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Flight Simulation – TARC Active Rocket Control Ep. 2 (0 00:30:15)
Have any constructive criticism or suggestions for how I can improve? Drop them in the comments below! – Table of contents: OpenRocket/RockSim Comparison: 1:28 OpenRocket: 2:52 Fusion 360: ... [View]

Tri-Cities Rocketeers June Swoosh launch 2019 Part 2 (0 00:30:21)
Sunday's flying at Tri-Cities Rocketeers/Tripoli Southeast Washington's June Swoosh event. Sunday had the best weather of the weekend and we saw many great flights, including long-burn motors, ... [View]

Tony Cooper - Pinata Rocket (0 00:31:19)
Narcon 2013 Tony Cooper - Pinata Rocket [View]

Tri-Cities Rocketeers September 2017 High Power Launch (0 00:32:50)
Here's a compilation of the Tri-Cities Rocketeers launch in September 2017, held from 9/8/17 through 9/10/17. I was there on Saturday and Sunday, and as always the TCR club put on a fantastic ... [View]

Flight Software Setup - Landing Model Rockets Ep. 8 (0 00:32:53)
Blip PCB Design Files: https://www.patreon.com/posts/blip-and-blop-26204885 Blip Test Code: https://www.patreon.com/posts/blip-test-code-1-29110756 Arduino programming tutorial: https://www. ... [View]


Fire In The Sky High Power Rocket Launch FITS 2017 (0 00:33:20)
The Washington Aerospace Club hosted their annual Fire In The Sky launch over Memorial Day weekend in Mansfield, WA. The weather for FITS this year was perfect, with light wind, reasonable ... [View]

SpaceX Falcon 9 and Fairing Flying Model Rocket Kit Assembly (0 00:33:44)
This is an assembly of the SpaceX Falcon 9 and Fairing Flying Model Rocket Kit. This is a very sturdy kit made by SpaceX themselves. It can fly on Estes D12-5, E9-6, E12-6, or even Aerotech rocket ... [View]

Estes Tandem-X review/build/launch Part 3 of 3 - Crossfire ISX rocket (0 00:33:44)
This is part 3 of 3 of my review of the Estes Tandem-X launch set. In this part, I do a complete build of the Crossfire ISX with tips along the way for this Skill Level 1 rocket. It can be launched ... [View]

Estes Taser Rocket Build and Launch (0 00:33:58)
Thanks to Ed for buying me this Estes rocket for my birthday. In this video we put it together and launch it. Its pretty awesome.  [View]

BYU Rocketry - OpenRocket Tutorial (0 00:34:12)
Former president and founder, Ryan Garrison, provides a basic OpenRocket tutorial. This tutorial is not meant to be a complete guide to using OpenRocket, but a helpful resource to get started. [View]

Loadstar2 Demo Build 2 of 3 (0 00:35:57)
Part 2 of the Estes Loadstar 2 rocket demo build. Can you find the errors in the build? Pay attention to which end of the 1st stage the engine mount is placed! [View]


How to Build Your Level 3 Certification Rocket (0 00:38:03)
vNARCON-2023 Presentation, vNARCON-2023 Presentation, How to Build Your Level 3 Certification Rocket, by John Coker. [View]



Fire In The Sky High Power Rocket Launch 2018 Part 2 (0 00:41:13)
The second half of my FITS 2018 footage picks up at Saturday evening, and goes through Sunday. I got a grand total of 232 launches over the weekend, or more accurately, 232 times the launch button ... [View]

Tri-Cities Rocketeers June Swoosh Launch 2019 Part 1 (0 00:43:54)
Tri-Cities Rocketeers/Tripoli Southeast Washington kicked off the summer with another great multi-day launch! This is the flying from Friday and Saturday. While we saw threatening skies on Friday, ... [View]

How to launch and land a model Falcon Heavy - Orbit 12.05 (0 00:44:20)
Joe Barnard of BPS.space joins us to talk about his work in making model rockets emulate larger, liquid fueled vehicles such as Falcon and Electron. He has created many amazing models and has been ... [View]

NARCON 2014 Technical Session 5 (0 00:44:40)
Gabriel Lapilli of the Florida Institute of Technology discusses Liquid Sloshing Behavior in Microgravity with Application to Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion Systems, an experiment now aboard the ... [View]

Advanced Finishing Techniques for Model Rockets (0 00:44:44)
Originally presented at Virtual NARCON 2023, the annual technical conference of the National Association of Rocketry, this video guides the viewer through a pair of advanced painting and finishing ... [View]

The Future of Scale Rocketry - National Rocketry Conference 2018 (0 00:46:45)
The Friday evening keynote from NARCON 2018 in Houston, TX. Keynote by Joe Barnard, NARCON and Q&A hosted by James Duffy. [View]

Tri-Cities Rocketeers Sod Blaster Launch 2018 Part 3 Sunday (0 00:46:52)
Sunday's flying at the inaugural Sod Blaster launch, held August 31st through September 3rd, 2018. This concludes my filming at the event, as I was unable to attend on Monday. This launch was ... [View]

NARCON 91 Matt Steele talk on rocket motors (0 00:47:42)
NARCON 1991 was held in Huntsville, AL. Matt Steele, who was also the event director of the convention, presents a talk on the state of the art of model rocket motors at the time, including the ... [View]


IREC 2018 launch compilation (0 00:49:00)
Almost every launch at the 2018 IREC / Spaceport America Cup. Timestamps below. I did my best to make the video information accurate but I'm sure there's a few errors, if you find one please comment ... [View]

vNARCON 2021: Rocket Motor Retention Systems. Presented by Michael Klett (0 00:49:42)
Rocket Motor Retention Systems. Presented by Michael Klett during vNARCON 2021 [View]

BPS.space Update - National Rocketry Conference 2019 (0 00:50:20)
Presented on March 2, 2019 at NARCON in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Rocket Propulsion Elements: https://amzn.to/2HQASsN Structures: https://amzn.to/2Iarn6F Arduino Tutorial: https://www.youtub ... [View]


PCB Assembly - Landing Model Rockets Ep. 7 (0 00:52:37)
Schematics, Layouts, Part Lists, and Gerber Files 🚀→ https://www.patreon.com/posts/blip-and-blop-26204885 Gear used in this video: Soldering Mat: https://amzn.to/2Y0OaZp Tweezers: h ... [View]

Narcon 2016 James Duffy Highlights from NASM Stine Archives Slides Overlay (0 00:52:54)
This is the slide show with original audio and original video cropped in the corner. Finally figured out how to mess with vegas a little let me know what you think. [View]

Live Scout D1 Launch (0 00:53:19)
Flying on an Aerotech H13 motor. The test site has poor cell reception, hence the low quality. I have had the worst luck with live streams lately, cross your fingers we get it right this time! Help ... [View]


Model Rocketry (0 00:55:53)
Illinois Wing (IL WG) Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Conference 2020 Model Rocketry 1st Lt Bryon Nush https://ilwg.cap.gov/ae-conference#Nush The model rocketry presentation will cover the ... [View]

Rocketry Manufacturer's Forum From NARCON 2020 (0 00:56:03)
 This NARCON rocketry convention in Tucson, Arizona had a special forum that allowed the rocketry industry's manufacturers to tell what is going on in their companies. In this video, you'll ... [View]

vNARCON 2022 - Level 1 Rocket Build Session (0 00:56:15)
vNARCON 2022 - Level 1 Rocket Build Session. Presented by James Cramton. In this Level 1 Certification Build session, James leads attendees through construction and pre-flight planning for a Level 1 ... [View]


National Association of Rocketry (NAR) - Town Hall Meeting, NARAM 60, Pueblo CO, 8/6/2018 (0 00:57:51)
NAR President John Hochheimer presents at the NAR Town Hall Meeting on 8/6/2018 NARAM 60 in Pueblo, Colorado (originally streamed via Facebook Live) [View]

NARCON 2011 (0 00:58:37)
Video footage from NARCON in 2011 of a panel discussion given by three other former and current Estes designers. [View]

EggTimer Quark Assembly (0 00:58:40)
Assembling an EggTimer Quark [View]


Developing the GPS Guided Recovery System (0 00:59:48)
This is our presentation for NARCON 2019, held in Cape Canaveral Florida on March 2. It covers the development of the GPS Guided Recovery system that Brian Houghton and Tim Van Milligan from Apogee ... [View]

2018 Jul 18 - The Engineering of High Power Amateur Rockets (Live Streaming Version) (0 01:00:54)
This presentation will discuss topics specifically focused on the engineering, design, and production of High Power amateur rockets. Topics will cover a discussion of various types of rockets, from ... [View]

Model Rocket Manufacturers Forum NARAM 2019 (0 01:02:06)
http://www.ApogeeRockets.com - This is vide we shot at the NARAM-61 in Muncie, Indiana (July 27, 2019). It is representatives from various model rocketry manufacturers telling the audience what are ... [View]

National Association of Rocketry - Town Hall Meeting, July 29, 2020 (0 01:02:09)
National Association of Rocketry - Town Hall Meeting Held July 29, 2020 [View]

Reaching Space with a HP rocket (0 01:02:47)
vNARCON-2023 Presentation, Reaching Space with a HP rocket, by Kip Daugirdas. [View]

Xenon TVC Test Vehicle | Assembly (0 01:02:53)
Today we build the new rocket! Xenon!!! It is now fully TVC and will launch in a couple of months! The stream wasn't the best quality and we had problems with bit rate at the beginning because I got ... [View]

Determining stability and Altitude Performance in Student Designed Rockets (0 01:04:59)
A demo of RockSim, SpaceCAD and OpenRocket for beginning TARC teams. Links for demo software used in video Rocksim Software (Demo): https://www.apogeerockets.com/index.php?main_page=product ... [View]

NARCON 2017 from The Rocketry Show (0 01:06:40)
Our staff at The Rocketry Show did an experiment when they were at NARCON 2017 last year, and produced this video. [View]

Estes Black Brant III model rocket assembly (0 01:07:18)
This video shows step-by-step instructions for building the Estes Black Brant III scale model rocket kit. Also, what do you do when a kit is missing one or more pieces, or even the instructions? ... [View]

Simulating Flip-Out Fins on Multi-Stage Model Rockets (0 01:09:26)
In this episode, we're looking at the process of debugging a rocket design. Then we'll look into the necessary steps to finding out how high a multi-stage rocket with deployable (hidden) fins will ... [View]

Saturn V Project Disk 3 (0 01:11:28)
This is the video instructions for the Apogee Components 1/70th scale Saturn V model rocket. This is the third DVD. It covers: Step #49 - Removing Plastic Parts 00:00:00 Step #50 - Plastic Assy Part ... [View]

David Mestre - High Powered Rocketry (0 01:12:26)
In this lecture David Mestre shares his experiences in high powered rocketry. From build to launch, learn the steps to achieve your Level 1 rocket certification. David also discusses projects under ... [View]

Live Scout D1 Launch (0 01:15:42)
Flying on an Aerotech H13 motor. The test site has poor cell reception, hence the low quality. I have had the worst luck with live streams lately, cross your fingers we get it right this time!  [View]

[The Rocketry Show] Episode #5.75: Workshop discussions! (0 01:18:13)
CG, Gheem, and Daniel the Rocket n00b get together to visit with you, and talk rocket shop talk. CG has been busily editing through the TONS of audio we have from NARCON 2019, and it’s taken ... [View]

[The Rocketry Show] # 5.76: NARCON 2019 Part One (0 01:20:49)
https://www.therocketryshow.com/the-rocketry-show-5-76-narcon-2019-part-one/ The entire Rocketry Show team head to Cape Canaveral, Florida to cover NARCON 2019. They witness a night time Falcon 9 ... [View]

National Association of Rocketry (NAR) - vNARCON 2021 Board of Trustees Meeting (0 01:20:54)
(Virtual) NARCON 2021 - Board of Trustees Meeting - January 29, 2021 [View]

RCS Roll Axis Testing #2 (0 01:33:06)
More testing on the RCS dev vehicle! Just a bit more roll testing today, nothing fancy. Figured I'd turn a camera on while it happens. Help support BPS.space: https://www.patreon.com/bps_space All ... [View]

Mercury Redstone 3/4-Scale Model Rocket Launch (0 01:34:55)
Do you like nerdy things like model rockets? Do you want to witness a world record attempt? Do you just want to see some intense fire? The Redstone team will be launching the 3/4 scale Mercury ... [View]

Live RCS Roll Testing (0 01:35:10)
Details on the BPS.space RCS setup: https://youtu.be/10Pdl0Omet8 Help support BPS.space: https://www.patreon.com/bps_space For more information: https://twitter.com/joebarnard http://www.bps.space [View]

National Association of Rocketry (NAR) - vNARCON 2021 Town Hall Meeting (0 01:45:37)
(Virtual) NARCON 2021 Town Hall Meeting - January 31, 2021 [View]

Falcon Heavy Model Tuning and Simulation (0 01:51:32)
A version of this process needs to happen before each BPS flight. In order to keep the vehicle stable, we need to simulate how it will pitch, yaw, and roll. For more info: https://bps.space/ ... [View]

High Power Rocketry - LDRS XVII, LDRS 17, BALLS-008, AUG 6-AUG 11 1998, Bonneville Salt Flats Utah (0 01:59:08)
High Power Rocketry - LDRS XVII, LDRS 17, BALLS-008, AUG 6-AUG 11 1998, Bonneville Salt Flats Utah [View]

National Association of Rocketry (NAR) - vNARCON 2021 Manufacturers Meeting (0 02:00:14)
(Virtual) NARCON 2021 - Manufacturer's Meeting Various manufacturer's shared updates during Virtual NARCON 2021 [View]

High Power Rocketry - LDRS XI, LDRS 11 AUG 14-17 1992, Black Rock Desert, Gerlach Nevada (0 02:00:47)
High Power Rocketry - LDRS XI AUG 14-17 1992, Black Rock Desert, Gerlach Nevada - N to L two-stage flight - 825 pound 34' tall 2' diameter "Down Right Ignorant" - Full scale Patriot - many others [View]

High Power Rocketry - LDRS XV, LDRS 15, JUL 4-7 1996, Orangeburg SC (0 02:02:10)
High Power Rocketry - LDRS XV, LDRS 15, JUL 4-7 1996, Orangeburg SC [View]

High Power Rocketry - LDRS XIV, LDRS 14, AUG 10-14 1995, Black Rock Desert NV (0 02:02:28)
High Power Rocketry - LDRS XIV, LDRS 14, AUG 10-14 1995, Black Rock Desert NV [View]

High Power Rocketry - LDRS XVII, LDRS 17, AUG 6-9 1998, Bonneville Salt Flats Utah (0 02:02:49)
High Power Rocketry - LDRS XVII, LDRS 17, AUG 6-9 1998, Bonneville Salt Flats Utah [View]

High Power Rocketry - LDRS XII, LDRS 12 AUG 13-15 1993, Argonia Kansas (0 02:02:54)
High Power Rocketry - LDRS XII, LDRS 12 AUG 13-15 1993, Argonia Kansas Tripoli National Launch 1993 [View]

Saturn V Project Disk 1 (0 02:04:26)
Measurement Correction: in the video at 17:10 Tim says that the engine mount tube should be recessed to 2-5/8". The correct measurement is 3-13/32". This is the video instructions for the assembly ... [View]

High Power Rocketry - LDRS XVIII, LDRS 18, JUL 29-AUG 2 1999, Argonia KS (0 02:08:53)
High Power Rocketry - LDRS XVIII, LDRS 18, JUL 29-AUG 2 1999, Argonia KS [View]

Manufacturers Forum 2020 mp4 - July 27, 2020 - Hosted by the National Association of Rocketry (0 02:20:45)
Manufacturer's Forum, hosted by the National Association of Rocketry July 27, 2020 [View]

"A Beginner's Guide To American High Power Rocketry" (0 02:28:08)
Copyright 2004 by Brian FitzGerald - Wichita, Kansas. "A Beginner's Guide to American Amateur High Power Rocketry" is 2 hours and 29 minutes long and was FitzGerald's first release to DVD. It was ... [View]

Thoomp Vehicle Assembly (0 03:06:17)
Thoomp is the silo/tube ejected model rocket I've been working on! The ejection tube is coming together well, but we need a rocket to launch out of it, that's what we're doing today! Help support ... [View]

Live: K-9 TVC Test Vehicle Assembly Part 1 (0 03:14:14)
Join Yukon as he builds his TVC Test vehicle! Ask questions and maybe even help name the vehicle! We didn't quite finish the vehicle, but we did finish the TVC mount portion! Thank you to all who ... [View]


Falcon Heavy Model Integration (0 03:58:32)
The BPS Falcon Heavy Model is flying soon! We need to start putting all the parts together for it, and fix a few things along the way. For more info: https://bps.space/falcon-heavy Help support ... [View]

Building A New Flight Computer (0 04:24:00)
This computer controls Sprite; the BPS hopper vehicle that's almost ready to fly. During a test yesterday, one of the flight computers was damaged, so the craft needs a replacement. Help support ... [View]

Blip & Blop - PCB Assembly (0 04:26:54)
Assembling the Blip and Blop flight computers! [View]

Operation Thoomp - Live Design (0 04:45:35)
Operation Thoomp... coming so0o0o0o0on :) [View]

2019 Team America Rocketry Challenge - National Finals (0 09:03:01)
Live replay of the Team America Rocketry Challenge National Finals! This video is the broadcast as projected on the jumbotron at Great Meadow. This year’s national finals, taking place on May ... [View]