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Old 03-04-2009, 06:18 AM
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Default Mike Dorfler worked for Apogee Components?

I have a few questions concerning Mike Dorfler's possible employment with Apogee:

Did he actually work there?

Did he design any kits or products while he was there?

How long was he there?

Why did he leave?

Thank you in advance!

Bob
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Old 03-04-2009, 07:25 AM
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I have a few questions concerning Mike Dorfler's possible employment with Apogee:

Did he actually work there?

Did he design any kits or products while he was there?

How long was he there?

Why did he leave?

Thank you in advance!

Bob


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What makes you think that Dorffler worked for Apogee? The best one to answer those questions would be Dorffler himself.........
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Old 03-04-2009, 07:52 AM
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Bob

What makes you think that Dorffler worked for Apogee? The best one to answer those questions would be Dorffler himself.........
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Hi RD,

I was looking up the Cineroc camera on google and came across this COSROC newsletter where Tim M. stated at the NARAM 42 vendor presentation that Mike Dorfler was then working for Apogee:

http://www.cosrocs.org/newsletters/cossep00.pdf (page 5, first column, mid-way down the column)

Tim M. mentions a , "Mike Doerfler", that is a different spelling than Dorfler. Are these two people one in the same and the creator of the Cineroc camera?

If so, then any information on my original questions would be interesting

If the REAL Mike D. is on this forum, he sure is 'posting-shy'.

Bob
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Old 03-04-2009, 08:00 AM
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Yeah, he worked for Apogee. If I recall correctly, he designed the Saturn 1b (and V?), including the injection molds. I think he left Estes for a while but then went back.

"Posting-shy"? You got that right.
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Yeah, he worked for Apogee. If I recall correctly, he designed the Saturn 1b (and V?), including the injection molds. I think he left Estes for a while but then went back.

"Posting-shy"? You got that right.



Never mind I had to re-read your reply a couple of times; Mike Dorfler worked for Tim Milligan at Apogee then went back to work for Estes. OK, got that. Did Mike have anything to do with the Apogee scale Delta Rocket? I think Mike is good friends with Mark Lavigne (sp?) who launches the real Deltas at the cape. Maybe he was able to get scale data through Mark?

Thank you in advance.

Bob

P.s. Mike Dorfler designing the Saturns for Tim, that puts things in a different light because i thought Tim Milligan had designed his 1/70th scale Saturns. Sort of a , 'Paul Harvey, and know you know the rest of the story'.

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Old 03-04-2009, 08:41 AM
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Hi RD,

I was looking up the Cineroc camera on google and came across this COSROC newsletter where Tim M. stated at the NARAM 42 vendor presentation that Mike Dorfler was then working for Apogee:

http://www.cosrocs.org/newsletters/cossep00.pdf (page 5, first column, mid-way down the column)

Tim M. mentions a , "Mike Doerfler", that is a different spelling than Dorfler. Are these two people one in the same and the creator of the Cineroc camera?

If so, then any information on my original questions would be interesting

If the REAL Mike D. is on this forum, he sure is 'posting-shy'.

Bob

The correct spelling would be Dorffler. Mike is still at Estes and is a member of YORF.
From what I gather, he checks out the forum frequently.
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Old 03-04-2009, 08:50 AM
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Well, I told you about as much as I know but here is a piece that mentions it:

http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/562/92/

I believe he did the CAD work on the models. The rumor was that the production of the molds for those kits created a severe strain on Apogee's finances.

Groonies.
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Old 03-04-2009, 08:59 AM
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Well, I told you about as much as I know but here is a piece that mentions it:

http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/562/92/

I believe he did the CAD work on the models. The rumor was that the production of the molds for those kits created a severe strain on Apogee's finances.

Groonies.


Thank you. Your article is far more informative than what I found.

Bob
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Bob

What makes you think that Dorffler worked for Apogee? The best one to answer those questions would be Dorffler himself.........
RD

Or you could contact Tim Van Milligan at Apogee, since he's easy to get in touch with.
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Old 03-04-2009, 09:12 AM
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Answer to your spelling question only:
Marc Lavigne (a.k.a. "Moose").


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Never mind I had to re-read your reply a couple of times; Mike Dorfler worked for Tim Milligan at Apogee then went back to work for Estes. OK, got that. Did Mike have anything to do with the Apogee scale Delta Rocket? I think Mike is good friends with Mark Lavigne (sp?) who launches the real Deltas at the cape. Maybe he was able to get scale data through Mark?

Thank you in advance.

Bob

P.s. Mike Dorfler designing the Saturns for Tim, that puts things in a different light because i thought Tim Milligan had designed his 1/70th scale Saturns. Sort of a , 'Paul Harvey, and know you know the rest of the story'.
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