Category Archives: Rocketry

The disposable L1 rocket project was shelved about 4 months ago, mostly due to summer wandering, and being too broke to prepare for Burning Man and pursue EX concurrently. But now that the Burn is over, and a steadier source … Continue reading →

If the military built their rockets to your specs they could reuse them after detonating their warheads.-Matt Dolan And so this new project goes off track. Matt and I have always had a penchant for over-building things — ever since … Continue reading →

The next step toward finishing the Infinity Cycle was hiding the pits and valleys of my crap fiberglassing job with body filler. For those who have never used Bondo before, a word to the wise: It sets up really really … Continue reading →

Took a short trip to Lucerne Dry Lake for RocStock / NSL 2011, partly to watch rockets, and partly to get ourselves prepared for Burning Man later this summer. I didn’t go with my full compliment of rocketry gear, just … Continue reading →

Or, “Finally launching that damned fiberglass rocket”. Matt suggested naming it the Infinity Cycle, and I loved that — so it was. If it had been any heavier, it would have impacted the ground before the ejection charge popped, although … Continue reading →

After about a week’s worth of frustration trying to build/acquire the tools and materials, the static test went without a hitch. Reviewing the video, the igniter took less than 4 seconds to light, but with my thumb on the button, … Continue reading →