This is where things get really fun. I went into detail in a previous post about rocket motors and their power. In short, each letter (representing a motor class) is twice as powerful as the one ... [Read More]
At the beginning of 2020, before we collectively realized that COVID-19 would completely upend everything we know and love and that this year would be written off as a total disaster, I had set a ... [Read More]
Finally! According to the National Association of Rocketry, I now officially have my level 1 certification in high power rocketry. I finished building my first high power rocket, the HyperLOC 835, ... [Read More]
Officially level 2 certified! Fulfilling a 2020 goal I really started getting into rocketry last fall, less than a year ago, and I had set some goals for 2020 when the year began. My goals included ... [Read More]
Once I completed my level 2 certification in high power rocketry, I had been spending a lot of time thinking about what, exactly, I should build for my level 3 project. And more generally, how ... [Read More]
The big day was finally here. I finished building the L3 Fusion rocket in early September and was ready to launch – once the wildfire smoke cleared in the PNW – as soon as the o ... [Read More]