Category Archives: Announcements

Tripoli / Waiver Update

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Club Member Release MARS Board of Directors March 9, 2023 In late February, our Tripoli Prefect approached the MARS board concerning our existing waiver and the inability of the Tripoli Board/Insurance company to adequately insure our launches going forward. Additional information was brought to our attention at that time regarding the impact of the adjacent Bed & Breakfast to our waiver and flight operations for Tripoli launches. After BOD discussion, we decided to eliminate our Tripoli Prefecture, rather than accept new risk and/or operate under a severely curtailed Tripoli altitude … Continue reading →

Build Session

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The Solepoxy Bucket of Rockets is in need of some work. Come help Build/Re-Build some mod rockets for our Young Guests OR work on a few rockets of your own. MARS still has plenty of parts to build new or you can bring your own parts. These build sessions are always a GREAT time hopefully some of the museum folks will wander in and join us. Some of us may order out, you can bring a dish to pass there is a kitchen warm something up. **Please bring whatever tools … Continue reading →

Website updates Completed

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YES, it is Renewal time! With all the spambots constantly doing what spambots do, we have to change the process a bit. Everyone needs to create a new account, sorry! During that process you will need to verity your email address before filling out the application, make sure you give us your correct address. From that email you will receive a link to the application, please make sure you fill out all the sections NAR/TRA number, cert lvl also please remember to list your kids names so we can make … Continue reading →

New Years Day 2023

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Our first launch of 2023! 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 →

FriendsGiving 2022 Weekend and Dinner

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IF have haven’t already, MARK Your Calendars for November 5th and 6th, 2022 the MARS Friends-Giving Weekend. Flying this weekend will be open to ALL rocketeer’s from EVERY Club so invite your social media friends as well. We just need everyone to bring either their NAR or TRA cards, for insurance purposes. When you arrive, please check in at the Registration/Safety check tent and be prepared to show your TRA or NAR card. Where to stay?? There are lots of places, check out our Accommodations page. Just 8 minutes from … Continue reading →

Updating your Tripoli Membership

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Hi all, it turns out not many of us who are members of Tripoli have properly recorded ourselves with Tripoli as members of MARS, aka “Tripoli of Western New York“. It has also come to our attention those who have are choosing the wrong club! We are “Tripoli of Western New York” NOT Tripoli MARS. So here is a basic set of instructions to help you out First login to your account on the Tripoli website http://tripoli.org     Once you are logged in mouse over your name and click … Continue reading →

Glenn Miller Orchestra

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8/05/2022 Glenn Miller Orchestra at the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, NY – Big Band Swing music at its finest! $60 VIP front line tickets include champagne reception with some of the band members immediately following the show! $40 Indoor seating places you inside our big hangar close to the band. $25 Outdoor seating – Bring your own lawn chair and enjoy the performance outside our hangar doors! Period Garb is encouraged but not required. Dancing included with a complementary swing style refresher lesson prior to the performance at 6:30PM. … Continue reading →

Introduction to EX propellant class

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April 28, 2022 Since MARS became a Tripoli Prefecture we have been trying to host Ben and Elaine Russel’s “Introduction to Experimental Propellant Class”. But the last few years have been fraught with peril. NO MORE…. on Saturday night of NYPOWER @ 7PM in the Swanson building, rain or shine the class will go on! This really is a must attend for any ADULT Rocketeer even if you don’t aspire to making your own motors. Followed by Todd Smith’s Class “Managing Risk in High Power Rocketry” This one-hour course will … Continue reading →

2022 Cleanup Party

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Rocket season is right around the corner. We think everyone is looking forward to a great flying season. Your MARS board of Trustee’s, and Your Committees have been very busy the last few months, but now we need your help! Our “Main Event”, NYPOWER will soon be here and we need to do some maintenance, inspect, clean, and inventory the equipment. We will have a Cleanup Party April 30th at 10am in the parking lot of the National Warplane Museum. Many hands make lite work, we all know that, so … Continue reading →

MARS Rocket Classes “MARS Tech”

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Since before NARAM a few club members have been discussing MARS hosting Rocketry Training classes. We have a few lined up: Basic recovery systems and parachute folding Beginning in Dual Deployment Creating stickers using hobby vinyl cutting machines Building a High Performance Mach Buster (aka an Evan Brown Burner!) We are working on more advanced classes in Casting your own Propellant We are going to start with……. Managing Risk in High-Power Rocketry This one-hour course will introduce the concept of Risk Management in High Power Rocketry.  The course will include … Continue reading →