The launch that was previously scheduled for February 12th has been rolled over to the 19th due to muddy conditions from the melting snow. Please continue to watch https://www.stlouisrocketry.com for updates.
Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/05/2022
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location
Elsberry Missouri High Power Launch Site
Saturday, March 5th is the date for our next high-power launch. This launch will be held at the Elsberry launch field (see map). (Backup dates is 12th and 19th)
Location and directions to field:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1616154,-90.7682789,2917m/data=!3m1!1e3
Take MO-79 to Highway JJ, the first intersection south of the town of Elsberry.
From this point, we should have signs up to guide you – but head east onto Old Missouri 79 (if you were coming north from the St. Louis area, this is a right turn) and continue straight onto the farm road where the main road takes another right turn.
Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/12/2022 2/19/2022
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location
Elsberry Missouri High Power Launch Site
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Saturday, Feb 12th Feb 19th is the date for our next high-power launch. This launch will be held at the Elsberry launch field (see map). (Backup dates is 19th and 26th)
Location and directions to field:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1616154,-90.7682789,2917m/data=!3m1!1e3
Take MO-79 to Highway JJ, the first intersection south of the town of Elsberry.
From this point, we should have signs up to guide you – but head east onto Old Missouri 79 (if you were coming north from the St. Louis area, this is a right turn) and continue straight onto the farm road where the main road takes another right turn.
If you have any questions, please email admin@slra-admin
St. Louis Rocketry Association (SLRA) celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 15 flight and the 60th Anniversary of the Liberty Bell 7 Mercury flight with a commemorative launch event on Saturday, August 7, at Buder Park.
Video courtesy of The Aero Experience
St. Louis Rocketry Association celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Freedom 7 Mercury spacecraft mission with a commemorative launch event of their own May 1, 2021 at Buder Park in St. Louis County.
Video courtesy of The Aero Experience.
Good day follow rocketeers. We are currently updating on the website for this years low power launches at Buder Park.
Please watch the website for the schedule updates.
Our membership forms are now updated for the new year - if you're a current member and would like to renew, or if you'd like to join for the first time, please head to our website (https://www.stlouisrocketry.com) and select "Join SLRA."
Note: SLRA members do not pay the $3 launch fee for Buder Park Low-to-Mid-Power (Class 1, 1/4 A to G engines). and receive a $2 discount at High-Power (Class 2, H and higher engines) launches. Plus you get to support the really cool activities of our St. Louis Rocket Association.
If you have questions about renewing or joining SLRA, please email me at admin@stlouisrocketry.com.
Charles Barnett - Secretary, St. Louis Rocketry Association
SLRA member Mike Walsh is helping a former member sell some rocket motors (mostly composite, E through H). He will bring the motors to the meeting on the 28th. He can take either cash or PayPal.
SLRA is having our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, November 23rd. Prior to the meeting (beginning at 6:00pm), there will be a group build session! Bring your rocket box and current building project to work on during the meeting. If you don't have a current project, SLRA President Dave Kovar will have a box of fly-it / take-it rockets to be built for next year's Buder Park launch events.
The meeting will be held at Bandana's Bar-B-Q, 11750 Gravois Road, Sunset Hills, MO 63127-1804.
Due to COVID-19, this meeting will also be held on Zoom:
Topic: SLRA October Business Meeting
Time: Oct 26, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Topic: SLRA November Business Meeting
Time: Nov 19, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86977924171?pwd=ZzdEVUZ3ZDg2d0tQZEhaZkZvVDQvZz09
Meeting ID: 869 7792 4171
Passcode: 700999
If you're a member of SLRA and are registered on the website, you can view minutes of previous meetings here: Meeting MinutesPage, 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
a) Launch Report / Schedule,
1) Oct. 30th – Spooktacular at Buder Park
2) Nov. 13th – HPR Launch at Elsberry
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.
We are scheduling a high power launch for 11/20. We originally planned on 11/13 but it seems that the communication did not reach our general membership that was not in attendance at recent meetings, so out of respect we are pushing it out a week.
We would like to get a general understanding of who plans to fly and what special equipment you might need. The monster pad may or may not be needed so having an understanding will help us with planning greatly.
Contact Mike Walsh (mrwalsh85@gmail.com) with your interest and/or any questions you may have regarding the upcoming launch.
As always please watch for weather related updates at https://www.stlouisrocketry.com
While this is an outdoor event where social distancing requirements are easily maintained most of the time, there may be instances at the RSO table and pads where a mask would be appropriate. Please BYOM (bring your own mask). If you are unable to maintain 6’ distance from others outside of your own personal group, please be kind and wear a mask. If you are feeling ill or have a fever, please stay home. There will be other high power launches you can attend.
Our waiver will be open from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm. The range may or may not remain open until 4:30 pm, depending on how many people attend and how many rockets we want to fly.
Our waiver altitude is 6,500 feet AGL, with call-in windows to 14,500 feet AGL.
The club equipment trailer should arrive at the field around 9:00 am for us to begin setup. We would greatly appreciate as much help as possible with setup and cleanup, so please plan to arrive early if you can.
There will be neither food concessions nor restroom facilities at this site, but it is a very short drive into town for those needs.
Launch fees will be $0 for Low-Power Rockets (also called Model Rockets and class 1 rockets, with 1/4 A up to G80 engines) if you're a PAID SLRA member, and $3 if you're not a paid SLRA member; and $10 for High-Power Rockets (also called class 2 rockets) up to M.
We plan to have various sizes of launch pads set up, from the 1/8" model rocket rods up to 1515 rails. If you have any special needs, please reply to this email and we will see if we can accommodate you. In particular, if you need the "Monster Pad," please let us know ahead of time.
As always, please be courteous to our hosts and respectful of their property, including driving slowly on all farm roads. Once we get on site, we will clarify where it is okay to drive and park.
Location and directions to field:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1616154,-90.7682789,2917m/data=!3m1!1e3
Take MO-79 to Highway JJ, the first intersection south of the town of Elsberry.From this point, we should have signs up to guide you - but head east onto Old Missouri 79 (if you were coming north from the St. Louis area, this is a right turn) and continue straight onto the farm road where the main road takes another right turn.