found some 20 year old rockets

Rob Fisher · Mar 28, 2004

-dug these 20 year old rockets out of a box today. The Venus space probe definitely has possibilities, it's in good enough shape to be re-built. I bought it when I was 15 and liked it cause it would land on its feet and was much easier to build than a mars lander! The Icarus or "Icarus 2" as I named her was a replacement for the lost Icarus 1. I remember launching bugs and small frogs in the payload section. It will fly again after a 20 year hiatus at the next launch!

Rob Fisher · Mar 28, 2004

LOOK it even has 20 year old recovery wadding!

Rob Fisher · Mar 28, 2004

Wow-an 18" chute in orange

Rob Fisher · Mar 28, 2004

When I re-build this thing its definitely getting a D mount, its actually a few inches taller than a fatboy.

Rob Fisher · Mar 28, 2004

Just checked Jim Z's site for the plans and it's actually called Alien space probe not Venus space probe. The probes current condition was the result of malfunctioning retro-rockets upon Mars orbit re-entry.......