realistic Looking Modeling and Air Brushes! (Pt. One)
Ken Patterson, a friend of CG joins us in studio to talk about airbrushes, primarily, but the discussion quickly blooms into topics we can all use…especially those of us looking to make our rockets look realistic. These topics apply especially to scale model rocketeers.
Ken is an award winning modeler of military aircraft of all kinds, and shares techniques that he has honed and perfected continuously since his childhood, and he helps The Rocket n00b cross the hump into air brushing his models for the first time!
Visit https://www.therocketryshow.com for more details and pictures!
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Dec 11, 2018
[The Rocketry Show] Episode #71: Steve Thatcher of SMTDesigns.Com
We are joined by Steve Thatcher of SMT Designs. Steve offers a great group of time saving products for rocketeers, and his electronics sleds, which offers quite a bit of configuration flexibility!
Enjoy!
Some background on Steve Thatcher:
SMT Designs is a small company that I started to offer rocketry, electronics, photography, and software products. The name is simply my initials and what I do best. I have many years of experience in a variety of fields. I am an electronics engineer that can design hardware and write software for embedded platforms. From concept, to prototype creation, to machining parts for whatever is being designed.
I am also a photographer and have reached a point where I am sharing my view of the world through pictures. This transition into products was sparked by the passing of a dear friend Pat Stinnett in 2015. She saw the world and shared her heart through the photos that she produced. I will try and do the same in her memory.
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Nov 19, 2018
The Rocketry Show: #ThankYouPatrons ! Show your support! www.patreon.com/therocketryshow
This is a special episode made for #ThankYouPatrons day, where all of us using Patreon thank YOU, our supporters. I this special episode, we talk about what your support has meant for our show!
Hint: A LOT!
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Nov 18, 2018
[The Rocketry Show] # 70: Season 5 debut!
Welcome to season 5 of the rocketry show!
Joe Barnard’s Halloween Costume…
Joe’s costume is based on the notorious Elon Musk smoking marijuana during a podcast incident…
The crew of the rocketry show gather to talk a little about what is going on, and catch up on their rocketry projects.
Also:
A Doughnut shaped Earth?
Daniel visits the Little Dipper Cafe in the Jamaica Plane neighborhood in Boston.
The Little Dipper JP: Great food and model rockets!
CG gives a quick report on his visit to Alabama for Bama Blastoff.
And he also gets his first peak at a Mach1 kit in action. Casey Anderson of MTMA rocket club flew one of the BT20 fiberglass kits!
Casey Anderson and his Mach1 rocket kit.
Mach1 Unchained Lightning rocket on liftoff…
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Oct 27, 2018
[The Rocketry Show] Episode #33 (Recast): Astronaut, Colonel Rick Searfoss
We are happy to re-cast a wonderful conversation we had with former NASA Astronaut, Col. Rick Searfoss back in 2016. He joined us to talk about rockets, The Space Shuttle, and being an astronaut!
Col. Rick Searfoss[/caption]
From his NASA Bio:
PERSONAL DATA: Born June 5, 1956, in Mount Clemens, Michigan, but considers Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to be his hometown. Married; three children. He enjoys running, soccer, radio-controlled model aircraft, Scouting, backpacking, and classical music.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Portsmouth Senior High School, Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1974; received a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the USAF Academy in 1978, and a master of science degree in aeronautics from the California Institute of Technology on a National Science Foundation Fellowship in 1979. USAF Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, and Air War College.
ORGANIZATIONS: Association of Space Explorers, National Eagle Scout Association, Ai…
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Oct 15, 2018
[The Rocketry Show] # 69: Season 4 finale. NARAM 60 / Gheem's report from the field, and news!
We wrap up season 4 with two field reports for you.
We start with our friend Jesse Ulibarri, who got some neat audio from NARAM 60, as well as his "man on the scene" review. We thank him for that effort!
Gheem recorded his trip to the former "Bob Evans Farm" in southern Ohio, where he witnessed the Level 1 certification of our listener "Captain Kirk" as well as Gheem's former student who went for his Level 2 certification.
Enjoy!
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Oct 11, 2018
Special report: ISS crew safe after in-flight abort during liftoff.
Special report podcast from the rocketry show.
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Sep 6, 2018
[The Rocketry Show] # 68: Workshop Talk & Your Feedback
The rocketry show team regroup after a busy production schedule producing the last few episodes, and we go for a laid back workshop talk episode and look over your comments from the last several weeks.
We also talk about our new e-mail list group you can join to get information on the show from us, chat with us and other listeners, and share rocket war stories.
Look here to subscribe:
https://groups.io/g/therocketryshow
If you are on facebook, like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/therocketryshow
Our facebook discussion forum: https://www.facebook.com/groups/therocketryshow
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Aug 25, 2018
[The Rocketry Show] # 67: Low and Mid Power fiberglass rockets and ‘Bama Blastoff.
Posted on August 25, 2018 by CG
We’re joined by Steve Skinner of Mach 1 Rocketry and Ronald Dunn of Birmingham Rocket Boys to talk about Mach 1 and their new line of fiberglass rockets, as well as the Bama Blastoff event happening at the Dee River Ranch in west of Aliceville, Alabama.
The event boasts a 16,800 foot standing waiver and 12,000 acres of mostly open recovery area.
Want to learn more about this and BT tube sized fiberglass rockets? You’ve come to the right episode!
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Aug 9, 2018
[The Rocketry Show] # 66: NSL 2018 Part Two
Welcome to part two of our NSL 2018 episode!
Gheem will take you on a journey through NSL 2018 using the magic of "soundscaping". We worked hard to try to paint the images and experiences of NSL 2018 through the magic of sound. Theatre of the mind, if you will!
_Gheem and his composite B motor from Quest._
Also, Plenty more from Vern and Gleda Estes as well.
_Joe Barnard._
_Our Assistant Producer Kelly and her rocket. _
Enjoy!
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Jul 17, 2018
[The Rocketry Show] #64 - NSL 2018 Part One.
We start with some exciting hot off the presses news from the hobby rocketry scene, then we dive into part one of the NSL 2018 coverage.
We talk to Gregory Young and MaryBeth Clune of the MARS rocket club. MARS was the hosting club for NSL in Geneseo, NY, and what it took to pull off such an amazing event is a story in itself!
We then jump to the Vern and Gleda Estes play where they run through the Origin story of Estes Industries. For the Patrons of the show, you got to hear the raw recordings of this from us some time back. Here is the entire event, including the missing parts from the beginning, courtesy of the MARS Rocket club!
We close the episode with some e-mails from the mailbag, and an answer to Gheem’s experiences with the expensive paint, which he talked about in the previous episode.
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Jul 2, 2018
[The Rocketry Show] #64 - Workshop Talk and General Catch Up
We've been busy producing single topic episodes, and working on items for the NSL 2018 program. The Rocketry Show team decided to take a moment and catch up with you all.
Topics discussed:
* NASA Student Launch results
* The release of the TARC 2019 rules, and boy are they a challenge!
* The n00b's foolproof way to stick self adhesive stickers to your rockets.
* Gheem's rocket camp classes.
We also give away the last copy of our Make: High Power Rockets book by Mike Westerfield.
TARC 2019 Rules are here
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Jun 5, 2018
[The Rocketry Show] # 63: Glues, Epoxy, and Fillers...OH MY!
Daniel, The Rocket n00b has just completed a series on the properties of some Glues, Epoxies, and Fillers through a series of experiments in an attempt to satisfy his curiosity.
Picture: What weighs more? Hmmm...
Which is the lightest? Which is the strongest? Which is the easiest to work with?
Some interesting results were found!
CG and Gheem talk (briefly) about NSL, and we dive into the e-mailbag.
Daniel's articles can be seen here on our site, and also at his blogsite:
http://rocketn00b.blogspot.com/
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May 13, 2018
The Rocketry Show - Episode #62: Mini Episode: Catching up with the n00b
The show team have put together a mini episode for you to enjoy as the gang gear up for a couple of big shows.
To make things better, The Rocket n00b was able to surface and join us again!
We also briefly discus the TARC 2018 early results.
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Apr 30, 2018
[The Rocketry Show] – Episode #61: LOC Precision
Episode 61: We talk to Dave Barber and Jason Turicik, the NEW owners of Loc Precision! Need we say more? :-)
CG talks about a neat podcast for you to listen to, and much more!
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Apr 7, 2018
[The Rocketry Show] - Episode #60: Gheem's Gone Wild!
Welcome to Episode 60!
We’ll catch you up on what we’ve been up to since the last episode, and we’ll delve into a question sent from one of our listeners.
Also...Gheem Goes Wild! A funny moment between the Rocketry Show hosts that we will share with you.
We’d like to point out that we were having a problem with our main computer during the recording of the program, so we apologize if the audio is a little glitchy.
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Mar 6, 2018
[The Rocketry Show] Episode # 59: Record Breaking Rockets Mashup
We’re going to re-visit things in the land "down undah", mates!
We’ll be joined by Blake Nicolic of Australia's Thunda Down
Under, and he’s going to give a preview of next year’s huge event.
We then revisit one of the highlights from the first Thunda
gathering and bring back an interview with Nat Callea on the
V2 rocket built by Victoria Rocketry which holds the current
world record for the largest hobby rocket.
If that isn’t enough, We’ll then interview Nat, and Steve
Eves, the previous record holder with his 1:10 scale Saturn V
Rocket that he successfully flew at MDRA several years ago.
We also introduce the next winner for the Make: High Power Rockets by Mike Westerfield, and announce the next trivia question!
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Feb 13, 2018
[The Rocketry Show] Episode #58: Big Rockets news!
The gang couldn't resist reviewing and discussing the biggest news since the last show: The Falcon heavy launch!
The immersive audio of the launch we used comes from Destin Sandlin of SmarterEveryDay.Com
We also talk about New Zealand's Rocket Labs launch.
We answer your e-mails, and comments on some of the Estes speculation heard on Episode 57.
Here is a link to the Chris Pearson article we mentioned on the state of the hobby industry.
...And we announce another winner for the Make High Power Rockets book!
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Jan 28, 2018
[The Rocketry Show] Episode #57: Charlie Savoie, and also a TARC Story
Charlie Savoie joins us to discus what they’ve been up to at Aerotech, and answers some questions from our Patrons.
Gheem shares with us a piece he has been working on…it’s a little story that shares some insights on being a TARC team coach!
One of Gheem’s TARC members also flew a level 1 certification…seen here with our buddy, Andrew.
Gheem’s TARC team (US Rocketry) prep their rocket.
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Jan 14, 2018
[The Rocketry Show] Episode #56: Author, Mike Westerfield - Make: High Power Rockets
Mike Westerfield joins us to talk about his newest book, Make: High Power Rockets!
From the preface of his book:
My first book, 'Make: Rockets,' covered basic rocket science, including construction, aerodynamics, simulation, tracking, and electrical engineering. The rockets in that book are made from thin, lightweight materials that are extremely safe. Some projects work well
Mike Westerfield
with young children, while others will challenge a college engineering student.
High-power rocketry is different, though. While there is a junior-level certification (covered in 'NAR junior certification'), high-power rocketry is otherwise restricted to people over 18. High-power rockets can easily break the sound barrier, shooting miles into the sky. The rockets themselves are not the small, collapsible paper rockets flown in schools and scouting—they are often metal-tipped, fiberglass missiles that weigh tens or even hundreds of pounds. FAA clearances and certifications are required.
Aft…
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Dec 16, 2017
[The Rocketry Show] Episode #55: A Rocketry Show Holiday Party!
The team goes on the road, and set up at their club Christmas party and record a show.
Lots of rocket stories are shared. Enjoy, and Happy Holidays!
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Nov 20, 2017
The Rocketry Show - Episode #54a: Addendum - Let's make a correction!
Chris Pearson called to make a correction to some of the distance information we shared in the initial (free) version of Episode 54.
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Nov 14, 2017
[The Rocketry Show] Episode #54: LiPo battery follow-up, and filing for FAA Waivers for your club!
CG follows up on the previous episode, adding some important notes about Lithium Polymer (LiPo) Batteries.
We invite Chris Pearson, Prefect for Northern Ohio Tripoli to the show to talk about what it takes and things to think about to file an FAA Waiver for high power rocketry launches. He also talks about things to think about when doing so.
For the Patrons of our show, we will post (shortly) a much longer version of this show, where Chris Pearson fills in much of the history behind this process!
FAA information mentioned in this episode can be found here:
https://www.nar.org/high-power-rocketry-info/filing-for-faa-launch-authorization/filing-for-faa-waiver/
http://www.nar.org/find-a-local-club/section-guidebook/laws-regulations/
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/licenses_permits/sub_orbital_rockets/
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Oct 24, 2017
[The Rocketry Show] Episode #53: Season 4 Premiere! Straight Fins and Lithium Polymer
We're back for Episode 1 of Season 4 of the Rocketry Show!
This is a show packed with lots of information for you! Daniel, The Rocket n00b starts with a discussion on a technique he mastered for making curled balsa and Basswood rocket fins straight again!
CG chimes in during the second half to give a basic beginner's primer on Lithium polymer (LiPo) batteries for powering your electronic systems on board your next rocket project!
References for you to follow up on what CG was talking about:
Since the show was running a bit long, and there were details CG didn't get to cover, he has provided some quick, but important notes here:
What does the Battery “C Rating” mean?
The C rating of a Lithium Polymer (LiPo) battery (or cell) is used as a guide to show what kind of continuous current draw, in amps, the cell in question will support.
By multiplying the C rating times the cell capacity in milliamperehours (mAh), the continuous current in milliamperes (mA) of a cell can be calcul…
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Dec 18, 2016
The Rocketry Show - Episode #39: Welcome John Boren from Estes
John Boren from Estes Rockets joins us, and talks rocket kits with us.
Get a sneak peak into what goes behind a new Estes Rocket design, and the criteria behind why some designs happen!
Also, We answer a very interesting question from one of our listeners!
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Nov 20, 2016
The Rocketry Show - Episode #37: Jason Cook with Insane Rocketry
Jason Cook from Insane Rocketry joins us for a fun episode of The Rocketry Show.
Jason Cook
He talks about his cool product, and talks rocketry with the gang.
We also fall into a discussion on the recent success of the Sky Cycle that successfully completed the old Evel Knievel Snake River jump. This cycle, overseen and designed by Scott Traux redeemed his dad's (the late Robert Traux) Sky Cycle rocket design!
The Sky Cycle used some of Jason Cook's tech on board.
It's a lot of fun, and enjoy!
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Jul 18, 2016
[The Rocketry Show] Episode #30: John Beans of Jolly Logic
John Beans joins us in our Season 2 finale! We talk about the new “Chute release” product as well as having fun just talking about rockets. We had fun, and we think you’ll have fun listening to this episode!
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