Thursday, April 5, 2012

Failed Rockets, New Projects

Well, it has been a while since my last update. Unfortunately, the SR-1 space rocket project has fallen through. This was due to a combination of funding issues and the FAA saying "no". We do have ideas for a suborbital space gun, but it is more of a thought experiment for the moment unless someone has a 120 gallon propane tank...

We have been launching a string of rockets based on "Pringles" cans, but they have been less than successful. The loss of the last one ended my Pringle rocket experiments because it contained my only altimeter and staging timer.

There are lots of project planned for next year; one of the most impressive is "Don't Worry About It". It is a 6 inch diameter, 10 foot long rocket using the first stage of the space rocket as the motor mount.

I will try to keep this blog updated more often, but no promises. I'm not sure anybody even reads it...