Due to the continuing limitations on public gatherings in the next phase of the Illinois re-opening plan and Champaign Park District policies, on Tuesday the CIA Board made the difficult decision to c

Let’s stay calm and patient and wait for an official announcement. - GDS

I’m guessing our Central region will enter Phase 3 of the Illinois reopening plan on June 1, although this is not a sure thing yet. But under the Phase 3 guidelines, gatherings are still limited to 10

Looks just the right size for the dog! - GDS

Here’s a well made video about the film and video camera systems used to document the Apollo and shuttle launches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlPfHV36G-g “Curious Droid” has a whole series of int

It’ll need a new coat of paint first. I’ve always wondered if they named the JB-2 the Loon to try and convince the public that its sound was not really as offensive as it seemed (it was). It’s a lot l

I have used 1500 pound test Kevlar in rockets up to about 4” diameter with no problems whatsoever. I would rethink the idea of not using a U-bolt, however. It will make it nearly impossible to replace

You do pay Illinois sales tax when ordering from Belleville, but that’s minor if you can avoid a hazmat fee. - GDS

Wow. Just watched the liftoff. The coverage was actually much better than live TV at the time. It really brought back the feeling of sitting in front of the 12” television and getting more and more ex

20mm square outside – dimensions in attached drawing. - GDS

After this is over there will probably be millions of surplus masks available, since they’re ramping up production so quickly. Time to start thinking now about how to use them as parachutes, streamers

The folks who made last year’s “Apollo 11” documentary are recreating the Apollo 13 mission in real time as a livestream starting this afternoon, the 50th anniversary of the launch. It is said to incl

NARAM-62, scheduled for July 25-31 in Geneseo, NY has been canceled. Likewise there will be no Champaign County 4th of July Freedom Celebration this year. - GDS

Video of a test flight of Dynasoar Rocketry’s new “Starship” RC glider: https://youtu.be/skzrPhFBF_w It does pretty well considering the rather ungainly shape. Just a minute or so long. - GDS

I have frequently had to peel a layer of paper from either the inside or outside of those rings to make them fit properly. Loose tolerances just seem to be a standard “feature” of that particular prod

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CX0oSjwLqI "Road to the Stars" (1957) is hard to categorize. It's about half Encyclopedia Britannica classroom instructional movie, half speculative science fiction ab

It is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70bFsUdepyA Color and sound aren’t great, but it is the complete film AFAIK. I will check it out, thanks. - GDS

“You can construct rockets and spaceships and then fly them, seeing what works and what doesn't.” Isn’t that just what we do anyway? :-) (KSP is great, and fun.) - GDS

Just a reminder that the rocket launch originally scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, March 28, at the Forsyth field has been canceled due to the continuing pandemic isolation orders. It actually looks

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Oh, my, I watched it on your recommendation. Totally awful, but worth it for the laughs. I do wish I had access to the electronic surplus store where they evidently bought all the “instruments” for th