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Texas Rocket
Launches
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Canceled
Saturday
September 22,
2018
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Dallas Area Rocket Society (DARS) Model
& High Power Rocket Launch, Gunter - 10 AM - 4 PM - map
and field information
Canceled to bad weather forecast
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September 21-23, 2018
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BALLS
is THE premier Experimental Rocket Launch in
the Continental US. The event spans 28 years however
this year will be the 27th time it is held in the Black
Rock Desert, North of Reno, near Gerlach, Nevada. |
September 22, 2018
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 The
September equinox (or Southward equinox) is the
moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial
equator, heading southward. Due to differences between
the calendar year and the tropical year, the September
equinox can occur at any time from the 21st to the 24th
day of September. At the equinox, at the equator, the
Sun rises directly in the east and sets directly in the
west. Before the Southward equinox, the Sun rises and
sets more to the north, and afterwards, it rises and
sets more to the south. The equinox may be taken to mark
the end of summer and the beginning of autumn (autumnal
equinox) in the Northern Hemisphere, while marking the
end of winter and the start of spring (vernal equinox)
in the Southern Hemisphere.[2]
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Postponed one week
Sunday
September 28, 2018
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  Alamo
Rocketeers Monthly
Model Rocket Launch at the Kitty
Hawk Flying Field - 9 AM to 1 PM - Weather
There will be a debrief immediately after the launch at
Grumpy's
Mexican Cafe
Please
sign up at on our Facebook
page if you are coming to this launch
This launch has been postponed
by one week because the field is too wet.
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October 6, 2018
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2018 Cornfield Classic JROTC Rocket meet at Medina Valley
High School in Castroville, Tx 8 AM to Noon
Club
members can sign up for this event on our Facebook
page.
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| October 6, 2018 |
 Austin Area Rocket Group (AARG) Tripoli Research
Launch at Hutto
- Weather
If we're still under a burn ban (likely) would won't
allow sparky motors.
This
launch will be per Tripoli's Research rules, and we
will be able to support both NAR and Tripoli
certifications. Please let us know in advance if
you are planning an M/N flight and/or need the large
pad.
Range hours will be 9 to 3 this month. Harry
(the Motorman) will not be attending the launch this
month. Remember that Tripoli and NAR are no
longer allowing motor-deploy-only VMAX motors.
Sparky motors are not going to be allowed for this
launch because Williamson County is still under a burn
ban.
Please bring your NAR/TRA membership cards with you
for registration, and be sure to put your membership
number on both the sign-up sheet and your flight
cards. Very important! If you don't have a
NAR/TRA membership, that's OK - we just need to know.
We will have a porta-potty available this month, and
donations to help us keep it are welcomed. We
can always use more hands to help set up and tear
down. Usually it takes 30-60 min to do both.
Setup starts at 8.
WAIVER: We are currently allowing flights to
10,000 AGL. THIS IS A "N" IMPULSE FIELD
FEES:RANGE FEES FOR THE DAY: $10.00, DISCOUNTED FEES:
AARG MEMBER $7.00; AARG MEMBER PERFORMING RANGE DUTY
$5.00, FAMILY RATE: Children fly free with paying
Parent/Guardian.
EDUCATIONAL GROUP RATE: If you have an educational
group activity for participation at the launch, for
special consideration please contact Jim Jarvis prior
to the launch at:
SPECIAL NOTE FOR CHILDREN: ************
We wish to emphasize safety on the range and we
are particularly concerned about the safety of the
children that we welcome and enjoy at our launches.
Children enjoy model rocketry and often are very
excitable, particularly when endeavoring to chase
their rocket after it has landed.
Parents and Guardians should pay special
attention to their youngster and be mindful that often
the range is still active after the launch of any
particular project from the pads. Please remind your
young ones to wait at the flight line until the LCO,
Parent/Guardian (or other mindful adult) indicates
that it is safe to leave the flight line (for any
reason).
While the pads are active and flights are
occurring, participants and spectators need to pay
attention to any flights that are occurring, and
rockets that are coming back to earth. Participants
should be at the flight line and observing the pads as
launches are being performed.
Children are very interested in the little
buttons at the Launch Control table. If your child is
inclined to permeate informal/social barriers, please
be mindful that the operations area of the Field is
responsible for range safety and is NOT a play area.
Special attention should be paid to the attire of
your children, as they are particularly vulnerable to
unprotected feet and legs, and the heat (less surface
area per body mass is less efficient in cooling the
body). "Crocs" are NOT recommended. Children treat
rocketry as a track and field event!
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Posted by: jim.jarvis@urs.com
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Sunday
October 7, 2018
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Dallas Area Rocket Society (DARS) Model Rocket
Launch, Arlington - 10 am - 2
PM - map
and field information |
Tuesday
October 9, 2018
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Build Session at
Dallas
Makerspace - 7 PM to 10 PM
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October 13,2018
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Tripoli Houston (TH2)
Tripoli Research Launch at the Texas
Double T Ranch |
October 20, 2018
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Dallas Area Rocket Society (DARS) Model
& High Power Rocket Launch, Gunter - 10 am - 4 pm - map
and field information |
Saturday
October 20, 2018
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Alamo
Rocketeers Night Launch
at the Kitty
Hawk Flying Field - 6 to 10 PM - Weather
Please sign up at on our Facebook page if you are coming to
this launch |
Sunday
October 28, 2019
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   Alamo
Rocketeers' NAR Model Rocket and HPR Launch at
the South
Texas Regional Airport at Hondo, TX - 9 AM to 1 PM - Weather
This is a
family-friendly NAR model rocket and HPR launch.
Rocketeers of all ages and levels of experience are
welcome. The FAA waiver is 13,500 feet and K is the
impulse limit unless you bring your own launch
equipment. Commercial motors only and no
research or sparky motors. This is an active airport
and ALL direction signs must be
followed especially those near the active runway. When
approaching the runway all traffic must stop and not
proceed until directed by airport safety personnel.
There will be a debrief at El
Restuarante Azteca on K Street in Hondo
immediately after the launch. If you are coming
to the launch please sign up on our
FaceBook Event page. |
Wednesday
October 31, 2018
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Halloween
evolved from the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain, but
Halloween today is less about the fear of ghosts and
ghouls and more about costumes and candy. The Celts, who
used the day to mark the end of the harvest season and
the beginning of winter, also believed that the change
of seasons was a bridge to the world of the dead. Over
the centuries, Halloween transitioned from a pagan
ritual to a day of parties, costumes, jack-o-lanterns
and sweet treats for kids and adults.
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Sunday
November 4, 2018
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Dallas
Area Rocket Society (DARS)
Model Rocket Launch, Arlington
- 10 am - 2 PM - map and
field information
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Tuesday
November 13, 2018
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Build Session at Dallas
Makerspace - 7 PM to 10 PM |
November 17, 2018
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Dallas Area Rocket Society (DARS) Model
& High Power Rocket Launch, Gunter - 10 am - 4 pm - map
and field information |
Sunday
November 18, 2018
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Alamo
Rocketeers Monthly Model Rocket Launch at the Kitty
Hawk Flying Field - 9 AM to 1 PM - Weather
Please
sign up at on our Facebook page if you are coming to
this launch |
Thursday
November 22, 2018
|
 Thanksgiving,
or Thanksgiving Day, is a public holiday celebrated on
the fourth Thursday of November[1] in the United States.
It originated as a harvest festival. Thanksgiving has
been celebrated nationally on and off since 1789, after
Congress requested a proclamation by George
Washington.[2] It has been celebrated as a federal
holiday every year since 1863, when, during the American
Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a
national day of "Thanksgiving and Praise to our
beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens," to be
celebrated on the last Thursday in November.[3][4]
Together with Christmas and the New Year, Thanksgiving
is a part of the broader fall/winter holiday season in
the U.S.
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Sunday
December 2, 2018
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Dallas Area Rocket Society (DARS) Model Rocket
Launch, Arlington - 10 am - 2
PM - map
and field information |
Friday
December 21, 2018
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Winter
solstice (or hibernal solstice), also known as
midwinter, is an astronomical
phenomenon marking the day with the shortest period of
daylight and the longest night of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere
this is the December solstice and in
the Southern Hemisphere
this is the June solstice. |
Tuesday
December 25, 2018
|
 Christmas
is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus
Christ,[8][9] observed primarily on December
25[4][10][11] as a religious and cultural celebration
among billions of people around the world.[2][12][13] A
feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is
preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast
and initiates the season of Christmastide, which
historically in the West lasts twelve days and
culminates on Twelfth Night;[14] in some traditions,
Christmastide includes an octave.[15] Christmas Day is a
public holiday in many of the world's
nations,[16][17][18] is celebrated religiously by a
majority of Christians,[19] as well as culturally by
many non-Christians,[1][20] and forms an integral part
of the holiday season centered around it.
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2019
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March 1 - 3, 2019
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National Association of Rocketry (NAR) Convention
(NARCON) at Cape Canaveral, Florida
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March 23, 2019
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at the Central Library from 11 AM to 3 PM.
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Sunday
April 7, 2018
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Second to Last Chance TARC
Qualification launch at Kitty Hawk
Flying Field in Garden Ridge - Noon to 4 PM
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Monday
April 8,
2018
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Absolute Last Chance TARC
Qualification launch at Kitty
Hawk Flying Field in Garden Ridge - Noon to 4 PM |
April 18-21, 2019
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April 27, 2019
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Cub Scout Pack 226 Rocket Day. Location and time to be
determined later.
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June 7-9, 2019
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NAR National Sport Launch at Lucerne Dry Lake,
California
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July 27-August 3, 2019
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NAR Rocketry Festival 2019 & MARAM-61 at
Muncie, Indiana
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August
29 to September 2, 2019
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LDRS 38 hosted by Kloudbusters
(Tripoli Kansas#34) at Argonia
Kansas
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Texas
Rocket Club Launch Windows (Check Club
websites for details)
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1st Saturday
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Austin
Area Rocket Group at Hutto
Tripoli Research launch (winter) or Apache Pass (summer)
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1st Saturday
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NASA/Houston Rocket Club at JSC - NAR
High Power
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2nd Saturday
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South
Texas Aerospace Club at Beeville Municipal Airport -
NAR
High power
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2nd Saturday
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Tripoli
Houston Rocket Club at Hearne
Municipal Airport - Tripoli Research
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3rd weekend
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Alamo
Rocketeers at the Kitty
Hawk Flying Field - NAR
Model Rockets , alternating 3rd Saturdays and
Sundays - See schedule above
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3rd Saturday
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Boots
& Chutes at Hutto,
Texas - NAR Model rockets - 10:30 PM -
1:30 PM
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3rd Saturday
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NASA/Houston Rocket Club at JSC - NAR
High Power - September through May
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