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Project 463 revisited (2009-06-12)

Launched at FireBALLS-005 in August 1995, Project 463 was the biggest sport rocket ever flown at 42' and 1200 lbs. It flew on a P and 2 N's in the booster and a single N in the sustainer, although ... [Read More]

Project 463 construction details (2009-06-18)

For historical purposes, I decided I'd capture some close-ups of the beast. In order, nosecone-to-thrust plate (L-to-R, top-to-bottom): nosecone on playa, nose section in the shop, upper sustainer ... [Read More]

You can never get enough Project 463 (2011-11-30)

 Click on the 'Project 463' tag for more info on this 'ground breaking' project. [Read More]

Starship Enterprises rocket history (2011-01-13)

Starship Enterprises was a manufacturer of some interesting kits.  In January 2001, the company changed names to Fat Cat Rockets.  Best as I remember, both entities were owned and operated ... [Read More]

Highlighting some old posts that I think are interesting (pat, pat, pat) (2013-01-07)

I see my post on the Stratospheric Dreams rocket is getting a lot of hits, so I thought I'd highlight some old posts on interesting sport rocketry history.    Project 463 ... [Read More]