Category Archives: Rocketry

Fire & Ice 2025

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Crimson Star

The weather forecast leading up to Fire & Ice was not good: lots of snow, too much wind, and much too cold. The original date was rescheduled to February 22, 2025. Hosted by the Edmonton Rocketry Club, this was the … Continue reading →

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2024 Highlights

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Crimson Star

2024 was a busy year. I built five fiberglass rockets, each one seeming to present different challenges. Finally started to get some good results with one of my GPS trackers, and upgraded to a Creality K1 3d-printer better able to … Continue reading →

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Fall Fire 2024

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Crimson Star

Fall Fire 2024 was hosted by the Saskatoon Rockety Society on October 19, 2024, in Kitscoty. As usual, my wife and I drove to Lloydminster on Friday, attended the launch on Saturday, then returned to Edmonton on Sunday. I brought … Continue reading →

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Calmar in September, Again!

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Crimson Star

The Edmonton Rocketry Club returned to Calmar for the second time in a month for another model rocket launch, on September 28th, 2024. My Romulus rocket had never been flown yet. Since this was the 2nd launch in September, I … Continue reading →

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Calmar in September

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Crimson Star

The next model rocket launch hosted by the Edmonton Rocketry Club was in Calmar, on September 7, 2024. I had my Black Tusk, fitted with a GPS tracker and a Jolly Logic chute release. Flying on a CTI Pro29 G126, … Continue reading →

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