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10/3/2008
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Where are they now?
Made an addendum to the Where re they now? page. One of our rockets is up for Miss Congeniality!
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9/7/2008
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Cinema
Burn, Baby, Burn! a short video of testing flash pan ignition of 7 C6 motors. Imagine your rocket sitting on that column of flame!
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9/1/2008
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Cinema
Pulled from the archives! D. Bert Cooper's Daring-Do flight from GHS 2006. Two G64 motors, one in each leg. Both lit, but not at the same time.
We recommend dramamine before viewing
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8/27/2008
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Prison Garb
Special Bulletin! Pierre "Blacky" LaFontaine has evaded his captors and is on the loose! State Troopers believe he may attempt to rendevous with Rocket Team Vatsaas somewhere near Rainbow Valley, AZ in the comming months!
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8/27/2008
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What's New?
In the right hand column, added a photo of Rick's Evil Grimace on a J500 from GHS 2007.
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7/30/2008
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SS1 Radio Controls, Servos, and Control Arms
The radio controls are installed and working! This is a page documenting the great work done by the one and only Gerald Meux.
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6/11/2008
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Roadside Rockets
Huge update! Burl Finkelstein stars as "Where's Waldo"!
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5/6/2008
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Haliburton Maurauder
Added a couple of nice flight photos. It wasn't the most straight or most vertical of all rocket flights, up it did go in the general direction of 'up'....
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4/30/2008
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Reaper
Added flight photos of Stefan's 4" diameter 38mm powered rocket.
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4/30/2008
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What's New?
Added a photo to the right-hand column of Stefan's Reaper on an I284.
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4/30/2008
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Commander Kip Quasar's Galactic Zephyr - Flight 5
Documentation of the Zephyr's successful flight #5, this time on a sparky N.
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3/30/2008
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Haliburton Maurauder
Brad's latest addition to his bulbous rocket fleet. The current paint scheme may not be the final because it is really lame-o. But the rocket is pretty cool.
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3/26/2008
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Reaper
Stefan built a new rocket known as the 'Reaper'. It can fly on motors ranging from G impluse to J impulse. It features custom fiberglass nose and tail cones and has wicked paint and graphics.
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3/12/2008
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SS1 4-inch RC Boost Glider
We continue to conduct experiments in preparation for the launch of our 4:1 SpaceShipOne replica. This 4" diameter radio-controlled boost glider has already provided a great deal of useful knowledge.
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3/10/2008
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Cinema
A very short movie of the Zephyr's fourth flight was captured purely by accident (instead of a still photo, the digital camera was set to take video) so there are several seconds of the launch. Great liftoff on an N2250 sorbitol motor.
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3/4/2008
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Commander Kip Quasar's Galactic Zephyr - Flight 4
The long-awaited CD from Tsolo T. Tsolo at RocketShots has arrived with photos from the Zephyr flying at ARG5. The pictures were huge and high-def; it seems a travesty to have to shrink them down for the web, but they are still beautiful.
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3/3/2008
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What's New?
A crisp new photo of the Galactic Zephyr's fourth flight has been added to the photo column on the right of this page. Photography by Tsolo T. Tsolo. Motor by Burl Finkelstein.
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2/29/2008
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Home
Changes to the Home page should happen at least every February 29th. Nothing big this leap year, but it now includes a nice photo of the SS1.
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2/28/2008
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Where are they now?
Admittedly, this may not be nearly as entertaining as the stuff in John's garage — but we posted it anyway. Where do you store those big rockets anyway?
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2/28/2008
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Lessons Learned
New photo at the top of the page, and the opening paragraph explains why it was chosen. A small version of the photo also resides in the 'lessons' mouseover in the title bar.
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2/20/2008
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Commander Kip Quasar's Galactic Zephyr - Flight 4
Brad has a HUGE flight coming up on February 23rd, thanks to Burl Finkelstein and the N sugar motor he cooked up for the occasion. This page begins with the pre-flight prep, and will conclude with details of the flight.
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2/15/2008
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Dogbert Letter Number 9
It's been a while since Dogbert has cozied up the the keyboard to handle our correspondence. This letter to the Qwest Customer Service Department documents Brad's battle with corporate incompetence - and how he received years worth of free DSL!
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2/10/2008
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SS1 Surface Finishing
Ok, after the application of the decals, it is pretty much done. I did the best I could.
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2/5/2008
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SS1 Surface Finishing
And now it has stars.
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1/26/2008
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SS1 Surface Finishing
And now it has paint. My wife says it is beautiful
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1/26/2008
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SS1 Horizontal Stabilizers
I've added some more description on the construction of the control surfaces. This is not very typical for a rocket, and it's a bit unusual for an RC plane, too.
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1/23/2008
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SS1 Surface Finishing
The SS1 has been shot with primer. It looks good.
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1/22/2008
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SS1 Airframe Assembly
One last major modification to the airframe before I was able to move on the applying paint -- I needed to cut an access port into the fuselage. This is a big, gaping hole, so I was very nervous about making it. Rightly so....
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1/4/2008
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Heavy Launch Pad
Just like the launch controller I was surprised to discover we had never posted details on our heavy launch pad. So here it is.
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12/20/2007
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SS1 Airframe Assembly
This update is a pretty momentous one. The assembly of the external airframe for the SS1 is finally complete.
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12/12/2007
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SS1 Reduced Scale Test Glider
Yet another page documenting the ongoing saga of RTV's most ambitious project yet. This rocket continues to stretch our boundaries -- now we have constructed a scale glider to test the soaring aerodynamics of the SS1!
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12/9/2007
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SS1 Flight Parameters
Posted some notes about the flight projections of our 1:4 scale version of the SpaceShipOne, including the motor description, weight predictions, Cd, velocity, altitude, etc. In case you're curious.
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11/30/2007
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SS1 Airfoil
It's been a LONG time since we allowed the SS1 project to go dormant: Well, it is back on the front burner. This is the first report on the renewed progress of this massive endeavor.
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11/15/2007
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Rockets On Cakes
LINK ADDED! So many of you emailed Tami Brown at her design business asking for instructions on baking her rocket cake that she created a set of instructions so you can download them for your very own.
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11/14/2007
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Rockets On Cakes
A birthday rocket cake created by Lisa from Lansdale, PA has now been added to our infamous collection of ballistic pastries.
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11/14/2007
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Rockets On Cakes
Danielle from Sydney impressed us in three ways: First, she made a rocket cake. Second, she brought fifteen 5 & 6 year-olds to a public venue for a birthday party and didn't lose a single one. Third, she is great with flattery.
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11/14/2007
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Rockets On Cakes
Susan from Brisbane, Australia wrote to tell us the rocket cake she'd made "...wasn't as good as I'd hoped but I had alot of fun making it (with the help of a bottle of wine and the leftover sweets!)" We're all about fun, so we're sharing it with you.
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11/6/2007
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Electronic Launch Controller
Brad and the team have been using this relay-based launch controller for some time, and it gets modified a little more every year. The last thing that ever happens on our projects is the documentation, and this is no exception.
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10/22/2007
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Talon 3
Some time ago, Brad built his favorite rocket kit - the Talon from Giant Leap Rocketry - and wrote a review about this great product. We are just now getting around to posting the article online. This rocket is SEXINESS redefined!
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8/22/2007
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Robo Halloweener
Just in time for all you propulsion-obsessed trick-or-treaters! Rick documents the construction and flight of his own wacked-out version of the RTV pumpkin rockets!
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4/24/2007
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Here's a first -- an update for someone else's web site! Rocketry Planet did a nice web review of the RTV site, so we MUST post a link to send you there. Click [HERE!]
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4/23/2007
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Links
Added a link to Rocketry Planet on the Links page. Rocketry Planet is a world class hobby portal dedicated to hobby rocketry enthusiasts around the globe.
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4/6/2007
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Burl's Big 10-inch V2
I was surprised to realize this week that we had very little material posted on Burls big 10-inch V2 from Polecat Aerospace. But his flight in March 2007 was memorable enough to warrant its own web page.
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4/5/2007
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Cinema
Added video of Burl's spectacular forward closure failure that destroyed his 10-inch diameter V2 missile.
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4/5/2007
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BIG BOY -- Fat Boy Upscale
Posted an addendum at the bottom of the page that documents Burl's recent M-powered nozzle failure.
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4/4/2007
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Relay staging system
Description and schematic for an ingenious relay staging system for air starting clusters. This system has reliably lit off seven parallel staged motors in a single flight.
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4/3/2007
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Rockets and Muppets
We were stunned to discover that the relationship between rockets and muppets (and Bert in particular) goes back much further -- and much deeper -- than the Vatsaas boys! Check out this page to learn why...!
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4/2/2007
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What's New?
Added what has to be one of the world's finest CATO photos - a 10" diameter V2 destroyed by a home made Sorbitol motor. Brought to you by none other than Burl Finkelstein and snapped by Frank Yonkers. Click on the photo for a larger view.
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3/23/2007
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Cinema
Here's a great new video; the M class sorbitol motor blows its nozzle in Burl's 12" Fat Boy and ends a spectacular series of aerobatics with a land shark. This is why the paint companies love rocketeers.
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3/21/2007
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Rockets On Cakes
Our Rockets On Cakes page invites our readers to send us photos of their own creations, and here is one of the most recent; an award-winning Cub Scout rocket cake!
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3/20/2007
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Rockets On Cakes
This awesome Rocket Cake comes to us from 'across the pond'. A UK mum sent us a photo of the cake she created after viewing our web site!
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2/23/2007
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the $2 Altimeter Test Chamber
How to test your barometric altimeter with easily available items from your kitchen.
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2/23/2007
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We've been experiencing months of host-related issues that have locked us out of our own web site. Finally, the access permission issues seem to be sorted out and we can begin posting new stuff! Yahoo!
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2/23/2007
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BIG BOY -- Fat Boy Upscale
Have you ever accepted a free gift that ended up costing you a small fortune? Burl got a hold of a garage full of free 12.5" tubes, and then he needed a project to go with it...
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11/24/2006
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What's New?
Added a picture of Son-of-RoboHalloweener's successful decent at GHS 2006
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10/4/2006
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Cinema
BLOWFISH A GO GO! Bradley's Blowfish avenger wows the crowd at GHS 2005!
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9/30/2006
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What's New?
Added a picture of Rick's scratch built Scorpion on a successful flight loaded with an F21W-6 Motor.
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9/13/2006
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DON’T LET YOUR BREAD LOAF!
Burl has once again proven his twisted fascination with a certain major food group. More than a little disturbing.
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8/30/2006
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We're back..................!
After a software experiment of epic proportions, we've finally mopped up the last of the byte shrapnel that devistated rtv's secret underground laboratory. Mark finally located the power cord, and so now we are back online!.
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6/28/2006
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The Hindrocket Fins
TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING!! Rick finally releases details on how he made those nifty removeable, disposable fins for the provocative Hindrocket!
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5/30/2006
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The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch
The infection is spreading - now Burl shows signs of a fever-induced delerium with a bulbous-design rocket of his own!
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4/24/2006
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Gemini Titan
Burl built a beautiful 5-inch diameter scale model of the Gemini Titan. It was designed around a scale model of the capsule made by Revel. This new page documents how he did it and how it flew.
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4/19/2006
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What's New?
Burl strikes again with this incredible 5" Gemini Titan. Rumor has it the capsule is manned with vintage Matt Mason action figures! picture is on the side bar.
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4/7/2006
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Rockets On Cakes
A half-dozen (or so) new photos added, along with the snarky commentary that that has made this page the most popular of its kind on the entire Internet! New photos are dispersed throughout the page just to force you to read the whole thing again.
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4/1/2006
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Peculiar Rocket Names
After years of tireless searching (tireless because we did next to nothing), the mysterious identity of the flyer who gave the name to Battlescar Propylactica is finally revealed! (but you will have to go visit the page to find out for yourself....)
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3/28/2006
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Roadside Rockets
Huge Update! You won't live long enough to visit them all!
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3/28/2006
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What's New?
Added a photo of Rick's Scorpion launching on an E9. What followed was an interesting and smoky snow-angel.
Photo by Russ Durkee
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3/11/2006
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Darmok and Jilad at Tenagra - Flight 1
A new page documenting the first (and perhaps only) flight of the bulbous masterpiece, Darmok and Jilad at Tenagra.
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3/10/2006
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What's New?
Added a flight photo of Darmok and Jilad at Tenagra to the right of the "What's New" page. One of the few moments of this flight where the rocket was actually vertical. Photo by Rocketshots.
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3/7/2006
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Saturn V Flight 1
A photo montage documenting the first flight of the 1/16 scale Saturn V. Includes links to both ground and on-board flight video!
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3/1/2006
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What's New?
A launch photo of the 25-foot tall Saturn V (Arizona Rocketry Team project, of which Brad was a part) posted at the right of this page. More flight photos to follow!
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2/14/2006
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Paul Biography
Paul Lavin sent us some pictures from his Christmas vacation, so we added what we dared to his bio page.
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2/12/2006
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Roadside Rockets
The second installment of Roadside Rockets is now posted! You'll need a passport to visit them all!
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2/11/2006
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What's New?
Posted a flight photo of Burl's 10" diameter V2. We received this photo a long time ago and even cropped it and uploaded it to the interwebs -- but the linkage was delayed until now. Our humblest apologies.
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2/11/2006
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Flying R2D2 Rocket Family
Posted a new page describing Burl Finkelstein's minor obsession with R2D2. He has created a small fleet of flying droids of various sizes - including one that is slated to fly on a K1100.
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2/10/2006
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Rockets On Cakes
Added three new Rocket Cake photos. They are marked with a  and the 02/10/06 date.
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2/2/2006
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NotRocs
WHOA! MASSIVE UPDATE! Dozens upon dozens of new NotRoc items have been added -- and the collection became so swollen that it was split into TWELVE different pages. We all knew this would happen someday....
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2/1/2006
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What's New?
New photo added to the right of the What's New? page
-- Todd Haring's Nike Smoke. (you will need to scroll down to see it. It's white with red markings).
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1/27/2006
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Halloweener
The update to this page is way overdue. Revised to include the description of the Halloweener Mk3 and how it was made, as well as Mk1 and Mk2.
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1/24/2006
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Links
Deleted the link to the now defunct High Power Rocketry magazine, and replaced it with a link to Rockets magazine, which replaces it as the offical rag of TRA. Note how Derivative its logo is of Sport Rocketry
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1/24/2006
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Links
Added a link to Deepsky Rocket Shop UK, which is operated by our pal Paul Lavin. Buy a kit from Paul to ensure he never has drive anything less auspicious than a Bentley.
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1/16/2006
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Home
More jiggering of the Home page; Rearranging mostly, and the addition of a nifty Goddard team photo (and the removal of the grainy and clumsy von Braun photo).
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1/13/2006
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Cinema
Finally posted video of the February 2005 drag race between Todd Haring and Burl Finkelstein in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The rockets? Berts, of course, both flying on G64 clusters. Great flights, both.
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1/4/2006
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Rockets On Cakes
This was quite a find -- a rocket WEDDING CAKE! Not even the most die-hard rocketry enthusiast can get permission from his bride-to-be for one of those at the reception!
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1/2/2006
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Home
Updated the home page to remove some dated photos and add an even more dated one -- a vintage picture of Wernher von Braun and an assistant carrying rockets out to the pad!
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1/2/2006
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Darmok and Jilad at Tenagra
Brad had a goal to finish building this rocket before he returned to work on January 3 - and on his last day of vacation, he sprayed it with primer!
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1/2/2006
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NotRocs
Lamp-alicious!!
Come take a look at the new rocket luminaries added to the NotRocs page.
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12/29/2005
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Shaken Not Stirred
Full proof that the RTV rocket spectrum runs to both ends of the extreme. Here's a page on one of Rick's most simple and innovative rockets ever!
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12/29/2005
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Roadside Rockets
Take a road trip with rocket team vatsaas to visit both the serious and kitchy rocket displays on America's highways and beyond.
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12/27/2005
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Darmok and Jilad at Tenagra
The progress has slowed somewhat due to Holiday festivities and nine rounds with a very nasty flu virus... but several new photos are up and awaiting your parusal.
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12/11/2005
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Darmok and Jilad at Tenagra
Progress update. New photos and commentary
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12/9/2005
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Stefan's Rockets
It has been a while since the last update on this page, but the boy has been busy. We've posted a few new photos of Stefan's latest rockets. Like his dad's projects, each one tends to be bigger than the last.
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12/3/2005
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What's New?
Posted one of the best photos from GHS 2005 on the right-hand side of the 'What's New' page -- the Happy Birthday Party Napkin Rocket of the Apocalypse flying on a K695 Redline!
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11/30/2005
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GHS2005
We've posted a page of photos from RTV's annual participation at the G. Harry Stine Memorial Launch. With luck we'll be adding to this collection, so keep checking back!
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11/29/2005
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What's New?
A great photo of the Happy Birthday Party Napkin Rocket of the Apocalypse flying at GHS2005 on a K695 Redline added to the right of the 'What's New' page.
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11/21/2005
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Darmok and Jilad at Tenagra
Brad has a new rocket project underway. It's unique, its weird, and it's bulbous. Check out his progress so far!
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11/6/2005
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Rick's 1/16th Scale SS1
You really have to see Rick's SS1 close up to appreciate what a great job he did on this rocket. And you can!
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11/6/2005
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Cinema
Posted new video from GHS; the flight of Rick's 4-inch diameter SS1 on an H128.
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10/31/2005
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Ain't Got No-Body
SPECIAL HALLOWEEN TREAT!!
Rick has created a really superiffic page on his completely unusual skeleton rocket named 'Ain't Got No-body'!
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10/27/2005
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What's New?
The first of the flight photos from GHS05 are posted in the column to the right.
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10/13/2005
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Laminated Fin Stock
One more tip added at the bottom of an already very spiffy construction tips page.
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10/11/2005
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Home
New team photo.
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10/6/2005
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GHS2005
The Fifth Annual G. Harry Stine Memorial Launch is right around the corner! The Vatsaas brothers are preparing to make their annual autumn trek into the Arizona desert -- and SO SHOULD YOU! Check this page for details.
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10/5/2005
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1/16 Scale Saturn V
More photos added. The Saturn V launch is now scheduled for ARG Feb 25-26 2006 -- so this will likely be the last update to this page for a while.
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9/21/2005
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1/16 Scale Saturn V
A few more photos of the Saturn V construction. It is nearly ready!
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9/13/2005
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1/16 Scale Saturn V
More construction photos of this 24-foot tall behemouth! All three stages are fiberglassed and ready for the cosmetic touches!
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8/24/2005
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1/16 Scale Saturn V
Brad has become a free agent! (maybe more like a double-agent...) The Arizona Rocketry Team is building a 1/16 scale Saturn V. This is one huge rocket, and a giant-sized project.
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7/26/2005
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Laminated Fin Stock
Rick made some strong, lightweight fin stock laminated with fiberglass surfaces and a balsa core. Picturesque instructions and instructive pictures. A prize goes to the first reader who correctly guesses which of us is not wearing pants.
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6/15/2005
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Construction Tips and Hints
Added a dandy new photo down next to the AIRFRAMES section of the Construction Tips Index. It's a bee-yoot.
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6/10/2005
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Home
It's been a long, long time since any changes were made to the layout of the home page. This is not a major overhaul, just a few tweaks and a light dusting.
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6/9/2005
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Home
Photoshop frivolity. Created and posted a virtual team picture of the crew posed with our GHS2005 team project.
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6/8/2005
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SS1 Vertical Stabilizer Assemblies
Cousin John continues his progress on the airfoil/boom/elevon assemblies for the 15-inch diameter SS1. This is a new page with the latest pictures.
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6/7/2005
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SS1 Reduced Scale Test Vehicle: Flight 2
The second test flight of the 4-inch diameter SS1 took place on Saturday, June 4. Sweet.
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6/1/2005
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SS1 Reduced Scale Test Vehicle: Flight 1
The first test flight of the 4-inch diameter SS1 took place on Saturday, May 21 at a construction site on the north side of Glendale, AZ. Read the gory details.
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5/31/2005
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Bio
Posted a new team photo from GHS2004 taken by Nadine Kinney of Photos by Nadine.
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5/30/2005
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Standard Missile Flight GHS2004
Posted a new flight photo from GHS2004 taken by Nadine Kinney of Photos by Nadine.
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5/30/2005
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Bert Race 2004
Posted a several new photos from GHS2004 taken by Nadine Kinney of Photos by Nadine.
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5/30/2005
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Blowfish Avenger -- Flight History
Posted a two new photos from GHS2004 taken by Nadine Kinney of Photos by Nadine.
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5/18/2005
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Dogbert Letter 8: Bandwidth Thieves
We were shocked (SHOCKED!) to discover that there were cyberspace pirates out there stealing our bandwidth! So we did a few little switcheroos....
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5/12/2005
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Todd Haring Bio
Added three spectacular photos of Todd's 6" diameter upscale of Der Red Max taking off on a 54mm J415 motor. Great photography by Mark Canepa.
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5/10/2005
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SS1 Reduced Scale Test Vehicle
Progress is coming faster! The wings are attached and we are moving quickly toward first flight!
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5/9/2005
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What's New?
Added a nice photo of Todd Haring's 6" diameter Der Red Max flying on a 54mm J415 motor. (photo by Mark Canepa)
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4/22/2005
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SS1 Reduced Scale Test Vehicle
Added photos of the airframe plug prior to making the fiberglass mold.
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4/20/2005
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NotRocs
Over thirty new additions to the NotRocs page. It's been a while since this has been updated, and we've been saving them up!
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4/16/2005
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Launch Controller Index
The link to 'Brad's Launch Controller' was finally fixed. Michael Moncur, the designer of the circuitry, kindly re-posted his instructions. Sweet.
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4/13/2005
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SS1 Reduced Scale Test Vehicle
We're building a smaller scale SS1 to test the aerodynamic stability and flight characteristics of our design. This is the first batch of information on it.
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4/8/2005
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John Carlson Bio
Well, that didn't take long. Just after the page of The Stuff in John's Garage went live, John decided he'd rather have a bio. He gets both.
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4/1/2005
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The Stuff in John's Garage
For several years now, our cousin John has been listed as an honorary member of our little rocket team but no one has bothered to write up a biography for him. And it doesn't look like it's going to happen any time soon, either, so we did this instead.
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3/31/2005
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SS1 Team Project
Narrative overview of the 2005 team project. Also added some nice photos to the SS1 index at the bottom of the page.
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3/30/2005
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SS1 Airfoil
Photos of the airfoil foam core cut by John Carlson prior to application of the fiberglas skin.
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3/21/2005
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SS1 Fuselage
Photos posted of the progress on our latest team project -- a 15 inch diameter flying replica of SpaceShip One!
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3/10/2005
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What's New?
Added a nice launch photo of the Galactic Zephyr lifiting off on an EX N2500. This launch was named Operation Red Ryder, carrying the intrepid bobblehead, Ralphie.
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3/9/2005
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SS1 Plans
Updated drawings posted, plus a downloadable 11"x17" .pdf file of the plans.
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3/6/2005
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Ralphie Goes Ballistic!
In addition to the new flight photos, graphs representing the data downloaded from the on-board flight computer has been posted at the bottom of the page.
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3/4/2005
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Ralphie Goes Ballistic!
Photos are now posted of the third flight of the Galactic Zephyr, boosted on an EX N2500. This flight featured RALPHIE and Operation Red Ryder! We also added credit for crafting Ralphie to James Phillips. Thanks, James!
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2/17/2005
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SS1 Plans
Now posted: plans for our 2005 team project!
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2/9/2005
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Links
Added a link to Nadine Kinney's "Photos by Nadine" web site. Nadine is an awesome photographer specializing in rocketry photos.
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1/27/2005
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Ralphie Goes Ballistic!
Added a new photo of Ralphie and Hugh.
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1/21/2005
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What's New?
Added a great flight photo of Todd Haring's Patriot Missile to the right of the What's New page (photo by Randy Trotter)
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1/18/2005
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Bio
The most important charter member of Rocket Team Vatsaas has been missing from our Bio page until now. Welcome, Dad.
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1/17/2005
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Construction Tips and Hints
I realized purely by accident that I had forgotten to link to the construction tip Burl Finkelstien had written on cutting rings using a bandsaw. Problem fixed.
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1/12/2005
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Cinema
Proof that Bert really does fly! Flown by RTV member Todd Haring on two F20's at Orangeburg, SC in January 2005.
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12/23/2004
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Todd Haring Bio
One more inmate has taken up residence in the asylum - Todd Haring is now an official RTV Honorary Member.
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12/14/2004
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More Dangerous Than Rocketry
New pages to the collection added here, here, and here.
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12/10/2004
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Ralphie Goes Ballistic!
Listeners to the nationally syndicated Hugh Hewitt Show on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 were astounded to hear a bit of astonishing news announced by the guest hosts from the Northern Alliance Radio Network: Learn the details here.
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11/19/2004
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Standard Missile Flight GHS2004
We are still collecting photos, but we've posted a page dedicated to the fourth flight of our orignal team project, the 42% scale Standard Missile! This is a two-stage rocket that took off on a M1400 and staged to a K450!
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11/10/2004
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Blowfish Avenger -- Flight History
Added stills lifted from the flight video. This flight is whacked out. The rocket apears to become unstable when it reaches higher velocities. The still photos help explain what happened.
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11/10/2004
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Cinema
OH! MY! GOSH! Blowfish Avenger flight video taken by Chuck Stewart. This video is a must-see. Chuck did an unbelievable job staying on the rocket as it zig-zagged across the sky.
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11/6/2004
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GHS 2004
They're posted! A HUGE batch of photos from GHS 2004!
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11/5/2004
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Flight of the Hindrocket
A page dedicated to the first flight of Rick's upscale masterpiece, the Hindrocket!
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11/4/2004
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Cinema
Posted a Quicktime movie of the 2004 Bert Race. (0.7 megabytes). Not for the feint of heart.
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11/4/2004
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Cinema
Posted a Quicktime movie of the first flight of the Hindrocket. (It's just under 5 megabytes - don't try it of you have a slow Internet connection....)
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11/4/2004
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What's New?
Added a photo of the Standard Missile liftoff on a Ceasaroni M1400. The photo was taken by Billy Dahlberg at GHS 2004.
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11/3/2004
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The Rocket Formerly Known as Black - Flight Four
New photos of the fourth flight. Awesome crimson flame photos from the K695 Redline motor.
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11/3/2004
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Blowfish Avenger -- Flight History
New photos of the first flight of the Blowfish Avenger.
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11/1/2004
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What's New?
Flight photos from GHS 2004 added to the right of the page: Captain Hookbert, the Hindrocket, the Blowfish Avenger, and the Rocket Formerly Known as Black.
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10/29/2004
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AGM12c Preview
Looking ahead to 2005 -- will this be our next team rocket? Perhaps. A 12-inch diameter AGM-12c Bullpup!
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10/29/2004
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Bert Race 2004
The first of the reports to come out of GHS 2004 -- warn the womenfolk and hide the chillens; this isn't pretty....
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10/20/2004
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Hindrocket
Still more to come -- but Rick has created a set of pages that document the design and build of his most recent high-powered rocket.
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10/19/2004
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How to make Sky Rocket Style Nose Cones
Rick has instruction on how to make a nose cone like the one he created for the Hindrocket.
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10/6/2004
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Cutting Rings and Bulkplates on a Band Saw
Our friend Burl Finkelstein kindly offered to add to the RTV body of knowledge by doing a quick write-up on how he cuts rings and bulkheads using his band saw. Thanks, Burl!
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9/30/2004
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What's New?
New pics on the right of the page!
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9/20/2004
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Stefan's Rockets
Nine-year-old Stefan Vatsaas now has his own page of rockets! He also has his own bio page [HERE!].
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9/8/2004
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More Dangerous Than Rocketry
New and improved! This off-kilter collection has now swollen to more than forty items, providing 60% more hilarity per serving.
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9/5/2004
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Cinema
This hilarious video is entitled "When workers get bored". Anyone who has ever had a job in a warehouse can easily relate. 1.9mb mpg file.
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9/5/2004
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Cinema
Awe-inspiring video of a Space Shuttle launch. The camera is mounted on the large Auxilary fuel tank, aimed down past the aft of the craft toward the ground. Beautiful. 4.8mb Quicktime movie; high-speed broadband recommended.
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8/29/2004
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Toastite Saucer
Flying Toast! One of the things we like about Burl is that he is willing to shove a motor into just about anything. Here we learn about how Burl coached his son on the aerodynamic properties of lunchmeat.
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8/6/2004
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Range Box
Added photos of the range box Brad uses. Woo hoo!
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8/6/2004
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Systems Index
Repaired the links to the vendors of various avionics systems that RTV has been using in its successful flights.
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7/9/2004
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CHUTE!
Bob Wilson, a visitor to our website, suggested that we modify the Excel spreadsheet that calculates parachute dimensions to include shroudline length. He then modified it himself for us to post. Thanks, Bob!
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7/8/2004
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One Ring to Rule Them All
A new page devoted to Brad's mid-power ring rocket.
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7/7/2004
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the TEENIE HALLOWEENIE Drag Race!
Linked a nice multi-view photo of Rick's drag race entry, "I Ain't Got No Body". Go directly to the photo by clicking [HERE!]
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7/7/2004
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What's New?
New flight photo of "One Ring To Rule Them All" added to the right of the What's New page.
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7/6/2004
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Blowfish Avenger
The paint and decals are finished, and it looks pretty darned good. Now it waits for the maiden flight scheduled for GHS2004 at the end of October.
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6/25/2004
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Don't Hotwire Your Rocket Motor!
Oy, the Humanity! The third flight of TRFKAB (and the first of BIB) is marred by controversy! Good flight and recovery, but a WICKED take-off!
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6/24/2004
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Blowfish Avenger
Brad's latest bulbous rocket nears completion.
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5/20/2004
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Kemper's Spam
Six months after saying he had no more time for our foolishness, spammer Kemper Kefauver suddenly found he had some spare time that had unexpectedly become available to spend on our foolishness.
Welcome back.
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5/17/2004
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Home
Replaced two of the photos on the Home page with animated GIF's -- so you can see the rockets in flight without loading video. It reminds me of the photos in Harry Potter. Apologies to those of you with slow modem speeds. Let us know if you hate them.
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5/11/2004
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West Coast Hybrids Motor Virtual 3D Model
Have you been yearning for an interactive 3D model of the West Coast Hybrids I-110? With a cutaway view? Well, yearn no more.
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5/6/2004
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The Rocket Formerly Known as Black - Back in Black
TRFKAB is back. Back in Black! The Rocket Formerly Known as Black is rebuilt and ready to go - but this time it was built in an entirely NEW WAY!
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5/5/2004
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Cousin John's Amazing RC Jets
Added a couple more photos to this amazing collection. John's latest project is a nine-foot scale version of the A-10 Thunderbolt.
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4/29/2004
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NotRocs
A number of new items have been added to this cyber-collection of rocket-shaped stuff.
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4/29/2004
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The Death of the Rocket Formerly Known as Black
A new page describing the crash of TRFKAB. Did you know it augered in?
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4/28/2004
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Bulbous Rockets
Brad just can't get enough of those squatty cigar-shaped rockets. Now he's built a set of fiberglass molds so he can crank them out like gummy bears.
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4/23/2004
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Burl's 1930's Launch Controller
Back to the future.
Burl doesn't just march to the tune of a different drummer. I sometimes suspect he has that music from the inter-species tavern on Tatooine playing in the back of his head.
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4/21/2004
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Kidd Plasma's Interactive 3D Model
Added a 3D virtual model of Kidd Plasma's Flaming Atomic Meteor of Justice. You can view Rick's nifty retro model from every angle!
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4/15/2004
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Billy Dahlberg's Defender
A nifty article about the DG&A Defender that Billy built for his Level Two certification.
It's about time, eh Billy?
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4/15/2004
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Cinema
Added video of Billy Dahlberg's Level Two certification flight - a DG&A Defender powered by a mighty J350! Way to go, Billy!
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4/7/2004
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-- Dogbert Letter 7: The Estate of M Vatsaas
The Nigerian email scammers have stepped up their game by personalizing their solicitations. Imagine our surprise to learn that Mark has been dead since 1999 and left behind considerable wealth. (Mark looks remarkably well preserved, by the way!)
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3/12/2004
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SA-5 Dimensional Drawing Index
Created a page that links all of the construction drawings used in our 2004 Team Project, the SA-5 Gammon. Not all the drawings are posted, but we will add them as they are completed.
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3/11/2004
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TRFKAB Virtual 3D Model
Added an interactive virtual 3D model of The Rocket Formerly Known as Black!
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3/4/2004
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SA-5 Gammon Introduction
Added two new items to the SA-5 Gammon site; the current rev of the parts list and the current rev of the program plan.
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2/12/2004
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SA-5 Gammon Virtual 3D Model
This is VERY COOL!
Now you can view and manipulate an on-line interactive 3D model of the plans for our latest Team Project. It will get updated as revisions are incorporated into the design.
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2/11/2004
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Cousin John's Amazing RC Jets
UPDATED! Two more photos have been added to the page of John's unbelievable scratch-built, radio-controlled jet aircraft!
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2/9/2004
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Evil Grimace
Completely revised and updated. The Grimace is the rocket Rick designed for both his Level One and Level Two certifications -- so be sure to look at his design and construction pages if you are planning a certification attempt!
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2/8/2004
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G10 Fin fabrication and Construction
New page!!! Handy information regarding G10 fiberglass sheets and fabricating it into fins.
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2/8/2004
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Wood Nose Cone Construction
New page!!! Tips on creating a wooden nose cone using a woodworker's lathe
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2/8/2004
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Spam Motor Retainers
Well, not actually made from Spam - but after your next delightful Spam-a-licious meal, save the can. Lightweight and aesthetically beautiful motor retention can be crafted from the cans that once held soda, beer, or your favorite potted meat products.
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2/4/2004
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RTV Launch Sites
Added photos of the launch site 12km west of Orangeburg, SC - the Tripoli club site where Burl Finkelstein and Todd Harding set up their pads.
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2/3/2004
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Cinema
New Video! Burl Finkelstein's two-stage Nike Hercules. 4 D12's (3-0's and a 5) staged to a D12-7.
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1/28/2004
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Cousin John's Amazing RC Jets
In addition to being a fine rocket modeler, John has another silly little pastime making model airplanes. What John is able to make out of fiberglass is unbelievable.
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1/13/2004
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RTV X-Prize Entry
This page now looks a lot more like the big boys! It has also been updated to include a few more photos of our incomparable scientific prowess.
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1/9/2004
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Halloweener
Added a link to the RockSim 7.0 file of the modified Halloweener. This simulation features an accurate modeling of the bat wings and the trapezoidal dorsal. It can also be viewed on earlier versions of RockSim!
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1/6/2004
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More Dangerous Than Rocketry
Added several new items to the eclectic collection of items proven to be More Dangerous than Rocketry. Scroll through the whole collection to see them all!
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12/25/2003
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Arsenal
Added the specs for a number of Burl Finkelstein's incredible rockets to the Arsenal page.
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12/11/2003
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Steve Kristal's Halloweener
Posted a new entry to the OddRocs page - Detroit rocketeer Steve Kristal sent us photos of his own version of the Halloweener.
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12/10/2003
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Links
Added a link to BSD Rocketry. The kits are great, and so is the owner/proprietor of BSD Rocketry, Mark Saunders.
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12/10/2003
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Links
Added a link to Brittain Fraley's Delta V Rocketry web site. Brittain has taken the hobby to a whole new level in terms of construction and technology. Very cool.
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12/10/2003
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Links
Added a link to www.cockeyed.com - a non-rocketry related web site featuring wacky adventures like "trophy night", "free milk night", "science club", "how much is inside", harmless pranks around Sacramento, and more.
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12/8/2003
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Burl Finkelstein's Cool Rockets
Burl is on of RTV's 'Members at Large'. A true renaissance man, Burl also has one of the spiffiest collections of rockets found anywhere. This page sports some of his favorites.
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12/3/2003
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Expanding Foam Follies
Another crazy, madcap adventure in rocket construction -- this time, with expanding foam! Special thanks to RTV member-at-large Burl Finkelstein!
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11/21/2003
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RTV X-Prize Entry
RTV joins the civilian Race for Space! Developed entirely in secret until this day (to thwart the competition) enthusiasts of scientific adventure may now thrill to the technical superiority of RTV-3!
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11/20/2003
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Team Projects
Added an index of RTV Team Projects designed to aid our visitors in browsing through the site. From here you can navigate to the 22% scale SA-5 Gammon, the 42% scale Standard Missile, the RTV-3, and MORE!
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11/19/2003
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More Dangerous Than Rocketry
A new item has been added to this exclusive collection!
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11/18/2003
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Rockets On Cakes
New rocket cake photos. Not new, really - these images lay inside an Instamatic camera, undeveloped, for nearly thirty years, and were developed after the camera was purchased from a thrift store for 45¢.
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11/10/2003
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Home
Jiggered with the home page. It's looked the same for a long time. It doesn't say anything different, but it's still nice to look at.
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11/9/2003
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GHS 2002
An update of the page devoted to the 2002 G. Harry Stine Memorial Launch. We've added lots of behind-the scenes photos. This launch featured the Evil Bert Drag Race, the Standard Missile, the modified Halloweener, among others.
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11/9/2003
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GHS 2001
A collection of photos from GHS 2001. This year saw the first annual RTV Drag Race Challenge, the 42% scale Standard Missile, the Thunderbird Mk 1, and more!
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11/9/2003
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GHS 2000
Rocket Team Vatsaas participates each year in the Annual G. Harry Stine Memorial Launch 2000 was the year that kicked it all off. This page is a montage of photos from that first year.
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11/8/2003
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GHS 2003
A photo montage the Fourth Annual G. Harry Stine Memorial Launch. This page features the Teenie Halloweenie Drag Race, the Evil Grimace (Rick's Level 2 certification!) the Galactic Zephyr, the Halloweeier, and more!
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11/8/2003
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GHS
A nifty index to all the GHS pages.
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10/23/2003
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the TEENIE HALLOWEENIE Drag Race!
The Third Annual Rocket Team Vatsaas Drag Race Extravaganza! Was it crazy? Was it outrageous? You be the judge!
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10/23/2003
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the Second Flight of the Galactic Zephyr
Posted about a dozen photos (without commentary) of the Commander Kip Quasar's second mission: The Voyage of the Cannibal Stewardess Vixens UNCHAINED!
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10/22/2003
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What's New?
Added two new flight pictures directly to the right of the What's New page -- the second flight of the Galactic Zephyr, the second flight of the Evil Grimace, and the maiden flight of the Halloweenier!
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9/9/2003
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The Styrofoam Suit
This page describes the Perfect Storm of Styrofoam events; the convergence of a business trip, static electricity, and poor fashion sense.
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9/2/2003
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Cinema
Burl took some time out from his grueling bar exam schedule to focus on more important matters. This video of his 1/5 scale Pershing Missile is offered as evidence.
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9/2/2003
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Cinema
Video of Burl's V2 from Skunkworks Rocketry that proves there is life after law school.
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8/26/2003
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Burl Finkelstein's Pershing Missile
New photos and cleaner layout.
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8/24/2003
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More Dangerous Than Rocketry
New spiffed-up format for easier viewing on slower modems. I may switch it back, so let us know if you hate it.
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8/23/2003
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Headroom Horror
A new addition to the Lessons Learned collection courtesy of RTV member-at-large Burl Finkelstein
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7/21/2003
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Mark Biography
A new photograph has been added, linking to a new page that reveals a part of Mark never exposed before. (Don't worry, this is a family web site.)
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6/25/2003
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RTV Launch Sites
New page! Well, don't get too excited. This one is really self-indulgent. We collected aerial photos of locations where the Vatsaas boys have launched rockets. We don't expect too many people to find it interesting besides us.
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6/20/2003
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Grandma Lucy's Umpteenth Flight
Finally posted the last of the flight photos from May 10th, 2003. These are of a J350 in Grandma Lucy's Semi-Annual Memorial-Day Prickly-Heat Telethon-of-Love.
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6/19/2003
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Links
Added a link to the cyberhome of Extreme Ironing - the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt.
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6/17/2003
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Links
Added Trailer Trash Aerospace to our Links page. Trailer Trash Aerospace is a group of high-power and experimental rocket enthusiasts in the desert Southwest building magnificent things with the thinnest of resources.
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5/20/2003
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Links
Added a link to a funny, irreverent web page. It has a simple premise -- assign new captions to illustrations found on a US government terrorism readiness web site.
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5/20/2003
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Links
Added a link to one of our favorite non-rocket related web sites -- www.lileks.com. James Lileks has set the standard by which all other web sites must be measured. Laugh until you puke.
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5/17/2003
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Rockets On Cakes
We stumbled across a Rocket Cake decorating contest sponsored by the county library of Bowling Green, Ohio held in March of 2003. About a dozen of our favorites have been added to the our site -- with commentary.
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5/16/2003
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Rockets On Cakes
Added a rocket cake baked for a science teacher's going away party
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5/14/2003
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Commander Kip Quasar's Galactic Zephyr - Flight
Added special thanks to the people who made Brad's Level 3 flight and certification possible.
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5/13/2003
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More Dangerous Than Rocketry
Lawrence Baker has provided yet another incredible photo to add to this bizarre collection.
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5/13/2003
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The Rocket Formerly Known as Black - Flight Two
An unbelievably beautiful set of flight photos taken by Billy Dahlberg at the May 10, 2003 SSS club launch. Video provided by Marc Casanova.
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5/13/2003
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Cinema
Added video of the Galactic Zephyr flying on a Hypertek M1010 from the May 10, 2003 SSS launch. This was Brad's Level 3 certification flight.
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5/13/2003
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Cinema
Added video of The Rocket Formerly Known as Black on a K670GG taken at the May 10, 2003 SSS launch.
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5/11/2003
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Commander Kip Quasar's Galactic Zephyr - Flight
Photos and narrative of Brad's SUCCESSFUL Level 3 certification flight!
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5/10/2003
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What's New?
Added new flight photos of the Galactic Zephyr, TRFKAB and Grandma Lucy's Semi-Annual Memorial-Day Prickly-Heat Telethon-of-Love down the right-hand side of the What's New page.
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5/2/2003
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Friend or Foe
Updated to included photos we recieved from the mysterious middle-eastern inquirer asking RTV questions about rocketry. The rocket in these photos may be intended to serve as a terrorist weapon.
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5/2/2003
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Commander Kip Quasar's Galactic Zephyr
Updated all the Level Three documentation to reflect the final construction and actual weight calculations. The maiden flight is still scheduled for May 10, 2003!
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5/1/2003
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Cinema
We've posted video of Rick's Level One Certification flight. He really makes everything look easy with a smooth, straight boost. Every flight should look this good!
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4/28/2003
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More Dangerous Than Rocketry
The collection continues to grow thanks to incredible photos contributed by Tony Morris and Ted Cochran. This page gets more bizarre every day
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4/28/2003
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The Evil Grimace
Flight photos (taken by Billy Dahlberg) are now posted of Rick's successful Level 1 certification flight!
Check out the spiffy logo.
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4/27/2003
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What's New?
Added new flight photos of the Evil Grimace (Rick's Level One cert rocket) down the right-hand side of the What's New page.
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4/9/2003
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More Dangerous Than Rocketry
Several new hilarious photos of unbelieveable mishaps (from people who probably think that rocketry is dangerous!)
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4/2/2003
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The Evil Grimace
Rick will being flying this rocket for his Level One certification on April 12, 2003. It's a beauty!!
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4/1/2003
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Extreme Energy Shot Rocket
A new OddRoc adapted from an energy drink can by Marlin Philyaw.
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4/1/2003
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Rockets On Cakes
Added the craftily-made chocolate-with-buttercream-frosting lunar birthday cake of young Henry Wilson, age 4.
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3/21/2003
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Quick, Easy, and Perfect Epoxy Fillets
Rick discovered a new epoxy product that makes creating perfect fillets almost as easy as making a peanut butter sandwich. Details here!
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3/20/2003
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Peculiar Rocket Names
A few new monikers have been added to our list of favorites. 
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3/19/2003
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Friend or Foe
RTV is contacted by a mysterious rocket designer who we believe has terroristic motives. This, unfortunately, is no joke. Brad wrote an article for Extreme Rocketry magazine on the topic, which is reprinted here.
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3/17/2003
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Commander Kip Quasar's Galactic Zephyr - Recovery
Documentation of a successful test of the Galactic Zephyr's ejection system. Description and video.
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3/8/2003
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Savimbi letter
Support the orphans of Angolan Freedom Fighters! (Yet another way to waste 10 minutes in e-mail frivolity.)
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3/8/2003
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Kemper's Spam
Another addition to the Dogbert mail bag!
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2/6/2003
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Commander Kip Quasar's Galactic Zephyr
Brad has posted nearly all of his required Level Three certification documentation. He has also made a great deal of progress on this amazing rocket. See it here.
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1/29/2003
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NotRocs
This rocket-like skyscraper was proposed to be built at the site of the destroyed World Trade Center.
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1/28/2003
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The TRFKAB Letters
We were literally flooded with feedback and emails when Genuity declared bankruptcy and announced the sale of its assets. One letter stood out, and it is now posted on the same page as the cease and desist letter we recieved from Genuity's lawyers.
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1/9/2003
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Commander Kip Quasar's Galactic Zephyr
Brad has begun the work on his Level Three project, and the early documentation is online! It's cool, it's retro, it's cigar-shaped, and it's BIG!
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12/21/2002
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Rockets On Cakes
A new rocket cake, contribute by Jim Chambers of the Toledo Area Rocket Society.
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12/21/2002
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More Dangerous Than Rocketry
New stuff!
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12/20/2002
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A new HEADER BUTTON (with mouseover photo of Robert H. Goddard) has been added for instant access to the Systems Index!
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12/20/2002
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Systems Index
As our experimental endeavors became more complicated, we realized that a new category needed to be created on our web site to collect the material we've gathered. It is a lot of miscellaneous stuff, really, but all related directly to rocket flight.
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12/17/2002
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TRFKAB Flight One
Photos and commentary on the maiden flight of ç, (The Rocket Formerly Known As Black).
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12/17/2002
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TRFKAB Index
The page describing the background, design, and construction of ç, (The Rocket Formerly Known As Black) became too large to download for slow modems. It has been split into several pages with a central index.
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12/15/2002
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Cinema
ç, (The Rocket Formerly Known As Black) had its maiden flight on 12/14/02 - and it ROCKED on a K670 Green Gorilla. Video is posted on the Cinema page.
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12/14/2002
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Cinema
The second on-board video recording from The Evil Dr. Manchu's Avenging Projectile of Doom. This was a picture-perfect flight and dual-deployment recovery.
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12/14/2002
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December 14, 2002 On-Board Flight Photo Chronology
This page is a descriptive freeze-frame chronology of the second video flight using The Evil Dr. Manchu's Avenging Projectile of Doom as a carrier vehicle. Look at this page before viewing the video!
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11/29/2002
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Rockets On Cakes
Joanna Finkelstein was browsing our web site at her husband's insistance, and realized she also had a valuable contribution for our web site -- a HBPNROTA Rocket Cake!
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11/27/2002
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More Dangerous Than Rocketry
The newest edition to our eclectic offerings of peculiar lists. A small but weird collection of items totally unrelated to rocketry that are not quite as harmless as they seem...
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11/27/2002
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CHUTE!
Another incredible money-saving tip from the Frugal Brothers. Instructions on how to make your own parabolic cupped parachutes from scratch!
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11/24/2002
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Burl Finkelstein's Pershing Missile
It is said that imitation is the highest form of flattery. We came to understand how true that is when we received an email from a fellow we had never before met:
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11/8/2002
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WCH Motor
Rick has recently invested in a West Coast Hybrids motor system, and he's so spooled up over it that his belly-button won't stop puckering. He's also done an exhaustive write-up of this system. (This link was previously broken. Sorry!)
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11/1/2002
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Cinema
Here's the video you've been waiting for! The 2002 RTV Drag Race Event! The EVIL BERT DRAG RACE! Five Muppet rockets, all with G motors stuffed up each leg!
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10/28/2002
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Igniting Clusters
A new page that lists some of the pitfalls to avoid when igniting clusters of composite motors. Brad has messed this up more than once, so his experience is pretty deep!
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10/19/2002
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GHS 2002
Photographs and descriptions of our latest Rocket Team Vatsaas event - the G. Harry Stine Memorial Launch in Rainbow Valley, AZ October 12-13 2002!
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10/18/2002
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GHS 2002 Thunderbird Mk1 Flight
New Page of the flight at GHS 2002!
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10/18/2002
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GHS 2002 Standard Missile Flight
New Page of the flight at GHS 2002!
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10/18/2002
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GHS 2002 TEDMAPOD Flight
New Page of the flight at GHS 2002!
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10/18/2002
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Bert Race
New Page of the drag race at GHS 2002!
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10/18/2002
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GHS 2002 Thunderbird Mk1 Flight
New Page of the flight at GHS 2002!
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10/18/2002
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GHS 2002 Halloweener Flight
New Page of the flight at GHS 2002!
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10/17/2002
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Thunderbird Mk1 GHS 2002 Flight Sequence Photos
A full page of freeze-frame photos documenting the lift-off of the Thunderbird Mk1 - a five motor cluster scale model of the British surface-to-air missile thundering off the pad!
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10/17/2002
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Bert Drag Race Sequence Photos
A new page of freeze-frame snapshots showing the results of the Evil Bert Drag Race!
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9/25/2002
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GHS 2002 Details
The Vatsaas Brothers are converging on Rainbow Valley again this year for the G. Harry Stine Memorial Launch 10/12-13/2002! This page has a map and directions to the site, and a tentative schedule of launches.
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9/24/2002
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Rockets On Cakes
New cakes added! Special thanks to Dave Johnston for sending them in!
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9/22/2002
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TRFKAB Index
This rocket no longer has a name, but is known by the symbol ç. (How does this happen? It happens when lawyers threaten to sue. Click HERE to read about it!)
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9/20/2002
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NotRocs
New items posted that look like rockets, but are not. Seek and ye shall find!
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9/16/2002
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High-Speed Sanding Lathe
How to cheaply build a tool for sanding large airframes, whether after fiberglassing or priming.
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9/13/2002
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Computational Tools
Club Launch Statistics Compiler designed to aid in the writing of club launch reports. The model reports total impulse, the most commonly used motors, cluster equivalent impulse, impulse distribution, charts, graphs, and other cool stuff.
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9/12/2002
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TRFKAB Index
Still more photos and descriptions have been added as as ç nears completion. Especially cool are the pictures of the 'stinger', the custom machined tip of the very distinctive nose cone.
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9/12/2002
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Computational Tools
Added a downloadable Measurement Conversion applet. This is an interactive table that instantly converts volume, mass, thrust, velocity, distance, and more. Once you use it you will never want to be without it!
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9/2/2002
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TRFKAB Index
ç page updated to reflect current construction progress. Now includes details on plans, nose cone, fins, and fuselage.
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8/26/2002
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Darth Mauls Revenge
More photos and descriptions added to this page!
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8/15/2002
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Cluster Launch Controller
When an electrical engineer (Marc Casanova) decides to design a launch controller especially for clusters, you get one that can pump out 90 to 100 amps and easily light up to 98 motors. This page includes descriptions, instructions, and schematics.
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8/1/2002
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TRFKAB Index
Added photos of the fabricated aft section of the nose cone.
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7/25/2002
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Evil Bert Rocket
It's finally here! The 2002 project from Rocket Team Vatsaas slated for flight at GHS 2002. This is probably not what you expected -- and that's a good thing!
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7/24/2002
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Rockets On Cakes
New items added to our Online Collection of Rocket Confections
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7/18/2002
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Helter Shelter
A shade canopy is a really useful item out on the launch range - Rick has compiled an informative comparison of canopies, and true to form, he provides a pretty slick low-cost recommendation.
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7/14/2002
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July 13, 2002 On-Board Flight Photo Chronology
This new page is a still photo chronology of the July 13, 2002 flight of TEDMAPOD. The rocket sustained heavy damage from a mid-air collision of the forward and aft sections - these frames from the on-board video reveal how it happened!
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7/13/2002
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Cinema
Added on-board video taken by the Intel Digital Movie Creator from the payload section of The Evil Dr. Manchu's Avenging Projectile of Doom (aka TEDMAPOD)
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7/12/2002
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The Evil Dr. Manchu's Avenging Projectile of Doom
Added a new page describing TEDMAPOD, the launch vehicle for Brad's Intel Digital Movie Creator - a low-cost digital video camera.
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7/11/2002
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TRFKAB Index
Brad's next large-scale project, now in transition from the design and planning phase into actual production. Monitor the progress of ç as it begins to take shape!
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7/10/2002
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Cinema
Added video of Darth Maul's Revenge flying on a cluster of 32 black powder motors.
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7/10/2002
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Darth Mauls Revenge
Transforming a rocket that was once a lowly 19-motor cluster, Marc Casanova has upped his own grunt factor and turned Darth Maul's Revenge into a 32-motor, J-impulse equivalent, fire-spewing monstrosity. Details here!
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7/10/2002
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OddRocs
New OddRocs added - Spaceman 2002 and the new and improved 32-motor cluster, Darth Maul's Revenge!
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6/27/2002
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Major Site Upgrade!
The entire site has been converted to a new look. This ain't your father's Oldsmobile!
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5/30/2002
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Cinema
Added video of the maiden flight of the Happy Birthday Party Napkin Rocket of the Apocalypse!
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5/29/2002
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Napkin Rocket Flight
IT FLIES!! Photos and description of the maiden flight of the Happy Birthday Party Napkin Rocket of the Apocalyse.
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5/20/2002
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Dogbert Answers RTV Email
Responses to mail from the shallow end of the gene pool.
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5/13/2002
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Range Box
In addition to the list of items that are handy to have in your range box, we've added some photos of available boxes and links to who makes them.
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5/7/2002
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The Happy Birthday Party Napkin Rocket of the Apocalypse
Added a description and photos of the methodology used to validate rocket stability.
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5/4/2002
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Dogbert Answers RTV Email
We sometimes receive feedback that displays a distinct shortfall in the reasoning abilities of its author. Since we are too mild-mannered to fashion an appropriate response, we asked the Zen master of biting sarcasm to do the heavy lifting.
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4/28/2002
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Thunderbird Flight
Added a new page dedicated to the flight of the parallel-staged Thunderbird Mk1 Missile!
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4/21/2002
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The Happy Birthday Party Napkin Rocket of the Apocalypse
More pictures of the progress on the rocket with a serious gland problem.
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4/19/2002
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NotRocs
Lots more wacky, weird, and cheesy stuff added to the collection of things that look like rockets, but aren't!
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4/13/2002
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The Happy Birthday Party Napkin Rocket of the Apocalypse
New Page! Check out the construction progress on the Happy Birthday Party Napkin Rocket of the Apocalypse!
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4/12/2002
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Styrofoam Shaping Fixture
New Page! Use this fixture with the Hot Wire Foam Cutter to make perfectly symmetrical complex shapes!
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4/12/2002
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Hot Wire Foam Cutter
New Page! How you can make a tool for shaping Styrofoam. Use with the Styrofoam Shaping Fixture to make nose cones, transitions, and other complex shapes!
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3/26/2002
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Queen Sciatica's Pestilent Pirate Armada
New page! This is a really unique concept and design. You won't want to miss it. Rick has also created some great artwork to show it off!
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3/22/2002
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Flying Tetrahedrons
NEW PAGE! Still and flight photos of Cory McCormick's mighty flying tetrahedrons!
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3/22/2002
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Arsenal
Added Cory McCormick's flying tetrahedron named "I'm Too Sexy For My Cert".
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3/14/2002
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Missile-aneous
Revitalized and turbo-charged to accomodate the changes to supporting pages. It's worth a look.
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3/13/2002
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Links
Added the "Queen of Links". It's true!
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3/13/2002
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Peculiar Rocket Names
Henceforth known as "The Salvador Dali Commemorative Collection of Peculiar Rocket Names". Now packed with 10% more pure entertainment per fluid ounce.
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3/11/2002
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NotRocs
A new page of the wacky and weird. Stuff shaped like a rocket - but isn't.
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3/11/2002
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OddRocs
Added the Brewmeister to the OddRocs page (stuff not shaped like a rocket but is.)
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2/28/2002
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Launch Pad
Page fixed to work with Netscape (although it is still prettier in IE!)
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2/27/2002
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Computational Tools
Added a link to a sophisticated tool that calculates the perimeter, lateral and surface areas, and volume of plane and solid geometric figures.
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2/25/2002
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OddRocs
Added a new OddRoc - "Stovepipe to the Moon" featuring Wile E. Coyote
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2/19/2002
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Launch Pad
Added the Launch Pad page (it's about time!) and all supporting pages.
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2/16/2002
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Added a "What's New" count to the banner at the top of each page.
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2/12/2002
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Cinema
Added video of the RTV G80 Drag Race at GHS2001.
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2/12/2002
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Fish Hook Tool
New page added - a handy new use for a fairly common tool
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2/12/2002
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Ground Support
New descriptions added to Ground support links
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2/10/2002
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Cinema
Added video of J350 forward closure failure
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2/9/2002
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Cinema
Video of Frankenboy launch
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2/9/2002
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SM2 Second Launch
Photos from the second launch of our 2/5 Scale Standard Missile
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2/9/2002
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Cinema
Added video of actual Standard Missile launch from AEGIS cruiser
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2/8/2002
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Now showing visitor feedback in the page banner.
The feedback in the banner is a random selection of all the feedback for the page. Click on the (x comments)link to see all the feedback for the page.
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2/8/2002
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Home
Enabled Feedback Comments to be displayed.
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1/31/2002
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Arsenal
Added image of Queen Sciatica's Pestilent Pirate Armada, Vessel Number 1
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1/16/2002
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Lewis Carroll
How famous author Lewis Carroll explains the import of odd and unusual names for rockets....
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1/3/2002
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What's New?
New Page Added!
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1/3/2002
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SM2 Booster Fins
New Page Added!
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1/2/2002
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Ancestral Range Box
New Page Added!
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1/2/2002
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FrankenBoy
New page format and content!
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12/14/2001
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Cinema
New Page Added!
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12/12/2001
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Halloweener
Additional content added to page!
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11/19/2001
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Fiberglass Drywall Tape
New Page Added!
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11/16/2001
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Range Box
New Page Added!
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11/16/2001
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Rockets On Cakes
New Page Added!
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11/12/2001
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Fin Fastening Jig
New Page Added!
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11/12/2001
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Nose Cone Modification
New Page Added!
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11/10/2001
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Missile-aneous
New Page Added!
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11/10/2001
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OddRocs
New Page Added!
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11/10/2001
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Peculiar Rocket Names
New Page Added!
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11/4/2001
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Rocket Team Vatsaas web site launched!
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