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Old 09-11-2002, 08:15 AM   #1
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Post Amateur Rocketry

I'd say this one blows away my two-stage cardboard tube rocket.

<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/09/10/amateur.rocket/index.html" target="_blank">Space Record Attempt</a>
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That is very cool. I have always wanted to do something like that.

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Me too. Might be a wee bit expensive though.
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Old 09-11-2002, 11:35 AM   #4
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That is cool. I never realized that an amateur rocket has even gone 53 miles before.

This guy, however, is the one I'm keeping my eyes on:
<a href="http://www.rocketguy.com/oldhome.html" target="_blank">http://www.rocketguy.com/oldhome.html</a>
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for a couple hundred bucks, you can get some composite rocket kits that are 9 feet long, and probably shouldn't be launched near airports....
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How are rocket engines beyond D or E regulated? Or are they?
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