The Epoch Times Story About Our Hobby
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It’s always lovely when we get good publicity!
terryg
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Hot damn, I am in it!
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Where?!
Very cool!
terryg
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At the table with the Tube fin rocket and the Jayhawk.
Great article 
lr64
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I kinda wish that had been a positive article in a more reputable publication, but I guess it's still not bad. I didn't want to give them any info or support, so I wasn't able to read it. If you think I am being silly, look up who owns that paper and form your own opinion.
lr64
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Maybe I need a VPN for something like this. I could have a fictional persona that was completely different from me.
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All you had to do was view it in a secured browser.
I am always glad to see good publicity. We need to get our hobby out there for the younger crowd.
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I thought it was a fairly well written article. There were a few "what?" parts, but less so than others I've seen written by those unfamiliar with rocketry.
The most eye opening part for me was:
"Hobby model rocketry is a fast-growing industry, earning $100 billion in 2023 and projected to reach $648 billion by 2030, according to commercial analyst Verified Market Reports."
Hundreds of billions and a projection to grow 6.5x by 2030? I'm pretty sure they're referring to the actual space industry.
Also how can they keep saying "born-again rocketeer" without noting "BAR"? 😆
The most eye opening part for me was:
"Hobby model rocketry is a fast-growing industry, earning $100 billion in 2023 and projected to reach $648 billion by 2030, according to commercial analyst Verified Market Reports."
Hundreds of billions and a projection to grow 6.5x by 2030? I'm pretty sure they're referring to the actual space industry.
Also how can they keep saying "born-again rocketeer" without noting "BAR"? 😆
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Wow, very interesting background! Not sure how I feel about it though since I am definitely anti-communist, but I also don't like cults lol
Regardless, I felt the article was informative, well written, interesting and unbiased. It seems to promote the hobby well.
Falun Gong is anti communist. Ultra conservative.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falun_Gong
But yeah, cult? I dunno.
Nice article though.
Falun Gong I believe is a religion. Its members are persecuted in China.
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Fixed it...
Good article accept I didn't like the line, “Some make their fuel but it’s a special area of the hobby,” and riskier, he said. “I’ve grown attached to my fingers.”
Making BP motors which I personally don't know anyone who does though likely fireworks people may do it, but APCP mixing is relatively safe.
Shoot, I saw a picture of Gary Rosenfield one time walking around with an ashtray made of APCP for his cigar! He proved it by attaching an igniter to it
to burn it.
Also heard rumors of folks tossing a lit cigarette in to a freshly (wet) mixed batch of APCP and the cigarette went out. Cured APCP takes a high temp igniter to get it going.
Making BP motors which I personally don't know anyone who does though likely fireworks people may do it, but APCP mixing is relatively safe.
Shoot, I saw a picture of Gary Rosenfield one time walking around with an ashtray made of APCP for his cigar! He proved it by attaching an igniter to it
to burn it.
Also heard rumors of folks tossing a lit cigarette in to a freshly (wet) mixed batch of APCP and the cigarette went out. Cured APCP takes a high temp igniter to get it going.
lr64
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Thank you. I missed that option. A puff piece, but it seemed to be a very favorable one.
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Just nitpicking, but there were a few other parts that made me wonder if the quotes were correct:
“Your phone is actually in your rocket,” (Virtually?)
“Some people have cameras on them taking pictures." (Video?)
“Your phone is actually in your rocket,” (Virtually?)
“Some people have cameras on them taking pictures." (Video?)
Overall a good article. We can always use good publicity.
It's the same bogus report cited by the article about the Aerotech grand opening. I pity the fool who pays "Verified Market Reports" for any of their "reports."
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Total nonsense, as I am sure you have already concluded. Just as a fun FYI comparison, total revenue for the NFL and all of their 32 independent teams runs about $20 billion a year.
This is a useful chart. You'll find The Epoch Times down in the "propaganda" stretch of the spectrum: https://adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart/
How how on earth did they think that, if that was true all the vendors would be rolling in cash… they aren’t.
lr64
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I concur. There was a dealer at a launch today, but there was absolutely no gold plating on his trailer or truck. Perhaps a little bit on some of the electrical parts, though.
I'd guess it's AI-generated nonsense intended to get unwary businesses to pay for bogus market reports. In other words, a scam.
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Maybe they were using the Chinese Yuan? Lol
They are put into slave camps to make things, exports to sell.
Correct, Verified Market Reports is the one publishing foolish info
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