I stumbled across an article recently about the Raleigh Telegram newspaper and RTP-TV launching a program to teach young rocketeers the science of model rocketry.
The small rocket program uses hobby-type Estes rockets with A, B, and C class engines and an electronic rocket ignition for safety. The rockets deploy a parachute at the apogee of the flight and float back down to earth.
The publisher of Raleigh Telegram, Randall Gregg was quoted saying “The unique fun involved in rocket flight makes it a fun way to introduce kids to flight as well as science and physics. To see their faces when the rocket flies up 2,000 feet in mere seconds has made the program definitely worth it.”
You can read the entire article here
Model rocketry is a clear winner with children and adults alike. Every year thousands of aspiring rocketeers gather at various launch events to test their rocket building skills. Some participants spend as much as a year perfecting the design and construction of these rockets.
The National Association of Rocketry was established in 1957 and has over 80 000 serious sport rocket modelers. If you live is the United States and are interested in model rocketry, this is the organisation to join. They will keep you up to date with all the events and news in the rocketry world. Sport Rocketry Magazine available here
The National Association of Rocketry also publish a magazine showcasing all the events, news , club information, plans and technical specs you will need to build and fly your rockets miles into the air. This jam packed magazine is published every 2 months.
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That’s what I love about model rocketry. Kid’s love building and flying model rockets and, in my experience, it gets them asking all kinds of questions about physics, flight, and even history. Fun and educational – You can’t beat it.
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