• Spaceport America Cup ... launches on hold due to rain!

    From Snidely@snidely.too@gmail.com to sci.space.policy on Fri Jun 21 11:30:58 2024
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    The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association's intercollegiate rocket
    event is taking a break due to rain. This event is held near
    Tombstone, NM and adjacent to White Sands Missile Range, an area where
    rain is an everyday event.

    Spaceport America is probably best known for Virgin Galactic flights,
    and just a few days ago VG flew the last flight of VSS Unity, as they
    prepare the next gen birds.

    And right now, we have the next generation of rocketeers trying to
    launch high speed amateur rockets. Some of these are as large as 6 ft
    or 2m. NSF is streaming some of the launches today, but right now
    there is a weather hold.

    NSF streamed a tour of the "great hall" event, where the teams had
    their rockets on display, and available to be interviewed. Something
    like 176 teams were there.


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  • From Snidely@snidely.too@gmail.com to sci.space.policy on Fri Jun 21 11:44:36 2024
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    Snidely speculated:
    The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association's intercollegiate rocket event is taking a break due to rain. This event is held near Tombstone, NM and adjacent to White Sands Missile Range, an area where rain is an everyday event.

    Spaceport America is probably best known for Virgin Galactic flights, and just a few days ago VG flew the last flight of VSS Unity, as they prepare the
    next gen birds.

    And right now, we have the next generation of rocketeers trying to launch high speed amateur rockets. Some of these are as large as 6 ft or 2m. NSF is streaming some of the launches today, but right now there is a weather hold.

    NSF streamed a tour of the "great hall" event, where the teams had their rockets on display, and available to be interviewed. Something like 176 teams were there.

    Team 49 is from Instanbul Technical University.

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  • From Snidely@snidely.too@gmail.com to sci.space.policy on Fri Jun 21 11:59:09 2024
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    On Friday or thereabouts, Snidely asked ...
    Snidely blurted out:
    The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association's intercollegiate rocket event >> is taking a break due to rain. This event is held near Tombstone, NM and >> adjacent to White Sands Missile Range, an area where rain is an everyday
    event.

    Spaceport America is probably best known for Virgin Galactic flights, and >> just a few days ago VG flew the last flight of VSS Unity, as they prepare >> the next gen birds.

    And right now, we have the next generation of rocketeers trying to launch >> high speed amateur rockets. Some of these are as large as 6 ft or 2m. NSF >> is streaming some of the launches today, but right now there is a weather >> hold.

    NSF streamed a tour of the "great hall" event, where the teams had their
    rockets on display, and available to be interviewed. Something like 176
    teams were there.


    There are also videos at
    <URL:spaceportamericacup.com>
    <URL:https://spaceportamericacup.com> of course.

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  • From Snidely@snidely.too@gmail.com to sci.space.policy on Fri Jun 21 11:57:55 2024
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    Snidely blurted out:
    The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association's intercollegiate rocket event is taking a break due to rain. This event is held near Tombstone, NM and adjacent to White Sands Missile Range, an area where rain is an everyday event.

    Spaceport America is probably best known for Virgin Galactic flights, and just a few days ago VG flew the last flight of VSS Unity, as they prepare the
    next gen birds.

    And right now, we have the next generation of rocketeers trying to launch high speed amateur rockets. Some of these are as large as 6 ft or 2m. NSF is streaming some of the launches today, but right now there is a weather hold.

    NSF streamed a tour of the "great hall" event, where the teams had their rockets on display, and available to be interviewed. Something like 176 teams were there.


    There are also videos at
    <URL:spaceportamericacup.com>

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