"The Rocket" film trailer...

Here's a link to a film trailer for a forthcoming art-house film called "The Rocket":

https://www.therocket-movie.com

Looks like a third-world, Asian companion to "October Sky." (Although West Virginia in the '50's was kinda third-world, too, I suppose.)

James

Looks really good- thank you !

Laotian EX TARC?

Tripoli has a prefecture in Laos?

Hey, its FAI rocketry.

Well no, not F.A.I. Rocketry.

It is called "Bun Bang Fai".

The kind of rocket contest shown in the movie is actually for real, they happen as part of rocket festivals in Laos and Thailand. Don't know about the prize money aspect though.

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Festival

You can Google a lot more info, pics and vids. Here's a short vid of one flight:

https://vimeo.com/42182467

The pic below is from this page: https://blog.siampedia.org/?tag=bun-bang-fai



A few more pics from elsewhere, and yes they do also have parades and floats and dancers as part of the celebrations:







I guess that's "Telegenic" enough for Srdjan, but if F.A.I. went to that, count me out.....

- George Gassaway

georgegassaway said:

Hey, its FAI rocketry.

Well no, not F.A.I. Rocketry.

It is called "Bun Bang Fai".

The kind of rocket contest shown in the movie is actually for real, they happen as part of rocket festivals in Laos and Thailand. Don't know about the prize money aspect though.

The pic below is from this page: https://blog.siampedia.org/?tag=bun-bang-fai

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Good to see Coke sponsoring a rocket contest somewhere. Wish they'd do it here!

Hey George,
Coke, drums, dancers and awesome launch towers... that looks like a lot of serious type fun! Thanks for the pics!!

Somewhere, a RSO is whimpering, curled up into a fecal position........

My inner RSO just got a Macauly Culkin face!



Think of the bad influence on the children watching this film! The end of rocketry as we know it! While searching for free propellant I hope they don't pick up one of those globs of stuff Uncle Sam's B-52s left behind on the Plain of Jars!

evil ed said:

... curled up into a fecal position........

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LOL, couldn't let that one slip by evil ed. Maybe curled up in the FETAL position with some fecal matter in his shorts from watching the videos.

evil ed said:

Somewhere, a RSO is whimpering, curled up into a fecal position........

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That cowardly TURD...

Wouldn't that be a FETAL position?? As in, little bitty baby...

LOL Later! OL JR