Coz I'm a Rocketgirl..

[Poita]

Just a quick pic of my girls launching some rockets yesterday. They love rocketry and are currently working on a 3 stage monster.

[bartman]

Whoah!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well wicked!!!!
:eyepop:
Bartman

[jjjnettie]

:D Awesome.

[h0ughy]

cool stuff

[koputai]

Lots of parachute hungry trees around that launch pad by the look of it Peter!

[Poita]

There certainly was, but it is the widest open space we have.

They went a lot higher than our estimate too, the chute landed over 400 metres away.

Interestingly both launches landed within 5 metres of each other, with two different rocket designs.

My older girl did the maths on calculating the height reached as well which is a great exercise (and a good use of a butchered protractor). We forgot to time it to calculate the kph though.

[Poita]

A launchpad view of the launch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_gqe0SEJEE

[Jeffkop]

Love the launchpad view ... great stuff !!!

[Ric]

That was cool, the video looked great.

[troypiggo]

Very cool. You're lucky to have girls with such cool hobbies/interests.

[RickS]

Great stuff! Looking forward to the three stage version.

[Miaplacidus]

Brilliant!

(Now I know what I want for Christmas.)

[stardust steve]

What a great project to involve the kids with. My kids would love this especially my nearly 3yo boy. He has an obsession with "space wockets":lol:

[niko]

what is that wide expanse of blue behind them....?

It can't be the sky because it is a grey colour

[silv]

niko :cool: :D

spectacular!

[Poita]

It is a lot of fun, and for younger kids there are a variety of cheap ready-to-fly rockets.

Just google ESTES or search for ESTES on ebay.

[Miaplacidus]

Can you buy those sorts of things and have them come from overseas? I'm surprised. You can't even get firecrackers in most states now.

[erick]

I could become interested? :love:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPttQmTRC38

(OK, I know these are just the fireworks version)

[AstralTraveller]

You're a wicked man. ........... Fireworks indeed.

[pmrid]

Snazzy rocket - a big improvement on the old bicycle pump rockets I made as a kid. But looks like just as much fun. Good on you for encouraging them.
Peter

[Poita]

Everything except the engines can come from OS if you want, but hobby stores all carry them across Australia.

The engines technically cannot be sent through the post, but again, the hobby stores (e.g. Hobbyco) all carry a good range of engines or can get them in.

[erick]

The prices are very reasonable, it seems to me.

http://www.stanbridges.com.au/shop.ROCKET-SET

Love the on board cameras! A great trip!

[Brundah1]

Try this one for size & success.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E4-60ZsaPo

[Brundah1]

Or these ones, as NASA stated, they are leaving this to "private enetrprize"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=7qGjf_qX5ZM&feature=endscreen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kK2xkyXjW4&feature=fvwrel

[troypiggo]

Very cool. I've often wondered about those rockets that go up high enough to potentially be in flight paths of planes etc. Do you need permission? Or just be aware of the flight paths?

[Poita]

There is also the Australian Youth Rocketry Challenge for anyone else out there with kids.
http://www.rocketcontest.org.au/