Category Archives: Rocketry

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 →

At the last rocket launching I attended, several of my rockets greatly exceeded expectations and were likely swallowed up by the universe at large. Two things might have helped: a smaller parachute and/or a tracking device. This tracking device is … Continue reading →