Deal.We need photos of her holding that finished rocket or it never happened and she doesn't exist.
My son got into rockets when he was very young as well. He never built many of them but he flew a lot, even getting a mention for the most flights at an LDRS. (I think it was Kansas or Amarillo.) He ended up going into Aerospace Engineering and now works for SpaceX as a test engineer for the Merlin 1D engines.
You never know how what we do with them as kids will influence them as adults. Good luck getting it built and flown.
Tony
My son may be heading that way as well. Loves rockets and astronomy, but he's only 7, and who knows where life will lead him? My daughter is 10, but she loves horses so much that her goal is to own an animal farm of some kind. We keep telling her that the best way to do that is to get a good tech job and save her money till she can buy a farm. We'll see.
Aah, never mind that. Rocketry is a religion, and the workshop is its church. The rock it is build on is saltpeter.Sundays are mostly full with church stuff.
Okay, this weekend we finally found time to get her going. She pretty much built it herself, with me only helping out with basic newb stuff. She is extremely proud.We need photos of her holding that finished rocket or it never happened and she doesn't exist.
Ya done good, John! If only more parents encouraged their children...I knew a guy who was into rocketry---mostly model and mid-power. His son, around 10, was extremely interested and attended launches with dad...but for some inexplicable reason, dad barely let his son participate. Even forbade him to spend his allowance on rockets! I don't know what happened to the son...but I wouldn't be surprised to see him in business or law or other job that has nothing to do with science. Very sad to see.
Best -- Terry
Okay, this weekend we finally found time to get her going. She pretty much built it herself, with me only helping out with basic newb stuff. She is extremely proud.
Yes, that's a splint on her right hand where she broke her pinky.
She should be proud, that's a first class looking job. All the more impressive considering that she was wounded at the time!
Jim
Heh. We were at a graduation party and some people were tossing a football around in the yard. She made a bad catch and jammed it. I didn't think it was broken until it turned purple the next day. X-ray confirmed. Yeesh.What happened to her finger, I feel terrible for her,, man that musta hurt..
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