John's Rocketry Site
When I rediscovered rocketry (after a 20-year absence), I found a much-expanded hobby with much larger, more exciting and more dangerous rockets for bigger boys. I guess that makes me a Born Again Rocketeer (B.A.R.).
Rocketry has been my primary hobby since 1998 and I've done a lot of it since that time. From starting out as a newbie at LUNAR and ROC launches through being the Prefect of AERO-PAC, I've learned a lot, met a bunch of great people and had wonderful fun.
This site started out in 1998 as a list of pictures of my rockets, and those are still here in the "fleet" section. However, it's also become a repository for articles on technique and research I've conducted which make up the "how-to" section.
Newest Pages
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My most recently completed rocket is the scratchbuilt Boosted Arcas. | The most recent how-to page is a video on model rocket scratch building. |
Most Recent Changes
- A video on making a 3D printed nose cone.
- A video on the three most import HPR techniques.
- A video on 3D printing large parts in multiple pieces.
- The 2-stage Boosted Arcas completed for launching at Aeronaut 2018.
See the Updates page for a complete list of recent changes, plus some highlights from the long history of this site.
I try to keep this site current, fully working and attractive. Please let me know if you find broken links, errors or even typos.