Tellus Launch With ‘Build And Blast’ This Saturday
On Saturday, SoAR’s regularly scheduled second-Saturday launch will take place at the Northwest Georgia Science Museum (Tellus). As part of this launch, SoAR will be assisting the museum with a Build-it/Fly-it program for young rocketeers. The kids will build their rocket in their assigned hour, then visit the museum for an hour, and finally return to fly their rocket.
You are invited to join SoAR at Tellus.
- If you just want to come out to fly your rockets, come on over! Walk around to the side of the museum with the windmill…you’ll see us from there.
- If you want to help kids with their first rocket building opportunity, come on over (building starts at 10:00am) We will have up to four build sessions, but you do not have to help with all the sessions….build some, fly some….your choice. Wear your club name badge and let the folks at the front desk know what you’re doing.
- If you want to support RSO, LCO, or pad assignment, please come on over. Again, you don’t have to work the entire time.
Per winter rules, the launch starts at Noon and goes until 5:00 pm or when everyone’s had their fill of flying.
Questions can be answered by using the contact form or by calling Jorge at 770.235.0273 cell.
February RocketTalk Meeting This Thursday At New Location
The RocketTalk meeting (formerly Technical Show’n'Tell) for February will be held this Thursday night from 7-10pm at the Tuxford Subdivision Clubhouse, which is just off of Kimball Bridge Road, midway between North Point Parkway and Old Milton/State Bridge Roads in Alpharetta. This is where we bring projects to show and techniques to share, and just talk rockets.
This is the first of a new location and a slightly new format, where we might order pizza or something instead of going out afterwards (though there is a Taco Mac — as well as other eateries — nearby). Or you can eat before coming and roll in a little later to miss the traffic. We’ll see how it goes this time.
Membership Renewal Time
It’s the start of a new year, and that means that SoAR memberships, which run from January to December, are up for renewal. At last year’s business meeting, the club passed an increase in basic dues to $20/year ($50 for “Frequent Flyer” status), which has now taken effect.
The membership pages of the new site will be up soon, so you’ll be able to renew online at that time. Or you can still do things the old way and write a check to Southern Area Rocketry and mail it to:
Kevin Scholberg
325 Kestrel Cove
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Where Do I Fly My Christmas Rocket?
A dilemma faced by many parents this time of year: “My son or daughter received a model rocket for Christmas. Where do we go to launch it?” So here is a short guide to flying a model rocket in the metro Atlanta area.
Upgrade and Maintenance Continues
The events schedule and links pages are up, while the photo gallery will come back bit by bit (there’s an awful lot of photos) and the membership section (including the join form) is undergoing a large upgrade that will include a member profile section.
