At 11:00 AM, it was 83°F in Champaign, with mostly clear skies, and a west wind at 9 mph. Conditions are good for flying, so we will meet as scheduled at 12:00 noon at the Dodds Park soccer field park

For the first time since February, we have a rocket launch scheduled tomorrow, Saturday, July 11, at Dodds Park in Champaign. Setup will begin at 12:00 noon, probably in the south half of the soccer f

We hope to be able to hold a launch at Dodds Park on Saturday, July 11. We have tried to come up with some rules to help keep everyone safe. We will probably be playing by ear some since we haven't do

Are we following our usual time for set up at noon Saturday or can we consider starting earlier? I dont think the temps will be much more than a couple of degrees cooler. And I think as of now there i

Greg, did you say once that Dodds is about 20 acres?

Now that Illinois has moved to Phase 4 of the reopening plan we have gotten the OK from the park district to hold launches at Dodds Park in Champaign. Our first scheduled launch will be on Saturday, J

I am planning to send the order in Monday, or Tuesday. E-mail me at chris-deem@... if you want anything. -- Christopher Brian Deem NAR 12308 TRA 2256 level 2

Simply epic. Firefly Aerospace uses rocket engine to light birthday candles in epic cake video https://www.space.com/firefly-aerospace-lights-birthday-cake-with-rocket-engine-video.html

I've had an inquiry about pictures from GARLO 96 (Ballistic Architecture Takes Flight). A former member of our club, Michael Stemle, flew a rocket designed like a Disney toy castle. I think he may hav

Am I to understand that Steve will attempt his L3 this weekend?

I want to send the order in soon , so if you want anything, e-mail me at chris-deem@.... My prices are 80% of retail up to 54mm, and 75% of retail for 75mm and98mm. I also can order Quest products, 80

I will be sending an order into AeroTech, in a couple of weeks. Hopefully, we will be able to launch soon, so if there is anything you want, please let me know as soon as possible. -- Christopher Bria

The NAR is holding a virtual NARAM competition with flights allowed from 10-Jul-2020 to 23-Aug-2020. We don't know if we will be able to hold any launches in July and August, but we are hoping we migh

Don't our launch rails have a 1/4 or 1/2 inch rod attached to them that goes into the pad mount? How are they secured together?

Every couple of years the NAR sends (or intends to send) each member the "NAR New Member Guidebook." Sometimes it gets overlooked, or stuck in a pile, never to be seen again, except by accident. My re

We have been in touch with the park district about the possibilities for holding some launches this summer. At the moment we are unable to make use of the park for group activities. We are hoping this

Here is another of my covid induced rocket projects. About 4-5 years ago, this rocket was damaged at a launch in Rantoul. That was the day I broke two of our old pvc pads. One of the launch lugs was r

$60 on sale but not so sure I would want one.

They did it. Congratulations to the NASA and SpaceX crews. I sure missed Walter Cronkite and Wally Schirra doing the commentary, though! I guess the trick to holding a launch during the pandemic is to

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