Author Archives: Crimson Star

An altimeter bay is a removeable rocket compartment that usually contains electronic components used to eject one or two parachutes. All of the rockets that I have built relied on the rocket motor’s built-in ejection charge to deploy a single … Continue reading →

This time, it was the Lethbridge Rocketry Association that was ready to hold their first high-power rocketry launch of the year, in Rock Lake, Alberta. My Aerotech Mega-Initiator, the same rocket I used for my L1 and L2, was ready … Continue reading →

Calgary Rocketry was ready to hold their first high-power rocketry launch of the year, in Hanna, Alberta. I was ready with my Aerotech Mega-Initiator, the same rocket I used for my L1. At the last minute, a “fire advisory” was … Continue reading →

It was mid-morning, with mostly clear skies and light winds in rural Viking, Alberta. The temperature was sitting at -27°C. Just what you might expect at an event called “Fire & Ice 2023”! Members of the Edmonton Rocketry Club gathered … Continue reading →

Although several rocket launches here in Alberta have been cancelled recently, I have continued to build new rockets. Why? There are a variety of advanced construction methods being used today and I want to learn them. Each rocket that I … Continue reading →