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Sport Rocketry / Launches / Launch Photos, Videos, and Reports / Club and Group Launches / TTRA (Plant City, FL)

 Rocketry Club: Tripoli Tampa Rocketry Association

PONG alert! (2020-05-13)

The Thrifty Rocketeer blog continues... Never let it be said that the ol' Thrifty Rocketeer doesn't enjoy a bargain. While I'm not in the habit of being a shill for any particular company, I do ... [Read More]

Edmund Aerospace Legacy (2020-10-07)

 The Thrifty Rocketeer blog continues... About five years or so ago, a short while after I got into this hobby, I saw a person fly a glider at a club launch, and was immediately interested to ... [Read More]

Rocket Around the Christmas Tree (2020-12-19)

The Thrifty Rocketeer blog continues... First, I do not speak for the National Association of Rocketry , nor any other major rocketry group. Second, who am I to express an opinion on this short TV ... [Read More]

TAZZ (2022-10-04)

 The Thrifty Rocketeer blog continues... So it's another Wednesday night and I'm bored, so I do what I usually do when I have time on my hands and 10 days til the next club launch.... I drive ... [Read More]

The Dud (2022-11-26)

 The Thrifty Rocketeer blog continues... A couple of years ago, when our local rocket club decided to help "pay it forward" or "sow the seeds" of our hobby in the new generation, we agreed to ... [Read More]

Glue Threads & Other Delights (2023-01-01)

 The Thrifty Rocketeer blog continues... Whenever I need a collective title, or maybe something a bit tongue in cheek, I fall back on the old Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Band album title, ... [Read More]