Model Rocket Pre-History!
Model Rocket Pre-History.
It is generally accepted that model rocketry was started by Carslile and Estes and Stine. While that is true for what evolved into NAR and what we know today in terms of commercial suppliers, there was a pre-history. Remember first model rockets included making your own motor until it became possible to buy one, and more importantly they were readily available by mail-order. In this April 1954 Popular Mechanics article, reference is made to hobby rockets, as compared to semi-professional amateur rockets! http://books.google.com/books?id=Nd...nepage&q&f=true Quote:
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Pre-Historical Jerry! cite: http://www.v-serv.com/usr/images/Po...hanics-1954.pdf 8mb PDF! I wonder if this goes into the pin-up girl thread too? |
Interesting. Good to know they had the ladies involved even then. ;)
Randy www.vernarockets.com https://www.facebook.com/RocketBabeDustStorm |
The article makes reference to George James who acted as the default lobbiest in DC for rocketry, hobby-model, and amateur-semipro (ARS, PRS, RRS, MIT, CIT, JPL) for several decades (1940-2000). It was his efforts that greased the wheels for Harry and the other folks leaning on regulations. We all owe a debt of gratitude to George James.
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Thanks for posting this! The RRS broke the ground for our hobby. It is great to see a reference to them.
I have a basement full of old Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, Mechanics Illustrated, and simiar magazines from the 30s, 40s, and 50s. Several of them mention the RRS. I have seen pictures of their range and other pictures of this tower, but I have never come across this particular article before. Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention. Every article, every photo from those early days of rocketry is like striking gold for those of us with a historic bent. Now I need to go check the antique stores to try to find a copy of this particular issue! The posted picture is great! I may be older than dirt, but I can still appreciate a photo of a pair of fine looking rockets like these. Yessir! Fine looking rockets! The Fireman formerly NAR 2217, Peak City Section 2 |
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She's roughly the same age as my mother..... :eek: |
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There were rockets in that photo? ;) Earl |
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I think USR was the first rocket company with a website. I was playing with html (and email and FTP) and said, "I can do this!" Jealous of your NAR numbers . . . . NAR 24333 Polaris section 193 (after NAR added 100 to all section numbers) TRA 012 founder Lucerne Test Range Prefecture #007 founder. Coulda had a lower number but I asked for a license to kill! |
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Charmed. . . doubly charmed. Cars had fins to look like rockets and the cross your heart bra really did lift and separate. You could light up a smoke anywhere and have a cocktail in hand to take the edge off. Oh the good olde back and white movie days. |
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He personally did the same thing with "sparkies". Let's at least be historically accurate. cites: http://www.oldrocketforum.com/archi...php/t-2448.html http://rocketry.wordpress.com/2008/11/ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!t...ets/1y3iy33omto Read those carefully. ATF has since gone against igiters, so we have "starters". They used to be exempt per 55.141(a)(7). As was all Class C (UN 1.4). http://www.v-serv.com/usr/motors/g68f.html |
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I just figured out what that means...after like 40 years. |
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