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Record-Breaking Model Rocket Launch Set For April 25

Posted by timothy on from the mx-missile-would-have-been-more-exciting dept.

darkjohnson writes with this impressive excerpt from Rocketry Planet: "On April 25, 2009, history will be made. At Higgs Farm in Price, Maryland, Steve Eves will enter the history books as the person who flew the largest model rocket in history. The rocket will weigh over 1,600 pounds, it will stand over 36 feet tall and it will be powered by a massive array of nine motors: eight 13,000ns N-Class motors and a 77,000ns P-Class motor."

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  1. Takes me back by stoolpigeon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Even though it makes this stuff look pretty simple in comparison, it still makes me want to dig out my old home made launcher and build a rocket.
     
    I remember as a teenager saving up for months to buy the Estes designer's kit. I set up a card table in my room where I designed and built quite a few rockets - nothing that used bigger than a D engine. I'll never forget the night I left a bottle of dope open on the table. Very bizarre dreams that night. Learned to keep the window open when I worked on stuff and to shut everything up when I was done.

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  2. Kind of like being... by StarManta.Mini · · Score: 4, Funny

    .....the world's tallest midget?

  3. This is amazing by ZERO1ZERO · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's great that regular folk can do these things One thing though - I wonder just how bi

  4. In other news... by Anachragnome · · Score: 3, Funny

    "On April 25, 2009, history will be made. At Higgs Farm in Price, Maryland, Steve Eves will enter the history books as the person who flew the smallest full-scale rocket in history. The rocket will weigh over 1,600 pounds, it will stand over 36 feet..."

  5. Re:communications by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 4, Funny

    It would be ironic, if this thing performed better than North Korea's "communications" rocket. Of course, then North Korean agents would start scrounging the US for model rocket engines, for their next attempt:

    "Hello, Estes http://www.estesrockets.com/rocketengines.php? We would like to buy a lot of engines. Yes, it will be a VERY big model rocket."

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  6. Navy Vs FAA Cagematch by sjbe · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, that breaks down when the FAA tries to take over control of one of the Navy's designated area of operations.

    Right, because the Navy has weapons and the FAA doesn't. I'll put my money on the Navy in that fight.