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Blake Nikolic’s company has introduced this: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/23816980/missile-launching-robots-key-ukraine-war/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sunyoutubestories

My old friend and Rocketry Planet moderator, Aaron Head, posted this in the Ukraine War thread: It got me thinking; if Russia were stupid enough or suicidal enough to launch a military attack against a NATO country, what do you think would happen? What would be the extent of the retaliation...

Recent posts about GPS tracker interfaces make me wish that our manufacturers would work together to develop a standardized live data stream at the ground station end so that real time tracking could be done with the flyer’s choice of software, regardless of tracker. Is there any reason this...

On July 23rd, 2020, at 8:28 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time, the invitation to the Annual Meeting was emailed to all current members of the Tripoli Rocketry Association. If you are a Tripoli member, you should have received the email! Please check your email inbox and make sure you received it. If...

Okay, here it is: Tripoli Rocketry Association has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation. The White House and the CDC has recommended that all gatherings be limited to 10 people or less...

The adoption of remotely switched avionics can greatly reduce the risk of user injury caused by the ignition of a sustainer motor or deployment charge when a staging controller or altimeter is turned on. Recent discussions have reminded us of situations we failed to consider, such as when the...

Perhaps nobody is more responsible for getting people interested in model rocketry than this gentleman. Happy 90th Birthday, Vern Estes! P.S. Mary Roberts posted this the other day: A longtime friend and mentor is having a birthday on January 4. I'm hoping all of you will join me in wishing...

Earlier this year, Dr. Terry McCreary informed me that he would like to step down as Chair of the Tripoli Research Committee at the end of the year. Terry has very ably run that committee for many years and would do a great job going forward, but I absolutely respect his decision, even though...

Effective beginning the first of November 2019, the membership cost for a Junior (under 18 years of age) or a Student (18 - 24 with a valid student ID) will be reduced to $10 per year. The rate will be the same for both new members and renewing members. In order to join at this rate, new members...

Thank you to the hard working moderators! I sensed that this discussion would take more than a few posts and asked for it to be forked into its own thread. That’s great information. I never would have expected such tight settings. And personally I think that extreme projects should have...

Although Aerotech G8 motors are not certified and may not be sold under NFPA 1125, those which were sold to consumers before the certification was revoked may still be used at Tripoli Research Launches in heat resistant motor mounts. Because of the high case temperature, users are advised to use...

As of today (8/22/19) you have two days to vote online in the Tripoli election. Four good candidates (and I) are running. If you don’t vote online you can vote in person at the annual meeting at LDRS in Argonia. Please take some time to review each of the candidates and vote. It really does make...

At our monthly BoD meeting we discussed the proliferation of 3D printing. We all agree that the technology is exciting and will undoubtedly lead to some great designs. However, for two reasons the board has decided to prohibit the use of 3D printed fin cans for Level 3 certification flights. The...

I made this announcement on the Tripoli Forum a short time ago. The Tripoli Board is pleased to announce that effective immediately, liability insurance limits for any Tripoli member flying rockets in Australia have been raised to $20,000,000 AU$.

The newest Tripoli Report is available online now. It’s a good one. If you’re a member, here’s a link: https://www.tripoli.org/TripoliReports. If you’re not a member, please consider joining.

Tripoli and NAR have virtual webservers on the same physical server. So, today, when there was a catastrophic failure of a disk array on the physical server, both sites were affected. The Tripoli technical team is working to recover the Tripoli site and updates will be provided on the Tripoli...

As an update, the BALLS launch organizers have been monitoring the fluid situation at Black Rock, literally! As you know, the playa has some flooding. Right now it's still too early to make a determination about whether the BALLS launch will proceed; a lot can happen between now and September...

A few days ago I launched my last 29/180 into oblivion. Now I need at least one and possibly two more. I would be happy with Dr. Rockets or Aerotech as well, but I like the appearance of the Rousetech cases.

The Directors of Tripoli Rocketry Association are pleased to announce that Tripoli Central California will host LDRS 37, May 16 - 20, 2018. Congratulations to Tripoli Central California for a well done bid. The Board looks forward to working with James Dougherty and the members of TCC over the...

2017 BSRA Launch Schedule BSRA March Launch - March 25, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., BSRA April Launch - April 22, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., BSRA Greg Simpson Memorial Launch - May 27 - 28, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., BSRA June Launch - June 24, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., BSRA July Launch - July 22, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., August - No Launch...