night launch

NYPower26 is fast approaching. Held every year during Memorial Day weekend, this year it's May 25-27. What is NYPower? It's a Rocketry Festival featuring low power, mid power, high power & night launches with an 8,000ft waiver. Fun for all ages and skill levels. Spectators are always welcome and...

The weather isn't looking too good for our scheduled launch on 12 November. Sunday the 13th looks better. I'll be making a decision by Thursday evening about any rescheduling. All the usual Amesbury rules apply. We'll have NRC flying available and we will cap off the day and the year with a...

It's time to wrap up the 2020 flying season, such as it's been. We'll have our normal launch from noon to four, then breakdown and pack up all the gear and set up a small set of pads to do our night launch. Please read the information we have published about the COVID-19 rules and restrictions...

Are you a NRC flyer? How about an Tripoli EX flyer? If so, then NYPOWER in Geneseo NY will be your event this Memorial day weekend! Yes we are hosting NARAM in July but MARS Club is now a Tripoli Prefecture, so not only can you fly NRC events at our glorious mowed grass field, you can also fly...

I am starting the design of a level 2 rocket build with a friend who wants to help stuff it full of arduino-run LED's and EL wire for a fun night launch to be filmed with high speed film. Does anyone have experience with acrylic versus polycarbonate clear body tube builds? Or do you have a...

As has been the case for most of our launches this year, the soccer crowd won't be using the field (and who would have road race this time of year) so there should be plenty of easy parking. It would be great if we could have someone volunteer their car/van/SUV for shuttle use. Volunteers for...

Our final launch of the season was scheduled for this Saturday, the 17th of November but is being postponed until some date in the future. When we reschedule, we’ll start set up about 9:30 in the morning and fly as soon as we can. More hands helping will get us going sooner. The soccer crowd...