Last night I happened to be perusing through my collection of Model Rocketry Magazine issues , looking for some rocket plans I had recalled seeing. I happened upon the October 1969 issue which ... [Read More]
Saturday, August 4th, 2018, I made the 80 mile trip from Castle Rock to Pueblo to attend a much anticipated event - the NAR 60 year anniversary Rocketeer Reunion. Despite traffic delays on ... [Read More]
I'm going to start this reunion series on a more personal note. This is a picture of myself and one of my best friends who happened to travel out here from Virginia to attend the reunion - Mr. ... [Read More]
While making another circuit of the meeting room floor early in the event, I came across one of the display tables on which some new items had appeared....
And I knew exactly who ... [Read More]
Halfway through the reunion activities, the central stage and podium were open to presentations by the various NAR dignitaries who were present. To start things off, Reunion Coordinator Trip Barber ... [Read More]
The FlatCat Boost Glider was designed by G. Harry Stine back in the earlier days of model rocketry. It is arguably the quintessential example of a standard front engine pop-pod ... [Read More]
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 I had brought along a few items to be ... [Read More]
Actually there were more than a few in attendance at the reunion... Here is a pic of Tom and Linda Milkie:
Back in the old days, I used to read and re-read all of the fine articles and plans ... [Read More]
After being introduced by NAR president John Hochheimer, Bill Stine took the podium. Bill related the story of the beginnings of the hobby of model rocketry, starting with how his father, G. Harry ... [Read More]
Another one of the display tables held a large collection of early Canaroc model rocket kits. This presentation was provided by Mr. Denis Lufkin (NAR 96987).
On ... [Read More]
The next member of model rocketry royalty to give a talk was Lee Piester, the man behind Centuri Engineering.
Lee gave a very interesting speech, relating the story of his conversion from ... [Read More]
The last item on the row of meeting room tables was my own small display of NARAM-11 ephemera.
Included was an official meet program that was distributed to visitors to ... [Read More]
Well, boys and girls, This post pretty much completes the series on the NAR 60th Year Rocketeer Reunion. I had nearly as much fun writing and putting together this material as I had ... [Read More]
I recently had the pleasure of meeting a fellow old-timer model rocketeer who lives right here in the Castle Rock area - Mr. Jim Gazur. Jim was heavily involved in model rocketry back in ... [Read More]
Today's post topic goes back nearly 51 years - all the way to August, 1969.
The place: The United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The event: NARAM 11.
... [Read More]
Hi, All, I haven't posted here is some time on account of being out traveling and away from the computer. Today, things have returned to normal - however that can be defined - so I can get ... [Read More]
Last night I happened to be perusing through my collection of Model Rocketry Magazine issues , looking for some rocket plans I had recalled seeing. I happened upon the October 1969 issue which ... [Read More]
