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Robert Pearlman
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posted 04-08-2018 08:10 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association on Sunday (April 8) reclaimed the world record for the largest scale model rocket launch with its 3/4th scale Mercury-Redstone. From an earlier interview with team leader Geoff Howard:
Our team is attempting to reclaim the title "World's Largest Scale Model Rocket."

Since 2009 the World Record belonged to Steve Eves who flew a 1/10 scale Saturn V from Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's launch site in Price, Maryland. In March of 2015 an Australian team took the record by flying a full scale V2 rocket. The situation is totally unacceptable!

That's why we are building a 3/4 scale Mercury Redstone rocket. It will be 5 feet in diameter and 64 feet tall. We are planning a 1km altitude flight in April 2018.

Video and photos from the Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association on Twitter:

Jurg Bolli
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posted 04-08-2018 10:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jurg Bolli   Click Here to Email Jurg Bolli     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Most excellent!

Ronpur
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posted 04-09-2018 03:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ronpur   Click Here to Email Ronpur     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
That is impressive... except he said "Godspeed John Glenn." lol

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