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Carmelo Turdo Spooktacular Coverage
Other Links:
Carmelo's above article with additional photos - The Aero Experience: St. Louis Rocketry Association Hosts Spooktacular Night Launch Event
Spooktacular YouTube Video https://youtu.be/QDi7L3d0YEc
Link to Carmelo's Drop Box of Downloadable Spooktacular Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/l/scl/AACQOpuMgIAUr_iULv0GXvBSzlyQ-tFjNYM
The Passing of a Past SLRA Member
2022 SLRA Spooktacular Night Launch Event
The 2022 SLRA Spooktacular event was a BIG success. What a great turnout. We even had youth show up fully costumed. My favorite was the walking inflatable T-Rex. Thanks to all who made it a smashing success!!! HUGE Kudos to Dave Pape for LCOing the entire evening. Big SHOUT-OUT as well to those who assisted with the youth Take it/Fly it rockets, the Hot Dog grilling feast and put-up/take-down of the launch equipment. Also, a BIG THANKS to Shawn Faulkingham for providing the generator so we could have a lit pavilion. I'm looking forward to seeing the photos and videos taken by Fred Cronenwett (GLSMA President) and Carmelo Turdo (Aero Experience). If you have pictures, please send them to me so I can get them posted on our website (secretary@stlouisrocketry.com). The photo below was taken by Carmelo Turdo during the Apollo 17 50th Anniversary Commemoration Launch Reenactment Event.
Apollo 17 50th Anniversary Night Launch Reenactment Video compliments of Fred Cronenwett
Dan Crank's 2022 Spooktacular Swamp Gas Flying Saucer Flight compliments of Dan Crank
Click the above links to see videos taken during the event.
October 29th Spooktacular Night Launch Event
Saturday Buder Park All Fly Day was a Huge Success!!
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This past Saturday's Buder Park All Fly Day was well attended. There were 18 rocketeers to showed-up ready to pierce the sky. Of the 18 launching rockets 5 were accompanied by a parent. In all we had 82 launches. We had one Lego Conversion Challenge partipant, Joel Weston. Unfortunately, his two launch attempts of his Lego Rocket were unsuccessful, one due to faulty AeroTech engine prep and the other due to too long of a delay charge. On his first attempt, the engine cato'd just after ignition due to an o-ring being improperly placed on the engine nozzle end of the motor.. Fortunately, the damage was minimal. On his second attempt, the Lego rocket flew to perfection but the delay charge was too long on the Estes E-9 motor, causing the shock cord to separate from the booster due to the high velocity the rocket was traveling at the time of parachute deployment. I'm hoping Joel can Lego it back together and fly it at our October 1st Buder Park Launch.
I believe we had near equal number of spectators as participants. They were treated to two spectacular Launch Reenactments from my scale replica of Launch Pad Complex 39, Apollo 11 and Saturn/Skylab. GSLMA President Fred Cronenwett captured a great photo of the Saturn V lifting off the launch pad during the Apollo 11 Launch Reenactment.
Fred mentioned he took several photos during our event. Once he sends them to me, I'll be sure to post them on the SLRA website. Notice to all who attended All Fly Day - If have photos you took during the event and would like to share them, please email me your photos and I'll be sure to post them as well.
Secretary Dave Kovar
Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 General Membership Meeting Announcement
SLRA is having our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, July 26th.
The meeting will be held at Olympia Kebob House and Taverna, 1543 McCausland Ave. Richmond Heights, MO 63117.
f you’re a member of SLRA and are registered on the website, you can view minutes of previous meetings here: Meeting Minutes Page, The meeting minutes will be the basis of our “old business” discussion.
THE STANDARD AGENDA FOR ALL MEETINGS IS AS FOLLOWS:
1. Minutes
2. Treasury Status
3. Recognition of Achievements and Contributions
4. Members expenses
5. Old Business
6. New Business
a) Election of SLRA Officers
Nominations: President – Chris Franklin; Vice President – Charles Barnett; Secretary – Dave Kovar; Treasurer – Don Hanson; Plus 3 more Directors - John Buckley, Dan Crank and Doug Probst.
Online and paper membership forms with payments received by mail to be processed by treasurer and president.
Please email admin@stlouisrocketry.com if you have new business for the meeting.
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Tuesday, June 28th, 2022 General Membership Meeting Announcement
SLRA is having our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, June 28th.
The meeting will be held at Olympia Kebob House and Taverna, 1543 McCausland Ave. Richmond Heights, MO 63117.
Due to COVID-19, this meeting will also be held on Zoom:
Topic: SLRA June Business Meeting
Time: Jun 28, 2022 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89252846552?pwd=z5_JrpEvD9ErQ59nrfOJzc1GncAzx_.1
Meeting ID: 892 5284 6552
Passcode: 476261
f you’re a member of SLRA and are registered on the website, you can view minutes of previous meetings here: Meeting Minutes Page, The meeting minutes will be the basis of our “old business” discussion.
THE STANDARD AGENDA FOR ALL MEETINGS IS AS FOLLOWS:
1. Minutes
2. Treasury Status
3. Recognition of Achievements and Contributions
4. Members expenses
5. Old Business
6. New Business
Online and paper membership forms with payments received by mail to be processed by treasurer and president.
Please email admin@stlouisrocketry.com if you have new business for the meeting.
You received this e-mail because you asked to be notified when new updates are posted.
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2022 General Membership Meeting Announcement
SLRA is having our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, May 24th.
The meeting will be held at Olympia Kebob House and Taverna, 1543 McCausland Ave. Richmond Heights, MO 63117.
Due to COVID-19, this meeting will also be held on Zoom:
Topic: SLRA May 2022 Business Meeting
Time: May 24, 2022 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88693127764?pwd=Ol09i4KpQ0dBr8xAACCQGpYb1Zhfr6.1
Meeting ID: 886 9312 7764
Passcode: 989862
f you’re a member of SLRA and are registered on the website, you can view minutes of previous meetings here: Meeting Minutes Page, The meeting minutes will be the basis of our “old business” discussion.
THE STANDARD AGENDA FOR ALL MEETINGS IS AS FOLLOWS:
1. Minutes
2. Treasury Status
3. Recognition of Achievements and Contributions
4. Members expenses
5. Old Business
6. New Business
Online and paper membership forms with payments received by mail to be processed by treasurer and president.
Please email admin@stlouisrocketry.com if you have new business for the meeting.
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Meeting Minutes and Bylaws
Click on the April 25th, 2022 Meeting Minutes Below
The SLRA April Meeting Minutes that includes lessons learned from SLRA's support to local groups participating in the 2022 Team America Rocketry Competition (TARC).
Please review the minutes and provide edits/modifications to president@stlouisrocketry.com by 21 May.