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Monday, May 6, 2019

An Unexpected Model Rocket Windfall

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This past Saturday, my wife and I traveled to Colorado Springs to visit some long-time friends there. After dinner, the gentleman, whose na...
Friday, May 3, 2019

Back In The Day, Part 21 - ROMAR in 1974. 'Twas A Very Good Year.

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ROMAR's first year as a section of the National Association of Rocketry was a very busy one. One of the major watershed events early i...
Thursday, May 2, 2019

3rd BAR Birthday Today!

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I can't believe it's already been three years into my BAR era.  Where does the time go?
Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Back In The Day, Part 20 - The Birth of ROMAR

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The January, 1974 meeting of the Skywatchers Model Rocket Club was different in that we were now an officially chartered section of the NAR ...
Monday, April 29, 2019

Steampunk Protostar, Part 28 - A Riveting Tail

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Taking a step away from the launch lug construction, the next procedure in the build is making the riveted panels for the body tube. Each s...
Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Steampunk Protostar, Part 27 - Building The Launch Lug Standoffs

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Now that the launch lugs themselves are completed, it's time to fashion the fancy standoff mounts. To start off, two scrap pieces of 1...
Monday, April 22, 2019

Back In The Day, Part 19 - ...And Then There Was 'Skywatchers'....

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The genesis of the Skywatchers / ROMAR model rocket club in Colorado Springs is largely shrouded in mystery - at least as far as yours truly...