Sunday, July 17, 2005 at 9:40AM John Froeb has sent us a short video taken from his Estes Oracle video camera rocket, from June's launch. This is a very cool piece showing three different launches of the rocket, and the recovery. John has a bigger version, if people would like to see it, respond in the comments, and we'll get it up on the site. Thanks, John for sharing this! Direct link to the album in the gallery.
News Sunday, July 10, 2005 at 5:35AM Yesterday we had a great weather day at the Farm. The range was setup for six hours and we had a very small turn out. We flew all the way up to J-power rockets yesterday. It was great. Where was everybody? Today we will be out there with very light Easterly breezes (E3-8) until 7:00pm. Try to make it out. This is our last launch on a large field till late Oct or Nov. In speaking to Kip yesterday, he said the corn would be out in Oct. however; the soy beans may be later depending on the weather.
News Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at 3:43PM I just spoke with Kip and Terry Baucom has visually inspected the field. The beans are about 3-4" tall in the North field; Kip's thoughts are that we best get the launch in before the beans shoot up any higher. So, given that, the launch is on for this weekend, July 9th and 10th. 12:00-7:00 each day. There are no vendors scheduled. The Porta-Potty will be there. It worked out well for the last launch. I will get the T-Shirts there, this time, I promise. Does anyone need to certify or take the test? Please let me know so I can plan. Now, onto my soapbox, our attendance was really low last launch. I realized it was the forth weekend and that this will be the second, however, we knew since January our June and July launches are depended on the harvest and the re-planting of the crops. So everyone knew. Please, if you can, try to attend and remember to make your donation, if we exceed our goal for flyer-fees for the Williams the rest of the money will go back to paying for the porta-potty. Lets see you out there this weekend. Sincerely, Ralph Roberts
News Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at 5:37AM I noticed that someone was trying to post some photos yesterday... Yeah! But I see that you were never able to get the photos to stick. Send 'em to me with the captions you want and I'll post 'em! send to: rocketrycarolina@gmail.com (It's got a really big mailbox) Thanks! Doc R.
News Tuesday, July 5, 2005 at 12:51PM I was surfing around the Rocketry Forum today in a bit of "down-time", and ran across a link to a rather spectacular and, at the same time, disturbing set of photos. Next time I lose a rocket, I'm going to remember this one... http://www.tsmrockets.com/ballistictqc.htm those with weak hearts, look away! ps... I think the Ariel will fly again... aye! Doc R.
News Tuesday, July 5, 2005 at 12:44PM With NASA seriously looking at shuttle derived launch vehicles, I thought that most would find this web site of interest. http://www.safesimplesoon.com/default.htm It's mostly for public consumption and full of fluff. However, the answer to FAQ #8 interested me...
News Thursday, June 23, 2005 at 6:09AM OK, you ask for it you got it. A Porta-Jon will be delivered Friday for the Campout Launch. So get you crap together and come on to the launch. HA-HA. Note: Don't forget to let me know if your coming to the launch so we can get enough burgers and dogs. My daughter plans to have a water and lemonade stand as well. ROCCPREZ@prodigy.net
News Wednesday, June 22, 2005 at 6:35PM Here is the latest, the Winter Wheat is cut, I spoke to Kip tonight (June 22nd). We will setup just beyond the ditch in the middle, at 12:00 Noon Saturday There is some waist high corn along the southern fields tree line. With southerly breezes it should not present a problem. There is still some 6" of Barley stalks that are dry and lying on the ground, we will have watch for fires if a rocket comes in under power. Juluis Burris has agreed to run the Grill for us Saturday. We need a head count if you are planning on eating either Hog Dogs or Hamburgers. Please RSVP to RoccPrez@prodigy.net by Friday Noon so we can get enough goodies. Also let me know if you will be camping if you can. Ken Allen, with Performance hobbies will be at the Whitiker�s Launch this weekend, they are have there sport launch. I am still waiting on a response from Larry Smith at Rocket Science. I' keep you posted. I am trying to get a Porta-John in there, will let you know by tomorrow. More to come stay tuned. Ralph Roberts ROCC PREZ
News Sunday, June 19, 2005 at 8:17PM Everyone, I wanted to pass on the news that Ed Fenton shared with me this evening. Member of ROCC and ROSCO (Orangeburg�s NAR section) Rod Reagan passed away Saturday afternoon. According to information on a thread from the Tripoli SC website (www.tripolisc.org) he had apparently been ill for a while. He was very active with Orangeburg group and has been very instrumental in the formation of ROSCO (Their NAR section) He lived in Greenville,SC and traveled up on occasion to our launches. He truly enjoyed rocketry for what it was.
News Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 7:07AM ****Revised**** The launch has been moved back to the 4th weekend, the June 25th-26th weekend. I spoke to Kip Thursday night and he has not taken the Winter Wheat out of the field yet. He expects to get it by middle of week next week. He did let me know that Velvet (Kip's sister) has actually planted Soy Beans in on the North field so that is good news. There is a bit of bad news, his corn he planted in the south field from the road up to the creek is already up to knee to waist high. That is only a 1/4 of that front area and the way the prevailing winds are should not cause much problem. I just wanted to let you know we will have some corn to deal with. I plan on being there this weekend to pick up some stuff from the silo for a demo. I will try to talk a vendor in to coming next weekend, it will depend on the prior commentments. I would also like to have our Spring-Summer Campout launch this time to, so plan on camping if you can. One other note, due to the shourt turn-around time from Wheat and Barley to Soy-Beans we may try to have the July launch Early, maybe the 9th-10th weekend, we will decide by the next launch. Thanks, Ralph Roberts Note: If anyone is interested in renting the Farm House there at 16620 Hopewell Church Rd, it is just about ready. Mrs. Williams has been working hard on the inside to get it ready to rent. Email me and I will get you in contact with her.
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