Gonna find out how much I love rocketry ...

MDRA has a launch this weekend, and Saturday is the 50th anniversary of the Eagle landing. So, my family and I plan to pack up our stuff and get out there.

Here is a picture of the expected weather:

We dont even have launches at those temps this time of year. Wow.

That's just too stinkin hot

Those temps and humidities. Reminds me of a lot of my military service.

Jim

We also cancel at those temps, and we get no where near that humidity/heat index either. I love rocketry, but at those temps I love ice cold beer a touch more.

Those are insane temps to be outside. Had a launch last weekend with temps near 90 everyone was soaked before the pads even opened.

In 2007, when I was in Mexico, it got up to 120 one day, but it was a dry heat. I had black work shoes on, and the skin around my ankles got burned inside them!

Used to walk around in the Phoenix desert barefoot for years. Since then I've said goodbye to those temps.

Bat-mite said:

MDRA has a launch this weekend, and Saturday is the 50th anniversary of the Eagle landing. So, my family and I plan to pack up our stuff and get out there.

Here is a picture of the expected weather:

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Are you a Steely Eyed Missile Man or Not?

Your highest temperature on the forecast is 112 F, so be careful because at 113 F black powder will spontaneously combust and all your engines could fire in your field box.

Not really, I made that up, but dang - 112 is way too hot to be out there launching rockets. Willis Carrier invented air conditioning for a reason!!!

Nope. No way. Never. It's not about the heat - it's that humidity. I moved to Vegas from Huston and that was one of the key reasons.

Launched some on Saturday the 20th.
Pushing 99 degrees.
My 60 year old plus body didn’t handle it well.
Never again. Will stick to building in those temps

Get one of those phase-change cooling vests, the cooling packs freeze at just under 60F, and they stay at that temperature until completely melted. Afternoon temps in western KY are close to 100 but I can mow the lawn or take an hour-long walk without too much discomfort. And it came in very handy a couple weeks back when I was setting up a fireworks display in 90 degree weather. Bought an extra set of the cooling packs so I can work for four hours or so before they melt completely. Bring an ice chest and they'll re-freeze in a couple hours.

They've come down some in price since I bought mine; right around $100 now. Do a search for 'phase change cooling vest' on FleaBay.

Best -- Terry

LDRS 22 (July 17-22, 2003) at Argonia (site of this years LDRS) had temperatures that tested the mettle of many rocketeers:

Thursday: High of 102 low of 73
Friday: High of 106 low of 72
Saturday: High of 97 low of 78
Sunday: High of 99 low of 75
Monday: High of 100 low of 75
Tuesday: High of 87 low of 84

It was brutal on Friday, and a couple of folks suffered heat stroke during the launch. It rained on Tuesday which led to the much cooler temps. My wife and her friend came out on Friday to check out the launch and after about 1/2 hour, they had enough and went back to Wichita. We flew several hybrids that suffered from under-fill due to the high temps of the nitrous. I think we ended up putting the bottles in big garbage cans filled with water to keep them cool.

Fortunately the temps for the Labor day weekend are generally a lot more moderate, and very pleasant in the evenings.


Tony

Our family did okay. We drank tons of water, spritzed with water when needed, lots of sunscreen, chilled neck wraps. It was brutal, but we can proudly say we launched in the 50th anniversary festivities. Sadly, my 1969 Sat V did not light, and we got out of there immediately after the drag race. Will inspect and fly another day.