BlastFromThe Past

Reunion attendee Jeff Jenkins (NAR 46879) brought along a very nice collection of vintage model rocket launch controllers for display.  Most...

The NAR 60th Year Reunion proved to be a once in a lifetime opportunity for me to meet all of the big names in model rocketry, so naturally ...

For this build, I am going with the plans published in the August 1969 Model Rocketry Magazine article. Copies of it can be found here: ...

The FlatCat Boost Glider was designed by G. Harry Stine back in the earlier days of model rocketry.   It is arguably the quintessential ex...

The next couple of weeks are going to be a very active time for me here on the BlastFromThePast Blog.  I will be putting out an unprecedente...

Halfway through the reunion activities, the central stage and podium were open to presentations by the various NAR dignitaries who were pres...

At the NAR reunion, there were several display tables lined up against one of the meeting room walls that contained a lot of very interestin...