here's a picture I posted on FB with description of when I can be seen. Chuck Greenwood Chuck Greenwood Hey Look! I'm a movie star! This is from the movie Hubble 3D shown out at the cape, and maybe el

At 11:00 AM, it was 34°F in Champaign, with the ceiling at 700 feet, light snow, and a north wind at 21 mph, gusting to 31 mph. More rain and snow is expected this afternoon. Since the conditions viol

Indiana Rocketry cancelled the launch for today but will try for tomorrow. Weather is looking much better, but recovery may be an issue. If you have are planning to come out, check the website or Face

Some members of this list have their email delivery option set to "Special Notices Only". This means they will only get the messages with the Special Notice property which can only be sent by list own

We have a rocket launch scheduled tomorrow, Saturday, January 11, at Dodds Park in Champaign. Setup will begin at 12:00 noon, probably in the north half of the soccer field parking lots. Flying can co

I can only recall 2 D's, both flown by Jonathon. I don't recall anything smaller. I launched four rockets. First was mt Big Brute on a G72DM. This is a new single use motor, available from your local

Thanks to everyone who came out today to help with the launch in Forsyth. We realize that holding it on Monday was inconvenient, but there really weren't any other options. It turned out to be a nearl

Hi Jonathan, Traditionally I would still owe you for the Garlo shirts that I got for the family too. But I can't remember. Is that the case? If so, what do I owe the club at the moment? Thanks, Wes

It's again time for club members to pay their annual dues. The rate is the same as in the past, $10/year for an individual and $2 for each additional family member. Some people have already paid so ch

Hope there in 20 mins

We will hold a special off-cycle launch tomorrow, Monday, January 6, 2020, at the Forsyth farm field to assist the Illinois Space Society team making a required test flight for a rocketry challenge. T

At 10:00 AM, it was 34°F in Decatur, with broken clouds above 20,000 feet and a WNW wind at 3 mph. Conditions look fine for flying today, so we will meet as scheduled at noon at the Forsyth field to b

Our January meeting at the Springer Center will be this Tuesday, January 7 at 7 p.m. The topic for this meeting will be Rocket Media. That includes books, videos and any other type of rocketry related

There is a U of I student group who had hoped to be able to fly their rocket at either our December 28 or January 1 launch. They need to get it flown in time to collect data for a report due next Frid

Happy 2020! At 11:00 AM, it was 38°F in Champaign, with clear skies and a SW wind at 18 mph. By itself, this is marginal - our guideline is to cancel if sustained winds are 18 mph or over, or gusts ar

Although we won’t be flying today, we’ll meet as usual when Monical’s Pizza opens at 4:00 PM for our traditional first of the year feast. All are welcome. See you then! - GDS

We will try to hold our annual New Year's Day special event launch tomorrow, Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Dodds Park in Champaign. Setup will begin at 12:00 noon, probably in the south half of the s

At 11:00 AM, it was 45°F in Champaign, with an ESE wind at 14 mph and heavy fog with vertical visibility of less than 200 feet. Although the fog is expected to dissipate, the cloud ceiling is not fore

A few of us will be meeting for dinner Sunday (12/29) and then going to see “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” at 7:00 PM at the AMC 13 theaters in Champaign. Anyone is welcome to join us for either o

We have a rocket launch scheduled tomorrow, Saturday, December 28, at Dodds Park in Champaign. Setup will begin at 12:00 noon, probably in the south half of the soccer field parking lots. Flying can c