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 Rocketry Product: Centuri - Little Joe II {Kit} (5138, KS-8) [1968-1977]

Blast From The Past: Back In The Day, Part 5 - The Centuri Little Joe II (2017-06-10)

  Over on the ‘Rocket Building Blog’, master builder Chris Michaels is embarking on a new build of the Estes Little Joe II kit.   I am in great anticipation of this blog ... [Read More]

Blast From The Past: NAR 60 Year Reunion, Part 7 - Vintage Launch Controllers (2018-08-08)

Reunion attendee Jeff Jenkins (NAR 46879) brought along a very nice collection of vintage model rocket launch controllers for display.  Most of them were from Centuri Engineering, and also ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Shaping Nike Style Fins TIP (2014-12-22)

Gordon (Sandman on TRF and www.excelsiorrocketry.com) drew up how he forms the diamond taper on Nike Fins. The original post is HERE   s croll down to post #41 The original PDF (at the right) ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes (Centuri) Little Joe II !!! (2015-10-02)

Just added to the Estes Coming Soon page -  This is based on the older Centuri Little Joe II, the BIG one. It'll use the D12-3 engine instead of a cluster. CLICK HERE to see the Estes webpage. ... [Read More]

Rocketeer's Corner: Miscellany... (2015-10-04)

The weather has positively sucked the past several days - dreary, dismal, and wet. Our Fall seasons are normally very nice, but this one has started out poorly. The forecast shows some potentially ... [Read More]