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Model Rocket Building: MRN Article from 1964 (2016-09-09)

Here's an old favorite I found on a recent trip to California.  I didn't have a scanner, enlarge them for easier reading.    Favorite quote on fins:  "I cut mine out ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: More New Scans Of Old MRNs (2016-12-30)

Here are some Estes Model Rocket News issues  Dan Oplinger scanned and posted on the Model Rocketry Fanatics Facebook page - CLICK HERE And links to still more MRNs: CLICK HERE or CLICK HERE ... [Read More]

Shroudlines: Retro-Rocket News! (2017-04-04)

I was digging through some old paperwork last night and I came across this: The 1986 Winter edition of Model Rocket News from Estes! I have had this forever, but I thought I'd share some ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: MAD Model Rocket News Cover (2019-11-09)

On the Estes Facebook Model Rocket Page - Bob Kapra shared an image originally posted by Matt Steele: From Volume 8, No.2 November 1968 The drawing is so well done, everybody assumes it was drawn by ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: First Maple Seed Model? (2020-08-07)

On TRF, the subject of Maple Seed recovery came up. Eric (RKTMAN in TRF) posted a link to probably the first "eject and spin" or maple seed recovery. The December 1965 Estes Model Rocket News shows ... [Read More]