El Phantasmo
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First, hello.
Second, as far as I can tell Houston, TX, the home of Johnson Space Center (JSC), no longer has a brick and mortar store with mid to high power rocket kits or parts. The one I used to infrequent, is out of business. Austin and Dallas each have at least 3 LOC Precision dealers. What's the problem in Houston?
Our NBA team is the Rockets, our MLB team is the Astros and the WNBA team is the Comets. There's a real Saturn V rocket on display at JSC. Sure there's plenty of places to buy Estes and Quest and those are still fun, but they don't cut the mustard for me most of the time.
I haven't contacted any of the local rocket clubs yet, I'm a bit of a lone rocketeer. In case your wondering, I have two rockets I've built but never flown because I'm not certified. One's a LOC Norad (38mm motor) and the other's a LOC Vulcanite (54mm motor).
Does some one know of a mid to high power rocket supplier in the Houston metro area I don't know about? Am I stuck with mail order?
Second, as far as I can tell Houston, TX, the home of Johnson Space Center (JSC), no longer has a brick and mortar store with mid to high power rocket kits or parts. The one I used to infrequent, is out of business. Austin and Dallas each have at least 3 LOC Precision dealers. What's the problem in Houston?
Our NBA team is the Rockets, our MLB team is the Astros and the WNBA team is the Comets. There's a real Saturn V rocket on display at JSC. Sure there's plenty of places to buy Estes and Quest and those are still fun, but they don't cut the mustard for me most of the time.
I haven't contacted any of the local rocket clubs yet, I'm a bit of a lone rocketeer. In case your wondering, I have two rockets I've built but never flown because I'm not certified. One's a LOC Norad (38mm motor) and the other's a LOC Vulcanite (54mm motor).
Does some one know of a mid to high power rocket supplier in the Houston metro area I don't know about? Am I stuck with mail order?