I hadn't heard Bubbly Puppy's Hot Smoke and Sassafras in decades. Despite breaking up in 1972, Texas-based Bubble Puppy has a web site and, of course, a CD. There are several renditions of their hit ... [Read More]
It seems most often when I find something that I want to look at on Yahoo News, all they provide is a video report. Usually, I only want to take a quick glance and move on. However, with the videos ... [Read More]
Paul Breed reports good results in his quest for the perfect H2O2 catalyst. He had some good test runs using a solid catalyst in an old motor (as opposed to the new motor that he's currently ... [Read More]
A discussion on the water-rockets Yahoo group asked if talcum powder could be used in lieu of water in a water rocket. (Yeah, I know, it wouldn't be a water rocket.) One respondent came up with a ... [Read More]
Analytical Graphics has a new web page about the Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251 Satellite Collision . It feature a really cool (but big) animations and computer models of the the collision. There are ... [Read More]
Blogging has been slow around the Dungeon. I got Roxio Creator and am copying old videos to DVD. My laptop was of average power two years ago but manipulating multi-gigabyte files eats its lunch. It ... [Read More]
Evidently, people on the small Greek island of Chios celebrate Orthodox Easter by launching fireworks at each other's churches during the services. Check out this crazy video. My Big Fat Greek ... [Read More]
After testing the winds with a 'tiny' Nike Smoke on a J350, Steve Eves' Saturn was launched into the beautiful Maryland skies at around 1PM local. The central 'P' and eight 'N' motors (that's 'R' ... [Read More]
In my surfing for info on the Pye Wacket , I ran across an entry on the PEPP Aeroshell on the Identified Flying Objects site. (The site is packed with info on all sorts of real UFO-style vehicles.) ... [Read More]
I've been checking for the flight report on the FGG-3/Darque Sol and see it's now updated. The report includes photos and couple of videos. I'd like to try something similar, but on a smaller scale. ... [Read More]
I got my Level-2 at LDRS2000 outside Orangeburg, SC. My Great Googly Moogly flew on a J350 that was generously provided free by AeroTech. Recovery was controlled by a GWiz altimeter with motor ... [Read More]
Just noticed you can embed videos from flickr. If I knew this, I forgot. Anyway, this is Dave Hein's gyro-stabilized rocket. More reference links can be found here .
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Lots of anniversaries this year - tomorrow marks the 40th of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair . Even those of us who didn't attend got a lot of enjoyment from the event. So many good videos to ... [Read More]
These are really good. Check out the flame, the stability, and the gimballing of the thrust at landing. Includes on-board footage of touchdown. [Read More]
This month, Bob and Neil's editorial discusses the state of rocketry magazines. During the last 4 months or so, we have lost 50% of our rocket magazines - both LAUNCH and Extreme Rocketry succumbed ... [Read More]
No word on what's up with Unreasonable Rocket's level-2 attempt, but the web yielded several videos of past lander flights by UR and others. Here is a downward looking video from Unreasonable ... [Read More]
Videos of Armadillos latest flight to 2959 ft (902 m) have made it to YouTube. I like the new pointy look! (spotted by Clark Lindsey , who has another one too) [Read More]
This is the NARAM 51 edition and my main feeling after thumbing through it is...I wish I had attended! The coverage is typical to past NARAMs and includes plenty of photos. It started ... [Read More]
I hear the Mythbusters will be investigating Lagari Hasan Celebi who legend says made the first successful manned rocket flight. The Chinese Emperor who flew in a rocket chair was probably ... [Read More]
Location: Higgs Farm, Price, MD ( Red Glare VII ) Weather: mid to high 60's, light breeze, clear Total flights: Today - 7; YTD - 72 Total motors: Today - 10; YTD - 87 The remnants of Hurricane Ike ... [Read More]
Clark Lindsey provides links to two posts on the Daily Kos - Part 1 includes photos and videos of operational rockets and part 2 is dedicated to experimental vehicles. The split is not 100% ... [Read More]
In a comment to an earlier post, Woody notes that he now has a website on his guided monocopter project. I don't know if I previously credited James Houghton as his partner on the project (but I did ... [Read More]
This photo is too cool and odd to pass up. I first saw this photo on the Bad Astronomy blog . At first glance, it looked photoshopped to me too but he pointed to several sources that ... [Read More]
I couldn't resist cross posting (from High Power Rocketry ) these YouTube videos of C-130 cargo planes equipped with rocket motors pointed in most every direction that could possibly make sense (and ... [Read More]
I just got in from an evening with friends and found several blog posts worth commenting on, reposting, or repackaging. But it's late so I'll touch on them briefly... The Sprint ABM is cool and R2K ... [Read More]
The Vimeo video was accidentally deleted...but who cares as long as there is YouTube? (You can view the other videos via my launch report post or the MDRA gallery .) Check out this awesome ... [Read More]
A reader (thanks George!) pointed me to Armadillos latest status report . This is big one, covering over 6 months of activity from the first Class III waiver issued by FAA AST, through the ... [Read More]
Just though I'd post a reminder that Tim VanMilligan of Apogee Components now has 32 videos available. Today's Topic: How to Select Rocket Motors for Your Own Rockets - Part 2 of 2
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After a couple of aborted attempts at ignition, they are done for the day. Check in on Spaceflight Now for updates. livestream-Spaceflight Now [Read More]
Location: Great Meadow, The Plains, VA ( NOVAAR ) Weather: high 40's; clear changing to high thin clouds; wind 0 - 5 mph Total flights: Today - 8; YTD - 12 Total motors: Today - 8; YTD - 12 I ... [Read More]
Or, at least that is what Spaceflight Now is reporting . T+plus 19 minutes, 58 seconds. SPACECRAFT SEPARATION! The Centaur upper stage has deployed the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle following today's ... [Read More]
Location: Central Sod Farm, Centreville, MD ( MDRA ESL-144) Weather: sunny, high 70's, windy Total flights: Today - 12; YTD - 33 Total motors: Today - 12; YTD - 33 The day started badly - the Beltway ... [Read More]
Last night, I caught the second half the Mythbusters 'Top 25' episode...and it was awesome. Full of rocket sleds, lead balloons and, naturally, lots of explosions. Via Twitter, I find ... [Read More]
Location: Central Sod Farm, Centreville, MD ( MDRA ESL-145) Weather: clear, high 80's, wind ~5MPH Total flights: Today - 9; YTD - 52 Total motors: Today - 22; YTD - 66 This was a really good day on ... [Read More]
MDRA video-laureat Peter 'shaken not stirred' Abresch has posted 16 videos from MDRA's ESL-145 this past weekend. These include the Paul Miller streamer launch and my own 12-Pack flight . The ... [Read More]
This past weekend, I sat with Dr. Zooch and was immersed in his video wizardry. He uses Booster Vison wireless GearCams to make 'Ants is Space' videos, staging videos and much more. He ... [Read More]
My knee's been bothering me and every time it starts to get better I seem to re-irritate it. So, no grass mowing or climbing down into the Dungeon today. Gotta get it ready for next ... [Read More]
The LDRS-29 video set is comprised of 4 DVDs, 2 with video and 2 containing a slideshow of over 4900 photos. The 2 hours video is shot in HD and has a Dolby-surround soundtrack. Both the ... [Read More]
Since I didn't immediately see any actual rocket news this AM and I'm not actively building anything at the moment, I thought I'd do my part to raise the noise level on the Internet. So, here's ... [Read More]
Roger Smith, EMRR's new owner/operator, has rolled-out a website where he will add new features to EMRR. My.RocketReviews.com requires registration, but that isn't too big a deal and you can reuse ... [Read More]
What I'm talking about is a Rolf Stabroth's 7.875" x 92.5" version (assuming I converted from metric properly). This amazing model is this month's feature over at Verna and Randy's place . ... [Read More]
Boris Katan is one of the kings of clustering. His latest spawn is Hell Boy , a Polecat 5.5" Fat Man , converted to fly on nineteen 24mm motors! The attached photo, stolen from Boris, ... [Read More]
For some reason, reading a headline about the 'Mystery Missile' made the name 'Monthly Missile' pop into mind. The Monthly Missile was an entry in the R.M.R. DesCon8, which was conducted as a ... [Read More]
The 29mm Helix is the latest member of Art's Helix fleet , although I'm sure he's planning to up the ante. This version provides some very impressive flights! Construction: I won't go ... [Read More]
The Great Googly Moogly is a 8" x 75" scratch built rocket that I used for my TRA Level 2 certification at LDRS 19 in Orangeburg, SC. However, I began building it almost a year earlier, before even ... [Read More]
This is a review of my first Crayon rocket. I decided not to go with the typical clear fins and instead went for a 'goony' version of the Standard Missile. This one used an original 'Ralphco' brand ... [Read More]
This post describes the Point 39 Productions LDRS XIX (on VHS tape) and the ROCKETS Magazine/Liberty Launch Systems Red Glare IV (on DVD) videos. Point 39 Productions - LDRS XIX
Ever since ... [Read More]
The three volume Shadow Composites video set presents basic and advanced fiberglassing techniques for rocketry. I received the videos as my DESCON 8 prize. Although I am not the most ... [Read More]
My original Landshark (V1.0) flew on 38mm Js and sported some cool shark fin-shaped fins from Giant Leap. Since there was little hope it would ever fly again, I decided to reuse the fins on a much ... [Read More]
Phew! My obsessive-compulsive quest to port my reviews to the Dungeon is just about complete. There are a handful that I didn't want to move over right now and one that is awaiting a ... [Read More]
R2K dug up some historical footage of the NERVA Nuclear Rocket Engine facilities, including some test firings. As a bonus, he posted a video about Soviet nuclear thermal rocket engines. The ... [Read More]
Earlier today, Firefox quit displaying embedded YouTube videos that use the 'iframe' tag. Chrome worked. Older, 'pre-iframe' embedded videos worked. The on-line help said to try clearing the ... [Read More]
It sounds like Steve's didn't stage but recovered intact (mostly?) but Vern's bit the dust. This is only the 2nd set of evidence I've seen. More later.
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In no particular order:
Here's a Flickr album on the flight of the the Copenhagen Suborbitals' HEAT 1X-Tycho Brahe flight: - Mission 2011 .
And more HEAT 1X-Tycho Brahe videos, via Clark ... [Read More]
Paul Breed reports on his latest foray to the FAR site . It sounds like he had a good motor test and took a bunch of videos. Time and equipment haven't let him edit them but he posted one ... [Read More]
Armadillo has posted very detailed flight reports on the 'tube rocket', Stig , and the finned SuperMod, Dalek . Both flights went up from Spaceport America and both failed. "Failed' may be a harsh ... [Read More]
DARPA was giving some mission status via Twitter and reports that they lost telemetry after the HTV-2 successfully entered the glide phase about 30 minutes ago. The attached graphic depicts the ... [Read More]
Two items popped up today, yielding a bunch of hits to some old posts. So, I decided I might as well make some mention of them. The first item/event was the 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered ... [Read More]
Just watch the Discovery Science Channel show on anvil 'tossing' . The basic idea for the standard competition is to set a 100lb anvil upside down on tamped and leveled ground. Fill ... [Read More]
Here's a video of the first flight of a pulse jet rocket. That's a bit of an oxymoron since it's not rocket powered. WTH, it looks like a rocket to me. I've seen lots of ... [Read More]
NASA confirms that UARS went down in the Pacific over night. And, a sat-watcher in Blaine, WA reportedly has the shaky-cam video to prove it . Zoomed out footage showing in going to ... [Read More]
Jakob’s Hybrid R10000 Rocket Launch , a photo by jurvetson on Flickr.
Steve Jurvetson notes that the up part was great but the airframe went "over the hills and far away." This ... [Read More]
Via the Wired Danger Room :
Darpa is holding a contest to design the military’s next spy mini-drone. So far, the entrants include a flying pogo stick, a sail that lands on mosques, and an ... [Read More]
This is both the title of a National Geographic Channel series and a rhetorical question about navigating their website. Surrounding the heated discussion about the Rocket City Rednecks , I ... [Read More]
Here's another cool, long, worthwhile, historic video from NACA/Langley/Wallops: Rocket Model Flight Tests B-58 Program (the NASA Cultural Resources videos can't be embedded). It's really ... [Read More]
The NASA Cultural Resources (NasaCRgis) YouTube Channel has turned out to be a treasure trove of historic aviation (mostly) and rocket (some) videos. I'm out of time and energy to search more ... [Read More]
Upon further digging, I found videos of the rocket-powered aerodynamics testing of 0.133 scale rocket powered Convair XFY-1 "Pogo" models. I previously have posted a couple of still shots of ... [Read More]
Early Prototype New Shepard Vehicle
Blue Origin has a couple of videos from a test flight earlier in the year. While there, you might want to poke around the rest ... [Read More]
The Antirocketery Challenge, conducted by WOOSH , involved "extremely inefficient, extremely frivolous [rockets], ..., and ends in the destruction of the rocket so it can't fly again immediately ... [Read More]
1958 - Missile Designed with HITCO in Mind - High Power Rocketry (Ad from an early composites company. The original is for sale on EBay.)
Strange Forgotten Space Station ... [Read More]
Starships Inc. status update - RLV and Space Transport (They plan to launch sub-orbital nanosats this year and orbital payloads within a year. I love F-104s. Update via NASA .)
50-man Space ... [Read More]
More Winter? Punxsutawney Phil Sees His Shadow , Live Science - I wonder what 6 more weeks of winter means when you hardly have had any already? My prognostication is that we'll have 9 ... [Read More]
Update: Had to tweak the cookies exceptions. Don't know what happened in Chrome 17 that required this but all's well that ends well. Any page that allows me to comment on my own posts doesn't ... [Read More]
R2K ran across a set of videos on one of my favorite subjects, the Project Pluto nuclear ramjet cruise missile. I'll embed a YouTube video as a teaser, but he has the whole show. As he points ... [Read More]
Air Command has posted a detailed report on the flight of their large, all fiberglass, water rocket. This thing is amazing. It looks like, and is constructed like, your typical level-1 ... [Read More]
"On February 20, 1962, Glenn piloted the Mercury-Atlas 6 "Friendship 7" spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States. Launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, he completed ... [Read More]
Learn more about the real rocket girls on NASA JSC's History Portal - March: Women's History Month .
Welcome to the B reactor video series - High Power Rocketry - Includes several videos about ... [Read More]
This post is an attempt to keep up with the Joneses or, more accurately, to keep up with High Power Rocketry . Lately, R2K has been posting some interesting historical videos about our ... [Read More]
Here's a recovery video of the Cajun Coalition's Cochon (aka Pig Rocket). Beau is still teasing us and holding back the launch segment. My wife said the Cochon should have bees stuffed with actual ... [Read More]
But here is a cool stop motion video made from 297 images taken by the Curiosity Mars Descent Imager (MARDI). This covers the period from heat shield separation to landing - about 2.5 minutes. ... [Read More]
I normally warn readers about long videos but all you'll get on this one is encouragement. Watch the video! First, from the video's description: Ramesh Raskar presents femto-photography, a new ... [Read More]
On their blog, Masten discusses the latest Xombie flight. And, of course, there are videos. Xombie went to new heights, moved at faster speeds, and translated further. "As far as we know, the ... [Read More]
Von Delius Blasts Tripoli J and K Records On Same Day , ROL (8/16) - JMAX, AT J510W to 23,735; KMAX, CTI K300 to 31,643'...way to go Curt!
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Update 2: Just saw this story on the WRDC4 11PM news! Update: It appears that the videographic evidence of flights over DC have been pulled from YouTube. However, the linked article still ... [Read More]
Here are two videos that I found via Spaceports . The first is a montage of Apollo footage set to the music of the Alan Parsons Project. The second is a documentary the " Overview Effect ", which is ... [Read More]
The fireball exploded both literally and on the Interwebs. Space.com alone has gone ape shit. Here are a couple of good videos (seen on AirSpace ). And, here's a funny graphic, found via the ... [Read More]
From German V-2 failures to a robot dog tossing cinder blocks, Jalopnik presents The Ten Most Unbelievable Military Testing Videos . You can argue the 'most' and the 'unbelievable' but they are ... [Read More]
The American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) plant has a long and troubled history in El Paso. It started way back in 1887 and ended yesterday with the demolition of it's two larger ... [Read More]
I've been a Flickr user for many years but, because of the limits on free accounts, pretty much only used it to look at the eye candy (including harvesting material for the Dungeon). Today, Flickr ... [Read More]
Dr. Leland R. Dexter has announced that he, through Micro Nitro Rocketry , will be producing "Caldera-style" Micro and Mini Hybrids. Rene Caldera designed and sold parts kits for ... [Read More]
One of the items I identified in yesterday's post about the latest issue of Sport Rocketry was a talk about amateur rocketry by Bill Colburn. A reader kindly pointed me to the LUNAR club's NARCON ... [Read More]
I saw a story about this electric drag racer on the CBS Evening news. I poked around and found LoneStar EV Racing's Facebook page , which includes more photos and videos. This little electric's ... [Read More]
Here is my annual list of things (mostly rocket related) that made me happy and captured my imagination. As usual, in no particular order: 1. Estes released the 29mm E16 and F15 BP motors. ... [Read More]
While I was prepping, launching, and documenting my meager flights, I spotted several noteworthy rocket items on the interwebs. As y'all probably know, on Friday SpaceX successfully launched the ... [Read More]
Peter has posted his videos from ESL-192 in MDRA's YouTube Channel.
Ankyo-mcH on a microhybrid
FTC-1 water rocket (landed on AMW's trailer)
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Growing up, we had ample open spaces where you could 'experiment' with things that would land you in jail these days (at least in this neck of the woods). I really miss plinking at things in the ... [Read More]
One of my recent obsessions has been watching various DIY videos. A lot of them focus on making compressed air guns. Deep down there is a part of me that wants to make some, however, the sane part ... [Read More]
Via http://popmech.tumblr.com/post/105374779079
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I hadn't heard Bubbly Puppy's Hot Smoke and Sassafras in decades. Despite breaking up in 1972, Texas-based Bubble Puppy has a web site and, of course, a CD. There are several renditions of their hit ... [Read More]
