Northern Colorado Rocketry
2019-03-02 Regular Club Launch

Regular Club Launch

Atlas Site - Pawnee Grasslands

Saturday March 2nd, 2019

Launch Summary

STOP - NO GO for launch on Saturday, March 2nd.  I spoke at length with the Ranger this afternoon.  We have been instructed to CANCEL our scheduled launch for this weekend.  The crispy vegetation and extremely dry soil conditions have elevated the levels of concern.  And that’s without mentioning the 800 plus acre fire that happened this past weekend.  Extended forecast of dry weather for the prairie doesn’t look promising for launching on March 9th either. 

Weather Conditions

Hot and dry. Cancelled.


Flight Cards



All launch events will be conducted using nationally approved/accepted range safety practices. The launching of rockets on NFS land is normally prohibited under a Forest Service Region 2 fire regulation. The issuance of NCR’s permit allows launches to take place by exempting the Holder from that regulation for approved launch events only. All launches, other than those conducted by the Holder during approved launch events, are outside the scope of this permit and are prohibited by Forest Service regulations.



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