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Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Seattle Museum Of Flight Already Building a Home For A Retired Shuttle. (2011-03-25)

STACIA GLENN; Staff writer Published: 03/25/1112:05 am | Updated: 03/25/11 4:01 am Read more: http://www.thenewstribune.com/ A mixture of confidence, optimism and fear of jinxing their chances ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: The Seattle Museum of Flight (MOF) to become the official museum of the NAR (2012-11-29)

Via Trip Barber in the NAR's (National Association of Rocketry) Electronic Rocketeer : The NAR has just signed a partnership agreement with one of the nation's premier aerospace museums, the ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Ranger Picked for Seattle Museum Of Flight (2014-08-01)

  Jeff Taylor sent me a message at TRF about my submitted Ranger at NARAM . . .  It was picked for display at the Seattle Museum of Flight Model Rocket Display! Jeff's Steam ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Lee Piester Talk at Museum Of Flight (2016-10-18)

Rick Piester posted this link on Facebook: "Here's my dad telling the story of Centuri Engineering at the Seattle Museum of Flight."   If you haven't seen it, highly recommended - ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: NARAM 60 Saturday, August 4, Rocketeer Reunion (2018-08-05)

The first day of launches at the NARRAM field was a sport launch. A few were testing their boost gliders and streamer duration models. I was very surprised to see Brian Urban from Tampa, TTRA and ... [Read More]

Blast From The Past: NAR 60 Year Reunion, Part 16 - The Museum of Flight Silent Auction (2018-08-15)

The final presentation of the evening was given by Pat Fitzpatrick and Geoff Nunn on the subject of the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Brief updates were discussed concerning the monumental task of ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Centuri Museum and History Video (2018-08-30)

On the National Association of Rocketry Facebook page, Jonathan Wilkins posted a video link  showing the Centuri Museum. The video is hosted by Lee Piester. To see the video: CLICK HERE I had ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: G. Harry Stine photo collection (2019-03-01)

The Museum of Flight has started a Flickr page featuring photos from the godfather of model rocketry, G. Harry Stine. At this posting, it currently has photos from NARAMs 1-10. Hopefully they will ... [Read More]

Improbable Ventures: What to see at the Museum of Flight in Seattle (2020-01-23)

I recently had a chance to visit the Museum of Flight in Seattle for the first time – long overdue, in fact, since we moved out to the area more than 18 months ago. It was an impressive place ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Sport Rocketry, November/December 2013 (2013-11-15)

This issue is largely dedicated to contest rocketry, covering both NARAM 55 and the FAI World Championship flyoffs, wherein the members of the US team were selected. I'm not a contest flier so ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Custom P.O.N.G. at Seattle Museum of Flight (2014-11-26)

Bill Stine referred my name to Custom Rockets about building a Custom PONG kit for the Seattle Museum Of Flight rocketry display. I had one upstairs, finished and never flown! CLICK HERE The is ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes Scout In Space (2015-02-12)

Here's a great story about Astronaut Jay Apt and the Estes Scout that flew aboard the Shuttle Atlantis in 1991: CLICK HERE This Scout will be part of the Model Rocket Display at the Seattle ... [Read More]

Rocketeer's Corner: My first eBay rescues... (2017-09-23)

There are a few people on the forums who delight in buying old built kits on eBay for the purpose of transforming them into flyable pieces of art. I have never done this, but found the idea ... [Read More]