Attached are scanned copies of Rocket Development Corporation's Catalog No. 621 from 1962, RDC's 1963 supplemental pages to this catalog, the Krueger Rocket Company catalog from the mid-1960's and (perhaps somewhat off-topic) an American Telasco Ltd. (Jetex) brochure from 1961.

Enjoy!

Attached Files

	ROCKET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 1962 CATALOG.pdf (4.12 MB, 140 views)
	RDC 1963 SUPPLEMENT TO CATALOG 621.pdf (2.02 MB, 118 views)
	KRUEGER ROCKET COMPANY CATALOG NO. 101.pdf (1.77 MB, 189 views)
	AMERICAN TELASCO (JETEX) 1961 BROCHURE.pdf (1.83 MB, 114 views)

Wow! They make some pretty amazing claims for their Alto Ranger in the Kreuger catalog! Don't think I believe them........

I built a nuclear bomb with a plastic protractor and a golf tee. Those claims are child's play for a fancy wooden protractor with a grooved sight!

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I love sanding.

The drawings of their (Kreuger's) kits made me laugh. Reminded me of drawings of rockets I made as a child. The rocket glider even has fire coming out! OOOOoooo.... So cool.

I also had a chuckle over the "...specifically designed for trajectory study..." description of "ballistic recovery" for the Fireball-1. I wonder how the "special spring cushion device" worked to absorb "complete shock of impact." Boing. LOL

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-Wolfram v. Kiparski
NAR 28643 - TRA 15520
MTMA Section #606 President

Those claims in that Kreuger catalog are ridiculous.
SPRING recovery ??? C'mon noww......BOINGGGGGG is right...what a fargin' JOKE.
This catalog should have been branded AJAX or ACME rocket company because it sure seems like they got their ideas/claims from Wile E. Coyote.

I think a more realistic rocketry catalog than Kreuger would come from KROGER grocery stores.

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, and HAVOC !

So harsh... How much more of a realistic rocket catalog do you want than a real live rocket catalog from a real live rocket company?

I thought the catalog was cute.

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-Wolfram v. Kiparski
NAR 28643 - TRA 15520
MTMA Section #606 President

I agree with astronwolf. Remember that this is 1963. Estes is what - 2 years old? I think RDC and KRC were trying their best to be innovative. Now, whether or not they actually succeeded in that is a different question.....

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Buzz McD.

Avid rocketeer since 1967.
NAR 13559 / L2

Hey, Krueger did start a model rocket company, put out a product..and some of his motors are in the NASM. That's more than I can say, well for myself anyway.

Apparently it "sort of" worked. It says it includes THREE nose cones.

I like the wild smoke trail on the cover, too.

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Lee Reep
NAR 55948

Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B, Ken Foss Designs Mini Satellite Interceptor
In the Paint Shop: Nothing! Too cold!
Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Maxi Honest John, Super Scamp

While browsing through the Stine archives at the NASM last week, I stumbled across the attached letter from GHS concerning the Krueger Rocket Company. It hits upon many of the concerns with the firm's products noted earlier in this thread...

Enjoy,
James

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Krueger Rocket Company.pdf (346.0 KB, 107 views)