February 2022 Member Meeting
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Continue reading →Our first launch of 2022! News Year’s Day launches are a lot of fun, and what could be a better way to start the year off than friends, food, and flying rockets, you might even see a few Christmas trees or even some ornaments take flight! We know it’s tough to shake it out of the rack early on New Year’s Day, but you’ll be glad you did! We hope to be flying around 10am and it’s always nice to have extra help setting up, so if you can be … Continue reading →
Frosty the Skidmark Originally adapted by Jim “the Schredder” Goggins, re-worked by “Team Clune” (Bill, MB, Mel and Analise) Frosty the Skidmark was a holly jolly reload, with a paper tube, an instruction sheet and two closures made of PLASTIC. Frosty the Skidmark is a great load they say, he’s made of AP but only “EX’ers” know how he came to life that day. There must have been some copperheads in that reload they bought from Ken that day, for when they placed it in his nozzle, he began a … Continue reading →
The MARS Board of Trustee’s has decided that the 2021 flying season is NOT Over quite yet! Mark your Calendars for November 20 and 21st. The Launch Weather permitting is still a GO, but…. Due to some unfortunate unforeseen circumstances the “FriendsGiving” Dinner has to be cancelled! We are as disappointed as you, Trust me! The theme for this event is “As GOD is my Witness, I thought turkeys could FLY”
Continue reading →For the Third year in a row MARS website has placed top 3, Second Year IN A ROW, MARS has won the NAR Website Excellence Award! Each contest year, the Section Activity Committee of the National Association of Rocketry presents a Website Excellence Award for the top four Section websites. The winners are announced at NARAM and are presented with plaques. They also earn the right to display the award results on their website along with the appropriate Website Award Burst. Unlike the LAC Newsletter Award, no submissions are required. The only … Continue reading →
Hi all, opening day is nearly upon us. A few things you can still do to help The Setup Party begins this Friday morning at 9am’ish we will of course buy lunch. As always we cant run this without volunteers like you. The sport range will have our usual signup sheet with hourly shifts to make it easier, you are more than welcome to take 2 in a row. Dan Wolf, a former MARS President and competition director still needs a few shifts filled during the week. See him, he … Continue reading →
After waiting a YEAR NYPOWER-23 is in the books! May 29 – 31 2021 Setup day was a rough one and that is being KIND! Cold, rainy and windy! It was so bad that we must give a personal shout out to these people! Dennis Jurus MaryBeth Greg Young Michelle McCortney Miles McCortney David Plankenhorn Larry Wakeman Tom Broad Covid put a hamper on many things even the ability of the museum to mow the grass, which continued into this spring. Bill Clune came out Wednesday in a vein attempt … Continue reading →
Hi all, Dennis will be on the field this Friday morning at 9am to setup anyone who wants to help is MORE Than Welcome to join in! Also as many of you know this is most likely the last launch Team Jurrus will be attending as they are moving to Florida! Dennis will be bringing almost all of his rockets with him on Saturday for a Barn Yard SALE Bring CASH! The MARS Wear Store was mistakenly closed by Sports Locker for a few days it is back open now. … Continue reading →
Hi all, READY to FLY SOME ROCKETS?? Our June Club Launch is THIS WEEKEND, the GRASS is being MOWED on Wednesday and the crops are still low! So, FLY’M High or Blow them up Spectacular! For you Tripoli members our club launches are all EX events as well..! If you don’t know yet, thanks to Bill Clune we now have an online store to buy all sorts of MARS apparel, Embroidered hats, polo shirts, hoodies even some luggage. By popular demand there is now a printed section, where you can … Continue reading →