Blast From The Past 
Blast From The Past Posts
Back In The Day, Part 11 - A Tracking Scope Revelation (2018-04-18)
Last night I happened to be perusing through my collection of Model Rocketry Magazine issues , looking for some rocket plans I had recalled seeing. I happened upon the October 1969 issue which ... [Read More]
NAR 60 Year Reunion, Part 1 - Like A Kid In A Candy Store (2018-08-06)Saturday, August 4th, 2018, I made the 80 mile trip from Castle Rock to Pueblo to attend a much anticipated event - the NAR 60 year anniversary Rocketeer Reunion. Despite traffic delays on ... [Read More]
NAR 60 Year Reunion, Part 2 - An Old Rocket Buddy (2018-08-06)I'm going to start this reunion series on a more personal note. This is a picture of myself and one of my best friends who happened to travel out here from Virginia to attend the reunion - Mr. ... [Read More]
NAR 60 Year Reunion, Part 3 - The OddRoc Master Himself (2018-08-06)While making another circuit of the meeting room floor early in the event, I came across one of the display tables on which some new items had appeared.... And I knew exactly who ... [Read More]
NAR 60 Year Reunion. Part 5 - Presentation Opening Remarks (2018-08-07)Halfway through the reunion activities, the central stage and podium were open to presentations by the various NAR dignitaries who were present. To start things off, Reunion Coordinator Trip Barber ... [Read More]
FlatCat Boost /Glider Build, Part 1 – Introduction. (2018-08-07)The FlatCat Boost Glider was designed by G. Harry Stine back in the earlier days of model rocketry. It is arguably the quintessential example of a standard front engine pop-pod ... [Read More]
NAR 60 Year Reunion, Part 6 - Getting Those Autographs (2018-08-08)The NAR 60th Year Reunion proved to be a once in a lifetime opportunity for me to meet all of the big names in model rocketry, so naturally I had brought along a few items to be ... [Read More]
NAR 60 Year Reunion, Part 8 - A Few Old Rocketeers. (2018-08-09)Actually there were more than a few in attendance at the reunion... Here is a pic of Tom and Linda Milkie: Back in the old days, I used to read and re-read all of the fine articles and plans ... [Read More]
NAR 60 Year Reunion, Part 10 - A Few Words From Bill Stine (2018-08-10)After being introduced by NAR president John Hochheimer, Bill Stine took the podium. Bill related the story of the beginnings of the hobby of model rocketry, starting with how his father, G. Harry ... [Read More]
NAR 60 Year Reunion, Part 13 -More Fine Displays (2018-08-11)Another one of the display tables held a large collection of early Canaroc model rocket kits. This presentation was provided by Mr. Denis Lufkin (NAR 96987). On ... [Read More]
NAR 60 Year Reunion, Part 14 - Lee Piester at the Podium (2018-08-14)The next member of model rocketry royalty to give a talk was Lee Piester, the man behind Centuri Engineering. Lee gave a very interesting speech, relating the story of his conversion from ... [Read More]
NAR 60 Year Reunion, Part 15 - One Final Display (2018-08-14)The last item on the row of meeting room tables was my own small display of NARAM-11 ephemera. Included was an official meet program that was distributed to visitors to ... [Read More]
NAR 60 Year Reunion, Part 17 - Wrapping Things Up (2018-08-15)Well, boys and girls, This post pretty much completes the series on the NAR 60th Year Rocketeer Reunion. I had nearly as much fun writing and putting together this material as I had ... [Read More]
Launch Date: 3 September, 2018 - Model Rocketry Is Alive And Well In Castle Rock, CO !! (2018-09-04)I recently had the pleasure of meeting a fellow old-timer model rocketeer who lives right here in the Castle Rock area - Mr. Jim Gazur. Jim was heavily involved in model rocketry back in ... [Read More]
Back In The Day, Part 29 - Some NARAM 11 Pictures! (2020-07-20)Today's post topic goes back nearly 51 years - all the way to August, 1969. The place: The United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The event: NARAM 11. ... [Read More]
Back To Biz-ness... (2019-08-19)Hi, All, I haven't posted here is some time on account of being out traveling and away from the computer. Today, things have returned to normal - however that can be defined - so I can get ... [Read More]
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