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It is with deep regret that we must announce the cancellation of NCR’s scheduled launch for April 4-5, 2020. This probably should not come as a surprise. We were hoping for the best. However, Colorado has imposed restrictions limiting gatherings of no more than 10 people, closing all non-essential businesses, and restricting general activities. I…[Read more]

There is a scheduled/approved Northern Colorado Rocketry launch event on Sat, 3/7 at the Atlas launch site.  Weather pending….We have a GO for launch this Saturday, March 7th, from the Atlas Site.  This launch will be for commercial motors only.  Expect the range and waiver (12,000’ AGL) to be operational by 9 AM.  Expecting partly cloudy sk…[Read more]

We are GO for Launch on Saturday, February 1, at the Atlas Site, subject to normal precautions.  Let’s hope Mother Nature cooperates.  Expecting partly cloudy skies, winds 8 to 12 mph, gusts up to 18 mph, and maybe the temperatures will reach into the fifties.  The current weather predictions appear favorable for flying rockets.    The waiver…[Read more]

Members and Friends,

Happy New Launch Year!  We have received our COA for 2020 and are GO for launch on Saturday, January 4th, at the Atlas Site.  We are GO for Launch, subject to normal precautions.  Let’s hope Mother Nature cooperates.  Expecting partly cloudy skies, winds 6 to 12 mph and maybe temperatures will reach into the forties.…[Read more]

Members and Friends,

There is a scheduled Northern Colorado Rocketry launch event on Sat, 12/7 at the Atlas launch site.

With no fire restrictions currently in place in Weld County or on the Pawnee National Grassland, We are GO for Launch, subject to normal precautions.  Let’s hope Mother Nature cooperates.  Expecting partly cloudy skies,…[Read more]

So, after launching Crowd Pleaser a few times, getting through a few other life-milestones, I’ve decided to try something new.  I’m going to assemble a Mad Dog XL in minimum diameter configuration with a 4 gr 98mm CTI motor.  It should push me a bit.  It sims-out at about 25,000’ and mach 1.6 and AUW to be about 27#.  I’m thinking about Pereg…[Read more]

NO GO for Saturday and/or Sunday at the North Site.  Disappointing but determined not to be happening.  Apologies for such late notice.  Looks like SCORE will be launching at the Hudson Ranch.  Hope to see you there.

It’s been decided – NO GO for OKTOBERFEST.   This was the prudent and responsible thing to do, given the vegetative conditions and lack of precipitation affecting our spot on the prairie.  Discussion of moving the November launch to the Atlas site has already started but it’s really dry and crispy there as well.  Time to start the rain dances in…[Read more]

The Ranger says Plan to go ahead with your launch on Saturday and Sunday, August 3 and 4. The humidity looks like it will remain up the rest of the month. We have received some precipitation, but there are a lot of cured annual grasses out there. We’ve had two fires in the last couple of weeks. Neither grew very large, but there are areas that wi…[Read more]

Found this in an old Forum post.

If anyone is interested, here’s the link to Jason Cook’s N1100 flight.

Some of you might find it interesting to see accelerometer data from a high-speed failure

When a flew a minimum-diameter rocket on a J420 with a scratch-built nosecone on Sunday morning, the nosecone failed right around burnout. The front end of the nosecone broke off and took my apogee deployment charge with it. The apogee charge was there to…[Read more]