The Rocketry Show

The Rocket n00b joins us with his guest James Duffy, and they will talk about their experiences building a fun and challenging rocket kit that they enjoyed, The Estes Souyz Pro series kit! James and N00b take a few moments to share with you some tips for your build version.CG Updates us on his upcoming test launch, and we talk rockets, of course!Mentioned in this episode:The Rocketry Forum

The CG, Gheem and The Rocket N00b catch up with the organizers of LDRS-44 to talk about this year's event...and to talk rockets, of course!Mentioned in this episode:The Rocketry Forum

Note: This show was recorded a little while ago. After the session was done, our studio went through some needed updates, which delayed production and recording schedules.In this episode, CG, Gheem and Daniel catch up on the latest (as of this recording) rocket news as well as the status of their projects, and the changes to the show moving forward.CG discusses the new Rocket Flight Computer progress. Here are some screen shots of his new interface software written in Python to connect, program, and download data from his Flight Computers.Check out our website @ https://therocketryshow.com for images from CG's projects. Mentioned in this episode:The Rocketry Forum

This was recorded several months ago, and CG's finally getting it posted.The next episode is about two weeks out, where CG has LOTS to follow up on, and it has a LOT to do with the delay getting this one posted.Enjoy!Mentioned in this episode:The Rocketry Forum

In this episdode, we welcome Steve Taylor from The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA)Each year, ESRA accepts over 150 collegiate teams from around the world to compete in the International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) for the prestigious title of overall winner! Each team designs, builds, tests and launches rockets with a payload size of up to 2.2 Kg and target altitudes of either 10,000, 30,000, 45,000 even up to 100,000 feet! Rockets are typically 4 to 8 inches in diameter and 8 to 20 ft. long. Multistage rockets and all chemical propulsion types (solid, liquid, and hybrid) are allowed. The goal is to have participants learn their skills by doing (motto: Learn by doing) in a safe educational rich environment.The IREC has been an annual occurrence since 2006. The competition achieved international status in 2011 – when schools from Canada and Brazil joined – and has continued to grow rapidly ever since. More than 1,800 students attended the 2024 competition, representing over 120 schools from 22 countries on 5 different continents. ESRA has operated the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) since 2006. Competitions have been held in the following locations:2006-2016 - Green River, Utah2017-2024 - Spaceport America, New MexicoThis year, it happens at 2025 - Spaceport Midland, Texas.For more info, Visit: https://soundingrocket.orgMentioned in this episode:The Rocketry Forum

We welcome Special Guest Randy Millikin of RailButtons.Com!Randy Millikin of RailButtons.Com joins us to talk about his products, and to talk rockets with us.Some background on Mr. Millikin:I began my hobby of rocketry in the early to mid 70’s and stopped once I discovered girls, cars and got my first bass guitar.I launched my last rocket for many years somewhere around 1976.But then one day around 2003, while surfing the web, I came across Aerotech’s website and discovered this interesting thing called, High Power Rocketry!I remember thinking, WOW...M motors!The biggest I ever flew as a kid was a D, because E’s were not made yet (or if they were, I couldn't afford them!)I thought to myself, “ I need to find out more about this!”.With that information filed away, I finally was able to attend a launch in 3 Oaks Michigan in 2005.I went with my 6 year old son and my father. I was blown away and haven't looked back since.I ordered a few Estes kits that I built with my son and flew them at the school yard near our house.That brought back so many great memories that I just had to start building bigger rockets and fly them with bigger motors.About a year and a half later, I got my TRA Level 1 cert in 3 Oaks.The next year, I was able to get my Level 2, again in 3 Oaks, and a few years later, my Level 3 at LDRS28.So why am I doing this?Matt Strum started selling railbuttons in the 90's and had a very successful on-line business for over 10 years.When he decided to stop selling railbuttons, it left the hobby with fewer (and more expensive) options.After exchanging some email, he helped me with information about how he was able to provide the hobby with such and inexpensive choice for railbuttons.It is my goal to keep supplying inexpensive railbuttons for our hobby and keep Matt's vision moving forward.He was able to sell thousands and I hope to be able to do the same for many years to come.Mentioned in this episode:The Rocketry Forum

CG and Andrew visit Steve Eves' workshop where many local High Power rocketry enthusiasts had a party. We talk to Steve, Chris Pearson and a few fellow rocketry folks with a few fun conversations.Enjoy!Mentioned in this episode:The Rocketry Forum

Welcome to another Rocket Friends episode (Formerly called Workshop Talk)In today's episode it's a Rocket Friends general rocketry discussion. We're joined by our good friend Andrew Kleinhenz and we cover a broad range of topics including:-Becoming a Prefect of a Tripoli chapter for the first time-The full story of "The Fainter of Goats"- The resolution to the AP supply issue from Aerotech- Speaking of...the right way to get into motor making- First time @ Airfest thoughtsAnd more! Patrons, stay around after the closing theme for a cute short story at the end!"The Fainter of Goats " rocket...which has an amazing story that we share in this episode!Mentioned in this episode:eRocketseRocketsThe Rocketry Forum

Welcome to the Season 11 premiere of The Rocketry Show!In this episode, we talk to Tom Fetter on a deep dive on why do our rockets turn into the wind?Tom's done a lot of research, and was excited to join us to share!Mentioned in this episode:eRocketseRocketsThe Rocketry Forum

CG and Gheem gather for another test episode drop.We're making sure everything is good to go for the new season. We got a question from a listener that CG thought would make a good topic for this test drop episode...Mentioned in this episode:The Rocketry Forum

CG and Gheeem get together to test our new podcast distribution setup before we start the new season by mid October.We talk about what we've been up to the past couple of months as well!Mentioned in this episode:The Rocketry ForumNorth Coast Rocketry

As we prepare for a new season of The Rocketry Show, we have some technical work to do...This MIGHT cause a glitch in our feed that you might notice when we flip the switch, so to speak.  Hopefully not!CG explains in this short drop...

  We remember one of the key founding members of Estes Rockets.  Gleda Estes passed away earlier this year while we were out of production.  We chose to dedicate an episode to her memory by listening to a re-enacting of the early years of Estes Rockets that she and husband Vern performed at NSL 2018.

Welcome to our first "Rocket Friends episode of the new show format. This type of show was formerly called "Workshop Talk". In this episode we are joined with Bill and Rachel Daigle and they catch us up on their hobby adventures.  Also in this episode: CG's flight computer project ticks along, and he talks about how that is shaping up. Gheem is grilled by all of us on what it's like to have his High School rocket team accepted into the NASA Student Launch competition this year. Enjoy!

What's it like to send your hobby rocket to near space?  Our guest, Kip Daugirdas explains.   Kip is a Level 3 rocketeer, and he'll share his experiences and share some inside tips on the topic. He can be found on Twitter: @kipdaugirdas If you wish to follow Kip's Youtube channel, you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@kdaugi

Steve Taylor, President of ESRA the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) joins us to talk all things Spaceport America Cup. The IREC event has been going on for over 20 years now, and there is a lot to learn about it!

A bit delayed, but here we are! In this episode, we do a quick review of NARCON 2024, and we give a look behind the curtain to tell you what has been going on...

On this episode, our guest is Vance Martin, an amateur radio operator who goes under the callsign N3VEM. Martin became involved in rocketry as a kid in the typical way; seeing model rockets at the local hobby shop, and discovering the hobby with a friend.  As he moved into middle and high school, he discovered mid and high power rocketry through  online rocketry communities.  While in college he built a PML 1/4 Scale Patriot rocket to use for his Level One, but was unable to find a nearby club to certify, so his L1 rocket sat collecting dust over the years.    After college, Vance discovered ham radio, and earned his amateur radio callsign N3VEM, and built  a portable station in his vehicle so that he could play radio while being out and on the road for work.  As seems to be a pre-requisite for Ham Radio, Vance also became a software and hardware 'tinkerer', so for him, building radio-related projects turned out to be a lot of fun, and is still what he calls his 'primary hobby.' Vance became a Born-Again-Rocketeer about a year ago, when his two older kids found the Patriot rocket stashed in the corner of the family storage room.  They asked 'What is this!?!'  "...and just like that" says Vance " we started building up a fleet of little Estes kits."  Vance decided that it would be fun to combine the two hobbies, and start tinkering with radio and electronic payloads for their rockets. "I knew that 'off the shelf' stuff was available, but being a tinkerer, I wanted to build my own." he recalls.   He continues. "I wanted to target mid-power sized rockets with my projects, since I still live in the same town, and still don't have easy access to a club with a high-power launch site." Vance enjoys his hobbies, and is having fun, saying "I'm still very much a rocketry noob, but I'm having a blast dabbling around with building the rockets, and hacking around at hardware and software for the rockets' payloads." Vance's website is :  https://n3vem.com/blog/RadioRocketV2/

Are you really 'GO' to use your full FAA waiver? Greg Young shares his experiences with this topic, and what he learned is an eye opening education for all rocketeers! About our guest...Greg shares his background in rocketry... My rocketry experience started in 1961, at the ripe old age of 10years, when I ordered, built and flew rockets from Estes Industries. Try as I may, I was not successful at getting local hobby shops to carry rocketry supplies at that time, as the owners felt they were dangerous fireworks.  My flying continued until taking a hiatus during my college, and then post graduate years. When my oldest daughter expressed an interest in rockets (while in 3rd grade) my flying resumed. I joined NAR, and TRA at that time and formed a local rocketry club, the Southtown's Amateur Rocket Society (STARS). When my youngest daughter left middle school for high school, I wound up taking another hiatus, and the club disbanded. My flying hiatus ended when my grandchildren expressed interest in rocketry. I rejoined NAR and TRA, and decided to go through the official high power certification program (something not required back in the 1980's when I flew) and am currently a level 3 flier. I have been involved in 2 NY rocketry groups, one in Geneseo, the other in Penn Yan, and have served from 2016 through the end of 2022 as a member of board of directors, the VP, the waiver holder, the RSO and also served the Prefect of the former for part of that time. I have served on the planning committees for LDRS 34, NSL 2018, and NARAM 62, and during those launches was involved on the field running the range safety operations. Currently I have been involved with local youth (high school and college age primarily), and officially have mentored several school ARC teams which have gone to nationals, and most recently a high school team who was chosen to participate in the 2023 NASA student launch initiative and went on to the nationals in Huntsville. I am hoping to get time to be able to fly more, and mentor more student groups going forward. They are, after all, our future...

The Rocketry Show team talk NSL West 2023 with Ed Lacroix and Matt Abbey.

Jeff Kodysz was a very talented rocketeer. His talents stretched from 3D printing, Lazer Etching, and he had a knack with making logos. He created the current logo for The Rocketry Show that you look at everytime you visit our website or listen to one of our episodes. Jeff passed away a few weeks ago after a short battle with illnesses. He will be missed by his friends, family, and us. We are all glad to have known him.

CG stops by to give a quick update on technical changes some of you may have noticed, and what that means.

The team talk about Narcon 2023, and we review this year’s calendar of big launch events so far…

In the first episode of Season 9, we talk to Joe Pfeiffer of the Open rocket team, diving a bit deeper into the program’s features, and some use case items for advanced and High power rocketry.

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chapAppDescJesse and Gheem give a news update for December. The next season of The Rocketey Show starts in January!

The full Rocketry Show team assemble to drop the latest news updates from the hobby AeroTech/Quest News AeroTech RMS K750ST-PS Rocket Motor Reload Kit New Product Information Release 7/11/22 AeroTech/Quest is pleased to announce the Tripoli certification and immediate availability of our new RMS Reloadable Motor System K750ST-PS rocket motor reload kit, AeroTech’s 2nd rocket motor reload kit designed to use the single-grain RMS-75/1280 hardware. Perfect for heavy rockets launched from small fields, the K750ST-PS delivers 1,298.7 N-Sec (292.0 lb.- Sec.) of total impulse with a 1.74 burn time and an all-up weight in motor hardware of 4.29 lb. (1,945.9 g). It’s also a great booster for two-stage rockets, and features AeroTech’s aerospace-grade Super Thunder (ST) propellant formulation with a burn rate midway between Blue Thunder and Warp-9 propellant types. The K750ST-PS generates a peak thrust of 835.7 N (187.9 lb.) with an average thrust of 746.6 N (167.9 lb.). Super Thunder propellant displays a bright blue flame with prominent Mach diamonds and little smoke.  Although the K750ST-PS produces tracking smoke, it is a “plugged” motor that does not include an ejection charge and requires the utilization of an electronically-activated recovery system. Diameter: 75mm (2.95”) Length: 266.7mm (10.5”) Propellant: Super Thunder Total Impulse: 1,298.7 N-Sec. (292.4 lb.-Sec.) Burn Time: 1.7 Seconds Peak Thrust: 835.7 N (187.9 lb.) Delay Time: Plugged Propellant Weight: 595 g (1.3 lb.) Loaded Weight: 1,947.5 g (4.3 lb.) California State Fire Marshal classification and approval has been granted for the K750ST-PS RMS Reload Kit. It ships with a standard FirstFire Initiator, has a suggested retail price of $157.99 each and may be purchased by consumers 18 years of age or older with a minimum Level 2 NAR or TRA Certification, or by educational institutions, government agencies and licensed commercial entities. Aerotech Discontinues some of its motors They are discontinuing several 24mm reloads as well as their 18mm and 32mm Glider motors typically used for gliders.   Here is the list of discontinued motors:  33400 C3.4T-P 18mm RMS-R/C (3-pak) 33400-12 C3.4T-P 18mm RMS R/C (12-pak) 40700 D7-RCT 24mm RMS R/C (3-Pak) 42300 D2.3T-P 18mm RMS R/C (3-Pak) 42300-12 D2.3T-P 18mm RMS R/C (12-Pak) 51103 E11-3J 24mm RMS (3-Pak) 51200 E12-RCJ 24mm R/C (3-Pak) 61203 F12-3J 24mm RMS (3-Pak) 91321 RMS-32/60-100 R/C Motor 91613 F13-RCT 32mm R/C (2-Pak) 91616 F16-RCJ 32mm R/C (2-Pak) 91712 G12-RCT 32mm R/C (2-Pak) Though it is being discontinued for general retail, Gary Rosenfield notes that the D2.3T will be produced for international competition use as needed. 2022-23 NRC CONTEST EVENTS ANNOUNCED NAR Competition NRC Events for the 2022-2023 Contest Year The NAR Contest Board is pleased to announce the NRC events for the 2022-2023 Contest...

Items in this news podcast: SMT Designs releases all of their rocketry designs to public domain Steve Thatcher: "With my upcoming LDRS 40 trip and TRA Tech session there on "3D Printed Modular Avionics Bays", I wanted to make an announcement, so here it is..." Steve Thatcher says “I am in the process of releasing all of my rocketry designs to the public domain under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International” You can read the licensing in detail at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ You can find the designs on http://www.tinkercad.com/ by simply doing a "People" search for "SteveThatcher".   Once you find the profile, click it to view the parts. Steve has also tagged the parts with “SMTDESIGNS”, “AVBAY”, and “ROCKETRY”, but you will get more "hits" that way of other non-related parts. My intent in doing this is to propagate the footprint standard I created for devices and batteries over the last years, so the rocketry community could benefit. Thatcher says “I would also like to see my designs come to a greater use by making them available for no cost to those that have the required equipment.” Steve asks that the footprints for carriers and platforms remain unchanged.  Thatcher says”I recognize the need to change things when necessary, but changing footprints negates the universal benefit they provide.  Take the time to look at my entire library of parts to get a system view of why things were done.” Steve will be available to answer questions through SMT Designs, and the SMT Designs facebook page. _______________________________ Tripoli News During the LDRS 40 Member's Banquet it was announced that that the Tripoli Wisconsin Association, Tripoli Green Bay, and Tripoli Chicago will be hosting LDRS 41 at the Richard Bong Recreation Area located in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. The event is planned to take place July 6, 7, 8 and 9, 2023.   More details and information will be coming soon. _______________________________ New Unified TRA Safety Code   https://www.tripoli.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=795696&module_id=520420 Tripoli Rocketry Association unveiled its new “unified” safety code on May1 of this year. President Bob Brown notes that: Under this safety code, there are no longer Commercial launches or Research launches, just Tripoli launches.  There are some changes to the current safety code, such as a common safe distance table, a safety code for both model rockets as well as radio-controlled boosted gliders as well as other changes.   Tripoli asks all members to please take the time to read the document in its entirety.   Mr. Brown notes that “While your first reaction will probably be there seem to be a lot more rules under this new document, in fact, almost nothing more restrictive has been adopted it’s just compiled into one document now.” TRA notes that they owe a huge thank you to Steve Shannon, “who undertook the daunting task of compiling the information from the original four documents and writing (in plain English, not legalese) a document we can all understand and follow”. ____________________________________ Reminder on NARAM 63 NARAM-63 will be July 16-22, 2022. Sport flying begins on Saturday, July 16, and will run through the following Friday, July 22.  The US Team Flyoffs/North Coast Cup flying will begin Saturday, July 16, and run through Monday, July 18.   NARAM competition flying begins on Monday, July 18, and runs through Friday, July 22.  Friday evening, July 15, will include a sport flyers briefing as well as a US Team Flyoffs/North Coast Cup briefing and model check in. Where is NARAM-63? Springfield, Missouri, located in the southwestern part of the state, is this year’s host city. The Oasis Hotel is the official hotel of NARAM-63, and will host nearly all of the evening activities. The flying field is located west of Springfield. Sport Range Tripoli Mo-Kan will be running the sport range along with support from SLRA.  Launch pads with 1010 and 1515 rails will be available as well as 1/8″, 3/16″, 1/4”, 3/8”, and 1/2″ rods. Rockets with up to M motor class can be accommodated with an FAA waiver to 6,000 feet. Come and sport fly for the weekend or stay for the whole week. Contest Range Saturday through Monday will feature the US Team Flyoffs/North Coast Cup. NARAM competition starts Monday morning with Chad Ring serving as the NARAM Contest Director. NARAM at Night In addition to sport and contest flying each day, join us for the traditional NARAM evening events throughout the week including the Manufacturers Forum, Cannon Fund Rocketry Memorabilia Auction, NAR Town Hall Meeting, FREE Ice Cream Social, Beer Lofting, and other events culminating with the Awards Banquet on Friday evening. ______________________________________________ Reminder: NAR Board of Trustees voting window is open « Board of Trustee Voting You can vote in-person at NARAM during the Town Hall meeting, online, or by mail-in ballot. You can only vote once! The Town Hall Meeting will be held Monday, July 18, 2022. To vote online, please go to the NAR.ORG site, check in under Member Resources. Mail-in ballots are in The Model Rocketeer, which was mailed with the May/June, 2022 issue of Sport Rocketry magazine. Under the NAR Bylaws, Senior and Leader members who joined the NAR at least one year prior to July 18, 2022 (NAR number 112135 or lower) are eligible to vote. For voting purposes, a Leader member is defined as one who has reached his/her 16th birthday as of July 18, 2022. This Year’s Board member candidates (New Candidate) Don Carson - Macon , NC (Current Board Member) Becky Green - San Rafael, CA (Current board member)  Lynn Thomas, Indianapolis, IN Bios are available on the NAR.Org site voting page. _________________________ 2022 NASA Student Launch results   Each year, NASA challenges middle school, high school, college, and university students from across the United States to design, build and launch a high-powered amateur rocket, fly it to an altitude between 4,000 and 6,000 feet, and make a successful landing. Middle and high school teams could choose to attempt the college/university division challenge or develop their own science or engineering experiment. Teams in the college/university division tackled a new task that mirrors NASA’s missions like the Mars Curiosity Rover.  Teams had to design a payload capable of autonomously locating where their rocket landed by identifying the rocket’s grid position on an aerial image of the launch site while transmitting the data back to their ground station.  This had to be accomplished without the use of GPS. The requirement simulates a challenge faced by NASA’s mission managers – communicating with spacecraft and payloads on distant plan mmmm etary bodies, where use of GPS is not an option.   Sixty teams from 22 states including Puerto Rico took part in this year’s competition, with 27 teams launching April 23 near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Teams that did not travel were allowed to conduct their final test flights at a home launch field. For the second year in a row, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte won the launch division, while Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, won first place in the design division of NASA’s 2022 Student Launch rocketry competition. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte will receive $5,000 for first place in the launch division, and Tarleton State University will receive $2,500 for first place in the design division. The top five teams in the launch division are: University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee University of Florida, Gainesville Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana The top two teams in the design division are: Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas New York University   ______________________________________   American Rocketry Contest (TARC)  https://rocketcontest.org/result/2022/   1) Newport High School - Team 2 from Bellevue, WA  (22-1326)   $20,000  (Flight 1)  2  (Flight 2) 11 Total Score = 13 2) Newport High School - Team 1 from Bellevue, WA (22-1804)   $15,000  (Flight 1) 2 (Flight 2) 12 Total Score 14 3) All Saints Episcopal School from Haslet, TX (22-1126) $12,500  (Flight 1) 6.12 (Flight 2) 11 Total Score = 17.12 4) Spring Grove Area Intermediate School - Team 2 from Spring Grove, PA (22-1534)  $10,000  (Flight 1) 13 (Flight 2) 6.8 Total Score = 19.8 5) Coleman High School from Coleman, TX (22-1645)  $7,500  (Flight 1) 10.12 (Flight 2) 10  Total Score = 20.12 6) Creekview High School - Team 3, from Canton, GA $3,500  (Flight 1) 17.2 (Flight 2) 7 Total Score = 24.2  7) Camas High School from Camas, WA (22-1495)  $2.500  (Flight 1) 9, (Flight 2) 16.16 Total Score = 25.16 8) Young Engineers in Action from Hawaiian Gardens, CA (22-1500) $2,500  (Flight 1) 19.64, (Flight 2) 10, Total Score = 29.64 9) Thomas Jefferson High School - Team 9 from Alexandria, VA (22-1764) $2,500  (Flight 1) 7 (Flight 2) 26.8, Total Score = 33.8 10)  Tharptown High School from Russellville, AL  (Flight 1) 1 (Flight 2) 34.12, Total Score = 35.12   Each school or organization for teams 1-5 also receives $1,000. Each school or organization for teams 6-10 also receives $500.

Conway Stevens answers your questions from Episode 115.

Sorry for the delay. Lots going on in our worlds, and we talk about it later in the show...BUT more importantly: Mike Crupe joins us from Mac Performance rocketry! We've learned about a new (to us) way to do rocketry! CG gets pulled in big time, and you'll find out why when you listen! Enjoy!

Join our guests, Bill and Rachel Daigle, who are known as father and daughter rocketeers from our neighbors up North in New Brunswick CA! Bill talks to us about his tenure as an officer of the Canadian Rocketry Association and his career as a hobby rocketeer! He even has graced the cover of Sport Rocketry. Rachel tells us about how she was involved in the hobby at a young age and the joys of flying with Bill. Bill and Rachel talk about their individual projects and shed some insight into their largest scratch built upscales. We talk to them about their road to CAR Level 4 in High Powered Rocketry. It’s an episode full of fun and appreciation and we are happy to share this with you!

Gary Rosenfield joins us to update us on some of the latest going on at Aerotech as well as:  - Tips and tricks for selecting an appropriate motor for your high power certifcations.  - What he is up to for Hampster Dance 2022.  - Gary's project of digitizing a bunch of old super-8 footage of some historic & interesting high power launches from the early days of HPR. All this along with some interesting rocket talk!

chapAppDescHappy Holidays, and Welcome to the latest episode of The Rocketry Show for the week of December 19, 2021! This time around, we close out the year catching up on your voice and emails, and what we have been up to, and what's next for our shows. One of our listeners mentions wanting to hear from John Beans and Joe Barnard.  We talked to both of them in previous episodes.  If you want to check them out too, then here are the links to the latest ones. Latest John Beans Episode ( Episode 30): Latest Joe Barnard episode (Episode 103): We also answer yoiur questions, like how to repair damaged fins on fiberglass rockets, how to get rid of the "fuzzies" caused by painter's tape peeling away the glassine surface from cardboard rocket airframes and more!

chapAppDescIn this episode, Steve Thatcher returns to talk about what is new from SMT Designs. He has been busy innovating new options for your rocket AV Bay needs for almost all rockets –including ones up to eight inches in diameter! We think you should check these out! We think you’ll enjoy this information, and Steve’s rocket stories as well.

chapAppDescWelcome to the first episode of Season 8 of The Rocketry Show! We open this new season with a wonderful guest appearance from Conway Stevens. We talk about some history of High Power rocketry, focusing a bit on the changes brought on after the 9/11 attacks. We cover other rocketry history related stories as well. Mr. Stevens also disusses his experiences as a TAP, his latest projects, and his recovery from COVID. This is a two hour long show that is sure to fill in the time we spent regrouping before resuming our show recordings. You’ll no doubt be replaying this one a few times! Enjoy!

chapAppDescWelcome to Episode 114 of The Rocketry Show! In this Episode, we'll be talking about The Hot Nozzle Summer 2021 event! Jenna Kay Foertsch joins us from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, where she works, to talk about it! On July 23rd of this year at the FAR launch site in the desert of California, Tim Dodd, AKA The everyday Astronaut, stomped his foot down on an air powered rocket to kick off an event that has taken the rocketry community by viral storm.   Photo: Tim Dodd kicking off the event Credit: Matt of HNS The event known as "Hot Nozzle Summer" started out as a joke on Twitter by a number of young rocketry enthusiasts earlier in the Spring, but very quickly grew into a movement spearheaded by an energetic group resulting in a major launch that took place over the weekend of July 23-26.  The goals of this group are stated on their website… "Hot Nozzle Summer is a movement within the amateur rocket community that seeks to break down the barriers that exist within the hobby and make it more accessible to new people, regardless of skill or training in rocketry or engineering. This movement celebrates all aspects of rocketry whether its getting a Level 1 high powered certification through NAR or Tripoli, or just shooting model rockets in the backyard with your kids this summer. You do not have to come to the live event to participate in the movement." Primarily a social media phenomenon, the group’s dedicated leaders pulled off an event that saw many rockets fly many of which were from people new to the hobby, or flying to achieve a higher certification level.  Jenna Kay, one of the main organizers of the event joins The Rocketry Show to discuss how the event came to be, what challenges were overcome to pull it off, and what the future might hold for what has essentially become a movement to bring people into the hobby that has not been seen before.

Welcome to Season 7, Episode 113! In this episode: Jesse joins us with his interviews & wrap-up reporting of NSL 2021 and LDRS. He managed to get some interviews from NSL as well! Gheem was on vacation during this production, and CG talks about what to expect the next few weeks while The Rocketry Show is in “summertime rocket season” mode.

Jason Turicick, Dave Barber, and Stanton Ewert of LOC Precision join us to talk about what's new at LOC, and their appearance on Season 2, Episode 9 of The Secret of Skin Walker Ranch! Dave Barber Jason Turicick Stanton Ewert

Joe Hill joins the crew as we discus our rocketry projects, high power, rocketry music, and more!

We start up this workshop talk episode with another member of the next generation of rocketeers, Xyla Foxlin. Xyla has a degree in Engineering, an aircraft pilot, and loves partaking in any craft that involves building things. Gheem ran across her while looking at Joe Barnard's latest adventures at F.A.R (Friends of Amateur Rocketry) in the deserts out west which sparked a new hashtag on the Twitterverse, #HotNozzleSummer. Xyla was one of the names popping up, and she decided to get her level 2 certification at FAR with a very interesting rocket called "Fifi". We talk about this build, and her broad background in robotics, rocketry, boats, and craftwork that led to this project. Her Youtube video of the Fifi build and launch can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKqrQUHYgrM 

The Oklahoma State University rocket team “The Space Cowboys” join us to talk about their first place placement in the Argonia Cup contest. They talk about their rocket, the payload, and some of their greatest challenges in making it all happen. Also Bob Brown joins us to talk about The Argonia Cup, The Argonia Kansas rocket club Kloudbusters, and Airfest The Rocketry show wins an award! We talk about that as well!

Matt Steele has been busy, and Northcoast Rocketry has new kits and more as a result! Matt joins us to discuss. We also dive into the mailbag to answer your questions, including a really good question from one of you on the LEUP regulations. Enjoy!

Tyler Palmer joins us to cover a wide range of topics and interests.    We all found this session to be fun and informative! Enjoy!

The rocketry show gang gather to review their plans for the 2021 rocketry season, and we crack open the mailbag, and take a deep dive into some listener feedback. Loading new motors into Open Rocket tutorial: https://youtu.be/dsppUGQULJA Jesse posing with his The Rocketry Show mug.  Patrons of the rocketry show can up their membership level for three months to get this cool piece of swag.   Other items are available at Tee shirts and other items are also available at http://shirts.therocketryshow.com Gheem's project: Jesse's Project:      

Welcome to Episode 105 of The Rocketry Show! This time around, we are joined by Tim Van Milligan of Apogee Components!  Tim hangs with us to talk about some new projects from Apogee, including some insights into the direction of RockSim! We also find time to talk rocket shop too!

In Episode 104, we are joined by Toby Vanderbeek in our second workshop show in the new format! We talk rockets, and a little about what toby has done with his work on rocketry with his  Vander Burn-rocketry project, including the Vander-burn Estes Goblin fin upgrades. Listen to the episode to find out why you might want those! The gang talk about their favorite motors, rocket adventures, and CG gives a glimpse into his 2021 flight computer tests, and more!

Joe Barnard joins us to fill us in on his continuing adventures in thrust vector rocketry, including his latest twist: Landing under rocket thrust -- not parachutes! You can dig deeper into his adventures by visiting his site, BPS.space. Also: -Jesse talks about his home paint booth, and the gang talk about what they are up to. - Listener feedback from the last couple of episodes - We talk briefly on the sale of Mach1 Rocketry

In this episode, the University of Akron Akronauts high power rocket team traveled to theFriends of Amateur Rocketry (FAR) site for a two staged High Power rocket launch attempt. Unfortunately, they had issues with their second stage, and the flight did not go as planned. They share with us what they learned as of when we recorded this episode. The Rocketry show team rip into the virtual mailbag to review your emails. One of the items discussed during our mailbag segment is the website called the “Rocketry Calculator”. You can find it at https://rocketrycalculator.com/rocketry-calculator We also remind our audience about the Rocketry Show tee-shirts! You can find them here: https://shirts.therocketryshow.com

The Rocketry Show gang try a slightly new format for the workshop shows.  We are now inviting fellow rocketeers to the workshop to teach us some of their tips and tricks, and to just talk rockets. Our first guest is Andrew Kleinhenz, friend to both CG and Gheem, Andrew taught us many of the tricks we have built our rocketry tricks around.   He with us, answers these questions sent to us from listeners of the show! Shear Pin Questions: How do you figure out how many pins you need? Any issues with the LOC-high power type cardboard tubing and small size 2-56 or 4-40 plastic screws for shear pins? Do you use any reinforcement on the cardboard airframe and components? What size do you recommend? Mid Power, to High Power Cardboard and Fiber Glass recommendations for shear pins Where to place them?  Any math equations or an online calculator? Do you test those with ejection charges first? Marco Polo Tracker What actually is that type of tracker? Approximate cost? Where do you buy it? Difficulty of use? What is the range of the unit?  (How far away can your rocket be from you and still get data)? Advantages of this and disadvantages vs others on the market Gheem and Andrew on igniters. We had some folks today launching some upgraded BT-55 Goblins today… they used those igniters that came with the package… What would the Rocketry show gang have used?

The entire Rocketry Show team gather for Episode 100 to look back on some of their fond memories, and talk about their projects, and more!