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Club Volunteers Still Needed this Weekend to Staff SLRA Booth
Fellow SLRAers,
I am still in need of additional club volunteers to help with the staffing of an SLRA booth at the Midwest Airport Fun Days event coming up this weekend. So far Mike Fischer and I are committed for both days and Ken Gianino and Heino plan to help on Saturday morning. The event runs both Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 until 5:00 pm. The event is being held at the St Louis Downtown Airport, across the the river in Cahokia, IL. It would be nice to have at least one more person for the following shifts:
Saturday 1:00 to 5:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am to 1:00pm and 1:00 to 5:00 pm
Let me know if you can help out. It would be greatly appreciated.
I am also in need of some cool high power rockets for our static display. If you can provide the rockets, We can plan on meeting sometime this week to make the exchange. I'll return your rocket(s) next Tuesday, June 10th, at the club meeting
Happy Rocketeering!
Dave Kovar
Feedback from Gene Kranz
Fellow SLRAers,
Here is some feedback that I received from Gene on or Apollo 11 celebration:
DAVE,
THE APOLLO 11 CELEBRATION WAS TRULY A GREAT AFFAIR AND WAS THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE... I THINK THAT ONCE AGAIN YOU HAVE SET A NEW MARKER FOR PERFORMANCE. DID YOU FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM WITH YOUR SATURN LAUNCH... GLAD THAT IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS MOSTLY REPAIRABLE.
SAVE THE TIME AND TROUBLE ON THE OVERSIZE CHECK.. I DONT KNOW WHAT THEY WOULD DO WITH IT. USE THE FOAM CORE TO BUILD A NEW ROCKET...
CHEERS
Gene Kranz
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DAVE,
REFERENCE THE AIRLINE COSTS.... I DO NOT EXPECT TO BE REIMBURSED... HOW ABOUT USING IT AS SEED $ FOR YOUR NEXT PROJECT OR CONSIDER IT A DONATION TO THE PLANETARIUM... EITHER WAY IS OK WITH ME.
CHEERS
Gene Kranz
The fact that Gene does not want to be reimbursed for his airline travel speaks volumes for his enthusiastic support of our STEM education and outreach effort. I spoke with John Lakey regarding this generous donation by Gene, He is considering using the money to pay for much needed equipment for the planetarium. Once again, job well done everyone!
Happy Rocketeering!
Dave
Volunteers Needed for June 7th and 8th Event at the Greater Stl Air and Space Museum
With success comes popularity. Fresh off the heels of a very memorable Apollo 11 45th Anniversary Celebration, it is time to turn our attention to supporting the Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum's Fun Days coming up on June 7th and 8th. The event runs from 9:00 until roughly 5:00 both days. Let me know if you can help out on Saturday, Sunday, or both Days. Depending on the amount of support, I figure we can do a very awesome Static display, a Paper Helicopter Competition, and an Apollo 11 launch Reenactment like we did last Friday (ignite the pre-ignition motors but not launch). Carmelo thought our launch reenactment was really cool and wants us to do it at his event. My thought is that we could have the reenactment a couple of time each day, maybe at 11:00 and 3:00. We will need Low to high power rockets to display. Let me know if you can donate some rockets as well. For this event I will need 3 leads, one for organizing the static display, another for the paper helicopter competition, and I can handle the Apollo 11 Launch Reenactment.
Let me know if you can help out. http://www.airandspacemuseum.
Happy Rocketeering!
Dave
Last Picture of Gene Kranz Before He Left For Texas on Saturday
Dave Kovar presented Gene with an SLRA hat and Carmelo Turdo from The Aero Experience https://www.facebook.com/TheAeroExperience and http://aeroexperience.blogspot.com/ got a picture of Heino Pull, Dave Kovar, and Gene in front of the St. Louis Science Center Planetarium. It was a great four days having Gene Kranz in St. Louis. Thanks Dave for organizing the visit and events!
Gene Kranz Receives an SLRA hat
A Few Photos From Our Saturday May 17th, 2014 Cub Scout/Boy Scout Contest with Guest Gene Kranz
Gene Kranz giving insider Saturn V memories at our Cub Scout/Boy Scout contest at the main field in Forest Park on Saturday. Janna was helping with sound as Gene talked to the kids, parents and scout leaders. A really fun event and Gene signed a few kid's rockets while he was there. Later the top 3 Cub Scouts were given certificates signed by Gene and a clear crystal plaque with a piece of foil which flew to the moon on Apollo 11 donated by the Bonne Terre Space Museum. Gene really lit up when he saw the kids flying rockets. What a great day.
Speaking at our contest. Janna Pull assisting with sound
Dave Kovar's beautiful scale Saturn V lifts off
Parents, scouts, and scout leaders listen to Gene Kranz's insights.
Some Rough Cut Video from Tonights STEM Event and Dinner With Marta and Gene Kranz
For those members who couldn't attend tonight, an 8 minute video that I shot and did a very rough cut. Dave Kovar's remarks, the mission vest ceremony and a short story from Gene about mission vests. More video to come and I plan to film the launch events on Friday and Saturday. Thanks to Dave Kovar for the great job organizing the event. Gene Kranz is a personal hero of mine and it is surreal to spend some time in the same room with him. Look for Lowell Grissom - brother of Gus Grissom (Gemini and Apollo 1 astronaut) and the owner of the Moonrise. The Moonrise was a perfect venue for the event and there is quite a bit of memorabilia in the lobby. Much work to due on Friday and Saturday for the launches.
Tuesday May 13, 2014 General Membership Meeting Announcement
Next Meeting: SLRA is having our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday
evening, May 13th, at our new meeting location: Google Map Link
Bandana's Bbq Sunset Hills
11750 Gravois Road
Sunset Hills, Missouri, 63127
We are continuing to meet at Bandana’s BBQ Sunset Hills. Lets us know what you think about meeting at this location. Even though Bandana’s Sunset Hills doesn’t have a minimum food purchase, we are encouraging members to purchase something to support the use of the room. We have the room from 6:30 to 9:00 and we’ll need to leave promptly since 9 pm is the closing time.
The room will be available at 6:30 PM and the business meeting will start at about 7:00PM. We'll need to be out of the room by 9:00 PM (closing).
If you're a member of SLRA, the meeting minutes from the April meeting will be available here: Meeting Minutes Page,
Final plans will be discussed for the 3 events this week:
1. Volunteer dinner at the Moonrise with Gene Kranz
2. Friday May 16th demonstration launch for middle-school students at the Science Center
3. Saturday May 17 precision duration contest with the Boy Scouts/Cub Scouts at the Science Center (Forest Park Central Field location for the contest)
The standard agenda for all meetings is as follows:
1. Treasury Status.
2. Recognition of Achievements
3. Recognition of Contributions
4. Members expenses.
5. Old Business - please review minutes for last month's meeting for topics
6. New Business
On line and paper membership forms with payments received by mail to be processed by treasurer and president.
Please comment on this post or email me at heyno@heino.com if you have new business for the meeting.
Heino Pull
SLRA Secretary
Change of Launch Location for Saturday May 17th Apollo 11 Boy Scout Launch at the Science Center
This message was sent by Dave Kovar to the volunteers who will be helping on Saturday. I wanted to expand this to the entire club membership and interested parties since there have been post in the pasts listing the event occurring in the archery field. I've heard word of some spectators who are interested in attending (but not participating in the contest) and want the change of venue notice available on the club web site.
Thanks,
Heino Pull - SLRA Secretary
From David Kovar:
Hello Everyone!
For the SLRA Precision Duration Model Rocket Competition this Saturday May 17th, we decided to change the rules a little bit. Instead of each scout getting to launch only once, they will be able to launch their rocket twice. We will take the better of the flight time that comes closest to 30 seconds as their official time. Both engines will be provided at no cost, compliments of the Missouri Space Grant Consortium.
The venue site for the launch and awards ceremony has changed as well. The launch will take place at the Forest Park Central Field which is located north of the Science Center on the opposite side of the golf course (see attached map). This field gives us a much bigger launch area for recovery. The awards ceremony will take place in the Planetarium Lobby, or possibly just outside the entrance to the planetarium
The times have not changed. the competition will take place from 9:30 - 12:45 and the awards ceremony will be from 2:00 - 2:30.
For the team competition; Achievement Certificates, signed by Gene Kranz, will be presented to the members of the top three finishing teams.
For the individual competition, plaques will be awarded the the top three scouts achieving a flight duration time closest to 30 seconds. The plaque going to the top finisher contains a foil fragment actually flown aboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft. The plaques and foil fragment are being provided by the Bonne Terre Space Museum.
Official sponsors of this event include the St. Louis Rocketry Association, the Science Center, Missouri Space Grant Consortium, and the Bonne Terre Space Museum.
Feel free to contact me if you have any further questions.
Happy Rocketeering!
Dave Kovar
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No Elsberry High-Power Launch this weekend (April 12-13)
The club has been in contact with the landowner of the Elsberry field and was informed that it is too muddy, following the rain earlier this week, for us to use the roads. Therefore, there is officially no launch this weekend.
We also wish to make clear that this does not mean there will be another high-power launch on a later weekend. There may be only a few weekends left before the fields resume their "day job" of growing corn and soybeans. We are watching this on a week-to-week basis, and if it becomes possible for us to have another launch we will put it on the calendar here ASAP. Thanks again to those of you who filled out the RSVP form to let us know you have rockets to fly.