The Rocketry Show

Happy Holidays, and Welcome to the latest episode of The Rocketry Show for the week of December 19, 2021!

This time around, we close out the year catching up on your voice and emails, and what we have been up to, and what's next for our shows.

One of our listeners mentions wanting to hear from John Beans and Joe Barnard.  We talked to both of them in previous episodes.  If you want to check them out too, then here are the links to the latest ones.

Latest John Beans Episode ( Episode 30):

Latest Joe Barnard episode (Episode 103):

We also answer yoiur questions, like how to repair damaged fins on fiberglass rockets, how to get rid of the "fuzzies" caused by painter's tape peeling away the glassine surface from cardboard rocket airframes and more!

chapAppDescIn this episode, Steve Thatcher returns to talk about what is new from SMT Designs. He has been busy innovating new options for your rocket AV Bay needs for almost all rockets –including ones up to eight inches in diameter! We think you should check these out! We think you’ll enjoy this information, and Steve’s rocket stories as well.

In this episode, Steve Thatcher returns to talk about what is new from SMT Designs.

He has been busy innovating new options for your rocket AV Bay needs for almost all rockets –including ones up to eight inches in diameter!

SMT Eight Inch AV bay with Dual Deploy mounting options

We think you should check these out!

Other products that Steve mentions include:

The "High G 3-75" bay

The SMT T-Slot AV Bay kit

We think you’ll enjoy this information, and Steve’s rocket stories as well.

Here are pictures of the rockets Steve mentions:

Steve's "Lady J" Rocket

Steve's rocket called "Stubby"

 

Enjoy!

chapAppDescWelcome to the first episode of Season 8 of The Rocketry Show! We open this new season with a wonderful guest appearance from Conway Stevens. We talk about some history of High Power rocketry, focusing a bit on the changes brought on after the 9/11 attacks. We cover other rocketry history related stories as well. Mr. Stevens also disusses his experiences as a TAP, his latest projects, and his recovery from COVID. This is a two hour long show that is sure to fill in the time we spent regrouping before resuming our show recordings. You’ll no doubt be replaying this one a few times! Enjoy!

Welcome to the first episode of Season 8 of The Rocketry Show!

We open this new season with a wonderful guest appearance from Conway Stevens.

We talk about some history of High Power rocketry, focusing a bit on the changes brought on after the 9/11 attacks. We cover other rocketry history related stories as well.

Mr. Stevens also disusses his experiences as a TAP, his latest projects, and his recovery from COVID.

This is a two hour long show that is sure to fill in the time we spent regrouping before resuming our show recordings. You’ll no doubt be replaying this one a few times!

Mr. Stevens mentions Soft Links as an alternative to metal quick links.   Here is a link to some from one skydiving supply store, Chutingstar.com.

Enjoy!

chapAppDescWelcome to Episode 114 of The Rocketry Show! In this Episode, we'll be talking about The Hot Nozzle Summer 2021 event! Jenna Kay Foertsch joins us from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, where she works, to talk about it!

On July 23rd of this year at the FAR launch site in the desert of California, Tim Dodd, AKA The everyday Astronaut, stomped his foot down on an air powered rocket to kick off an event that has taken the rocketry community by viral storm.  

Photo: Tim Dodd kicking off the event Credit: Matt of HNS

The event known as "Hot Nozzle Summer" started out as a joke on Twitter by a number of young rocketry enthusiasts earlier in the Spring, but very quickly grew into a movement spearheaded by an energetic group resulting in a major launch that took place over the weekend of July 23-26.  The goals of this group are stated on their website…

"Hot Nozzle Summer is a movement within the amateur rocket community that seeks to break down the barriers that exist within the hobby and make it more accessible to new people, regardless of skill or training in rocketry or engineering. This movement celebrates all aspects of rocketry whether its getting a Level 1 high powered certification through NAR or Tripoli, or just shooting model rockets in the backyard with your kids this summer. You do not have to come to the live event to participate in the movement."

Primarily a social media phenomenon, the group’s dedicated leaders pulled off an event that saw many rockets fly many of which were from people new to the hobby, or flying to achieve a higher certification level.  Jenna Kay, one of the main organizers of the event joins The Rocketry Show to discuss how the event came to be, what challenges were overcome to pull it off, and what the future might hold for what has essentially become a movement to bring people into the hobby that has not been seen before.

Welcome to Episode 114 of The Rocketry Show!

In this Episode, we'll be talking about The Hot Nozzle Summer 2021 event with Jenna Kay Foertsch!

Jenna Kay Foertsch with her HotNozzleSummer staff shirt and Tee.

On July 23rd of this year at the FAR launch site in the desert of California, Tim Dodd, AKA The everyday Astronaut, stomped his foot down on an air powered rocket to kick off an event that has taken the rocketry community by viral storm.

Tim Dodd ( Everyday Astronaut) kicks off the event by launching a stomp rocket. Photo: by Matt of HNS.

The event known as "Hot Nozzle Summer" started out as a joke on Twitter by a number of young rocketry enthusiasts earlier in the Spring, but very quickly grew into a movement spearheaded by an energetic group resulting in a major launch that took place over the weekend of July 23-26.  The goals of this group are stated on their website...

The Eujean rocket that Jenna mentioned. Photo by Kyle Lundberg.

"Hot Nozzle Summer is a movement within the amateur rocket community that seeks to break down the barriers that exist within the hobby and make it more accessible to new people, regardless of skill or training in rocketry or engineering. This movement celebrates all aspects of rocketry whether its getting a Level 1 high powered certification through NAR or Tripoli, or just shooting model rockets in the backyard with your kids this summer. You do not have to come to the live event to participate in the movement."

Primarily a social media phenomenon, the group's dedicated leaders pulled off an event that saw many rockets fly many of which were from people new to the hobby, or flying to achieve a higher certification level.  Jenna Kay, one of the main organizers of the event joins The Rocketry Show to discuss how the event came to be, what challenges were overcome to pull it off, and what the future might hold for what has essentially become a movement to bring people into the hobby that has not been seen before.

HNS 2021 group photo.  Photo by Jake Nixon

Also, for our supporters on Patreon, we're trying something different...stick around at the end of the show!

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Welcome to Season 7, Episode 113!

In this episode:

Jesse joins us with his interviews & wrap-up reporting of NSL 2021 and LDRS.

He managed to get some interviews from NSL as well!

Gheem was on vacation during this production, and CG talks about what to expect the next few weeks while The Rocketry Show is in “summertime rocket season” mode.

Jason Turicick, Dave Barber, and Stanton Ewert of LOC Precision join us to talk about what's new at LOC, and their appearance on Season 2, Episode 9 of The Secret of Skin Walker Ranch!

Dave Barber

Jason Turicick

Stanton Ewert

Jason Turicick, Dave Barber, and Stanton Ewert of LOC Precision join us to talk about what's new at LOC, and their appearance on Season 2, Episode 9 of The Secret of Skin Walker Ranch!

Stanton Ewert of LOC

Jason Turicick of LOC Precision