The Rocketry Show
A group discussion of Amateur High Power Rocketry and the technology around it!
Episodes
In this episdode, we welcome Steve Taylor from The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA)
Each year, ESRA accepts over 150 collegiate teams from around the world to compete in the International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) for the prestigious title of overall winner!
Each team designs, builds, tests and launches rockets with a payload size of up to 2.2 Kg and target altitudes of either 10,000, 30,000, 45,000 even u...
We welcome Special Guest Randy Millikin of RailButtons.Com!
Randy Millikin of RailButtons.Com joins us to talk about his products, and to talk rockets with us.
Some background on Mr. Millikin:
I began my hobby of rocketry in the early to mid 70’s and stopped once I discovered girls, cars and got my first bass guitar.
I launched my last rocket for many years somewhere around 1976.
But then one day around 2003, while surfing the web, I ca...
CG and Andrew visit Steve Eves' workshop where many local High Power rocketry enthusiasts had a party. We talk to Steve, Chris Pearson and a few fellow rocketry folks with a few fun conversations.
Enjoy!
Mentioned in this episode:
The Rocketry Forum
Welcome to another Rocket Friends episode (Formerly called Workshop Talk)
In today's episode it's a Rocket Friends general rocketry discussion. We're joined by our good friend Andrew Kleinhenz and we cover a broad range of topics including:
-Becoming a Prefect of a Tripoli chapter for the first time
-The full story of "The Fainter of Goats"
- The resolution to the AP supply issue from Aerotech
- Speaking of...the right way to get into m...
Welcome to the Season 11 premiere of The Rocketry Show!
In this episode, we talk to Tom Fetter on a deep dive on why do our rockets turn into the wind?Tom's done a lot of research, and was excited to join us to share!
Mentioned in this episode:
eRockets
The Rocketry Forum
CG and Gheem gather for another test episode drop.
We're making sure everything is good to go for the new season. We got a question from a listener that CG thought would make a good topic for this test drop episode...
Mentioned in this episode:
The Rocketry Forum
CG and Gheeem get together to test our new podcast distribution setup before we start the new season by mid October.
We talk about what we've been up to the past couple of months as well!
Mentioned in this episode:
The Rocketry Forum
North Coast Rocketry
As we prepare for a new season of The Rocketry Show, we have some technical work to do...
This MIGHT cause a glitch in our feed that you might notice when we flip the switch, so to speak. Hopefully not!
CG explains in this short drop...
We remember one of the key founding members of Estes Rockets. Gleda Estes passed away earlier this year while we were out of production. We chose to dedicate an episode to her memory by listening to a re-enacting of the early years of Estes Rockets that she and husband Vern performed at NSL 2018.
Welcome to our first "Rocket Friends episode of the new show format. This type of show was formerly called "Workshop Talk".
In this episode we are joined with Bill and Rachel Daigle and they catch us up on their hobby adventures. Also in this episode:
- CG's flight computer project ticks along, and he talks about how that is shaping up.
- Gheem is grilled by all of us on what it's like to have his High School rocket team accepted...
What's it like to send your hobby rocket to near space? Our guest, Kip Daugirdas explains.
Kip is a Level 3 rocketeer, and he'll share his experiences and share some inside tips on the topic.
He can be found on Twitter: @kipdaugirdas
If you wish to follow Kip's Youtube channel, you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@kdaugi
Steve Taylor, President of ESRA the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) joins us to talk all things Spaceport America Cup.
The IREC event has been going on for over 20 years now, and there is a lot to learn about it!
A bit delayed, but here we are!
In this episode, we do a quick review of NARCON 2024, and we give a look behind the curtain to tell you what has been going on...
On this episode, our guest is Vance Martin, an amateur radio operator who goes under the callsign N3VEM.
Martin became involved in rocketry as a kid in the typical way; seeing model rockets at the local hobby shop, and discovering the hobby with a friend.
As he moved into middle and high school, he discovered mid and high power rocketry through online rocketry communities.
While in college he built a PML 1/4 Scale Patriot rocket...
Are you really 'GO' to use your full FAA waiver?
Greg Young shares his experiences with this topic, and what he learned is an eye opening education for all rocketeers!
About our guest...Greg shares his background in rocketry...
My rocketry experience started in 1961, at the ripe old age of 10years, when I ordered, built and flew rockets from Estes Industries. Try as I may, I was not successful at getting local hobby shops to carry ...
The Rocketry Show team talk NSL West 2023 with Ed Lacroix and Matt Abbey.
Jeff Kodysz was a very talented rocketeer. His talents stretched from 3D printing, Lazer Etching, and he had a knack with making logos. He created the current logo for The Rocketry Show that you look at everytime you visit our website or listen to one of our episodes.
Jeff passed away a few weeks ago after a short battle with illnesses. He will be missed by his friends, family, and us.
We are all glad to have known him.
CG stops by to give a quick update on technical changes some of you may have noticed, and what that means.
The team talk about Narcon 2023, and we review this year’s calendar of big launch events so far…
In the first episode of Season 9, we talk to Joe Pfeiffer of the Open rocket team, diving a bit deeper into the program’s features, and some use case items for advanced and High power rocketry.
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