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V-2/Sputnik anniversaries!
Hello All,
October 3 will be the 75th anniversary of the V-2’s first successful flight, when it reached the edge of space, and the next day, October 4, will mark the 60th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik I. These would make great “historical hook” days for scale V-2 and R-7/Sputnik launch events, whether for scale competition or sport (fun) flying. Also: There are several V-2 kits available in various scales, and the MPC Vostok kits and Peter Alway’s simple yet pretty “Hi-Fi” Vostok plan (in his book “The Art of Scale Model Rocketry” [which will soon be—if it isn’t already—downloadable from the NAR’s website]) can easily be converted into R-7/Sputnik scale models. (Hopefully the ISS crew will play a recording of Sputnik’s “beep-beep-beep” signal from orbit on October 4th.)
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