Rocketry Links

Introductory guides for getting started in rocketry:

• My introduction: Welcome to Rocketry.
• FlyRockets: Welcome to Rocketry
• Estes Industries: Rocketry 101

Hobby rocketry portals:

• Rocketry Online is a long-standing portal site.
• Rocketry Planet is a newer portal site.
• The Rocketry Forum has a large and active set of forums.

More general information on model and high-power rocketry:

• The R.M.R. FAQ is detailed and well organized.
• The National Association of Rocketry is the organization for Model Rocketry.
• The Tripoli Rocketry Association is the organization for High-power Rocketry.
• Check out ThrustCurve.org for motor info and simulator data.
• And of course, the newsgroup: rec.models.rockets

Sites with information on rocketry in education:

• Space Team Online is a nice site on rocketry for educators, including many low-cost projects for the classroom.
• Apogee Components has an excellent education links page. This is a great place to start looking for more information on rocketry in schools.
• The SciLinks program is a set of web sites for teachers, organized by National Science Teachers Association.
• Science Buddies has science fair project ideas using model rockets.
• The N.A.R. has a list of Educational Resources for teachers.
• Estes has a technical note on the Elementary Mathematics of Model Rocket Flight (PDF).

California rocketry clubs of which I am a member:

• Association of Experimental Rocketry Of the Pacific: AERO-PAC.
• Rocketry Association of California: ROC.
• Livermore Unit of the NAR: LUNAR.

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