Happy Times
27 Jan 2007 03:06:17 -0800
I have had a few good weeks now. I have flown my Code Red quite a few
times and I have also been reading Mr Stines book. You sure do get a
buzz out of this, and I have been looking around many of the UK clubs
websites looking at photo's to see what everyone else is doing.
I was quite suprised to see many pe ...
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Top Gear Space Shuttle
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:40:26 -0000
Not the best kept secret on the planet.....
- 1/5th scale Space Shuttle...well sort of.
- Weighing in at 1.4 Metric Tonnes (3080 lbs)
- Installed impulse over 200kNs (R impulse)
- Main power plants consisting a cluster of 6 Hybrid Contrail O motors.
- Two of which were designed to be airstarted.
- Supplement ...
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Lidl Alert: Thursday 1st Feb
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:56:56 GMT
Lidl have some rocketry related goodies coming up next week:-
Mini Window Alarm - Pack of 4
* Magnetic sensor with ON/OFF switch
* Easy to attach with adhesive pads supplied
* Requires 3 x LR44 batteries per alarm (included)
* Supplied with instructions
* Size (cm): 3 x 6.2 x 2.2
* ...
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New Moon Documentary
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:45:45 +0000
I have just read about a new documentary that will come out in 2007
about the Apollo programme, to much to explain here but alot or
remastering of Apo11o footage and also 16mm silent Mission control file
get lipped synced with the Mission control audio loop.
Sound really good.
http://www.spaceref.com/news/v ...
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Apollo 13...With a difference.
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:29:49 -0000
Here's a link from the hybrid forum......
http://apolloera.blogspot.com/2007/01/thanksgiving-with-kranzes.html
I recommend you watch it:
It's a fantastic parody on the Apollo 13 movie.
"A parody of Ron Howard's Apollo 13 that wonders what Thanksgiving might be
like at Gene Kranz's (Ed Harris from Apollo ...
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Tour of Peenemunde and Kummersdorf
19 Jan 2007 05:36:19 -0800
Hi all
Another tour of Peenemunde and Kummersdorf is being arranged see the
attached address for details
http://www.drttours.co.uk/Sections/Pages/peenemunde.html
regards
Mark
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Black Knights Launch Sunday 21/01
19 Jan 2007 05:30:25 -0800
Hi all
Happy New Year!
Unfortunately circumstances are conspiring against us!
I was expecting to RSO on Sunday but unfortunately I am a little unwell
and therefore wont be able to make it. Having rung round other
committee members we are short of an RSO! The wind is also forecast to
be 20 mph which as yo ...
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Issue #3 of Launch magazine
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:13:18 +0000
Would anybody like one? I have a spare.
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Darren J Longhorn http://www.geocities.com/darrenlonghorn/
NSRG #005 http://www.northstarrocketry.org.uk/
/UKRA #1094 /L2 /RSO http://www.ukra.org.uk/ ...
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London Model Engineering Show Reminder
18 Jan 2007 02:00:05 -0800
Guys,
Just a quick reminder about the London Model Engineering Show which is
on at Alexandra Palace, London from Tomorrow untill Sunday.
http://www.meridienneexhibitions.co.uk/html/london_model_engineering_exhib.html
We plan to have paper rocket making for the kids and if space allows
also film pot rocket ...
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Paging WRS
16 Jan 2007 12:19:54 -0800
If anyone from WRS can help, I have an opportunity to plug your club to
some local science teachers next week. Do you have a handout or
anything that I can give them?
Please contact me at chrlswrphl at aol dot com.
Phil
L2RSO
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