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  1. astronwolf

    Incredible Moon Video Maps Exact Apollo Landing Sites

    Kind of gee whiz... it's animated... This image shows the exact landing sites for a whole bunch of stuff that landed on the Moon. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LandingSite/images/hires.jpg
  2. astronwolf

    Balsa sealer

    Go light. I'd go with a spray dope like Deft Sanding Sealer and skip the heavy wood filler.
  3. astronwolf

    The B14 is back!

    1. Only the Contest Board chairman has the answer to this. With only two months left of the contest year, I hope they don't certify them for competition until the start of the new contest year. That would be the most fair thing to do IMHO. 2. I like your enthusiasm. The B14 is an untested...
  4. astronwolf

    Galactic Manufacturing

    Why don't you ask Galactic Manufacturing? You might be able to get the rings if you ask them. No promises.
  5. astronwolf

    Painting lighter

    Planning on it. See you then.
  6. astronwolf

    Painting lighter

    You couldn't tell which one was heavier if I handed you two rockets? Wow.
  7. astronwolf

    Galactic Manufacturing

    Galactic Manufacturing is most definitely still in business. The business was sold and it is in business right now. The former owner of the business told me this.
  8. astronwolf

    Painting lighter

    The lighter rocket did not win. There were only 100 points for flight characteristics. You can look up the rules yourself. And they don't weigh the rockets. But seeing them, handling them, talking about them, watching them fly - get it? You don't need a remote sensor like a balance - just...
  9. astronwolf

    Painting lighter

    Why not? It's fun and you might learn a thing or two.
  10. astronwolf

    Painting lighter

    Disagree. Years ago, the Jedi Masters team (myself and M. Nowak) squared off against the Flying I-Beam Kids (Schafer, Foster, and Brohm) in the Classic Model event. This was at one of Pittsburgh Space Command's regional meets. Yes, this was competition but hear me out. Both teams entered the...
  11. astronwolf

    Fallout - No spoilers

    Like the game - jumps around and can be very goofy. The Ghoul had a perfect quote (that I can't tell you) that explains exactly why one "jumps around" a lot in the Wasteland. People who played the game will get it.
  12. astronwolf

    Fallout - No spoilers

    I liked the game. I like the show. I like all the easter eggs, double entendres, and references to other stories. Sorry - no spoilers. Purely entertainment value for Fallout 4 fans. If you try to make it canonical, you'll just have a bad day.
  13. astronwolf

    Brush fire in Palm Bay’s ‘Compound’ was accidental, caused by rocketry enthusiasts, officials say

    I think this is them: https://www.kxrucf.com/ I posted back in January 2023 on how the younger generations will take rocketry in a direction that is not dependent on NAR, or TRA, or whatever collection of boomers thinks they are "in charge." This organization is an example of what I was...
  14. astronwolf

    Has Estes customer service declined since Bill Stine left?

    OK. Heidi is not the CEO. And neither women are "rocket people." So what? We know that a "rocket family" is in charge over there and it makes no difference that other "non-rocket" people are on-board to help the company using their "non-rocket" expertise. I'll ignore your attempt at...
  15. astronwolf

    Has Estes customer service declined since Bill Stine left?

    Do you mean the Langford family, the owners, operators, and managers, have no rocket experience at all?
  16. astronwolf

    Should serious (dangerous) chuffs be reported on M.E.S.S,?

    I tend to blame the propellant. I'm not a fan of White Lightning, or any of the other readily oxidizing propellant formulations. With reloads you can at least attempt to salvage oxidized grains but the SU motors you can't easily do that. Maybe APCP motors ought to have an expiration or a...
  17. astronwolf

    The B14 is back!

    Maybe. I flew a lot of Estes B14s back in the day. I held the perception that it was as good as a C engine, but cheaper. Po' Boy C engine. So I flew a lot of them, and have some nostalgia about that. As for a new legendary following... skeptical. The hobby is different. The motor is...
  18. astronwolf

    Guess for new rockets in the Estes 2024 Catalog

    It only happened on FB, so I still don't believe it! Nothing to believe there in that AI distorted hive of Alternative Reality. 🤓
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