Sport Rocketry

EDITOR'S 4 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023 SPORT ROCKETRY SPORT ROCKETRY (ISSN 08-83-0991, USPS 961-660) is published bi-monthly by the National Association of Rocketry, 2275 Geode Street, Marion, Iowa 52302, 1-800-262-4872; a non-profit organization dedicated to the growth of hobby rocketry. Email: nar-hq@nar.org World Wide Web: http://www.nar.org POSTMASTER: Send Address Changes to: Sport Rocketry, P.O. Box 407, Marion, Iowa, 52302. Periodicals postage paid at Marion, Iowa and at additional mailing offices. ADDRESS CHANGES: Direct all address changes and requests for missing or damaged issue replacements to: NAR, Box 407, Marion, Iowa 52302, Email: nar-hq@nar.org. Please make address changes at least six weeks prior to change to avoid missing issues. The Post Office will not forward unless postage is guaranteed by the subscriber. SUBMISSIONS AND CONTENT: We cannot assume responsibility for unsolicited materials. All submissions become the property of the National Association of Rocketry. Opinions expressed in articles and commentaries are those of the author(s) and do not neces- sarily reflect the views of the NAR or its officers. Designs presented are believed to be reliable, but Sport Rocketry assumes NO liability for unsafe use. Always check models for stability in accordance with accepted practice and follow the NAR Safety Code at all times. PERMISSIONS AND COPYRIGHTS: ©2023, National Association of Rocketry. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or via information storage and retrieval systems without prior written permission of Sport Rocketry. Advertisements appearing in Sport Rocketry magazine are offered for the convenience of our readers. The NAR has no direct knowl- edge of the materials or services offered by advertisers, provides no guarantees as to the quality of the items listed for sale or the ac- curacy of the information provided about the sale items, and does not provide any endorsement of any advertiser, product, or service. EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Thomas Beach, 432 Pruitt Avenue, White Rock, NM 87547, Phone: 505.672.0249, E-mail: TEBeach@gmail.com. MANUFACTS EDITOR: Tim Quigg, NAR62887@gmail.com AD SALES/PRODUCTION: Todd Schweim, 502 Garfield Avenue, N. Mankato, MN 56003, Phone: 715.557 .0086, E-mail: communications@nar.org. Submission Guidelines Deadlines for submission of material to are as follows: Issue Cover Mailed Deadline Jan|Feb., 23 Jan. 2 Nov. 7, 2022 March|April March 6 Jan. 2, 2023 May|June May 8 March 6 July|Aug. July 6 May 1 Sept.|Oct. Sept. 4 July 5 Nov.|Dec. Nov. 6 Sept. 4 Submissions should be sent by mail to: Thomas Beach Editor, Sport Rocketry 432 Pruitt Avenue White Rock, NM 87547 Phone: (505) 672-0249 evenings Or, sent via electronic mail to: TEBeach@gmail.com or, SReditor@nar.org Always include your name, address, phone number, and e -mail address with all submis- sions (and not just on the envelope). Including an email address allows us to acknowledge receipt of your submis- sion and conduct correspondence faster. If you have questions about the current disposition of a submission, contact the editor via email, phone, or mail. Content: We prefer articles that have at least one photo or diagram for every 720 words of text. Any type of rocketry related submission will be considered, including: plans, photos, launch reports, product reviews, articles, tips, techniques, histori- cal, and club activities. Both model rocket and high-power rocket articles are accepted. Articles may be submitted by email, on computer disk, or as hardcopy (even handwritten). Be aware that publication of hardcopy submissions may be delayed until it can be keyed in. Computer files may be submitted on CD or DVD, in either Macin- tosh or PC formats; always enclose a hardcopy printout as well. Save the article as a plain ASCII text-only file. You may also save it as a word processor file to preserve formatting (save using an older file format to make file conversion easier for us). Photographs can be submitted as prints or 35 mm slides. Prints should be glossy, color or black & white, no larger than 8x10 and no smaller than 3x5. Always affix your name and a caption to the back of the photo. Do not write directly onto pho- tos; use tape or post-notes. Ship photos with the faces protected. Digital Images require at least 150 ppi at the final size and cropping used in the magazine. Higher resolutions are pre - ferred. Minimal image compression is preferred. Images should be in separate files, not embedded in the article file. Graphics may be submitted in computer form on disk, or as camera-ready hardcopy. Hand drawn sketches are accepted. Be aware that publication may be delayed if we must prepare publication quality drawings from hardcopy. Computer generated graphics are preferred in vector formats, such as EPS (encap- sulated Postscript), rather than bitmapped formats. Contact the editor about file formats to use. Material submitted to Sport Rocketry must not be submitted to another publication, other than NAR section newsletters. You re - tain the copyright to your material. You grant the NAR the right to use your submission in Sport Rocketry magazine and in other NAR and NAR Section publications, unless you specify other restrictions. The physical media submitted becomes the property of the NAR and cannot be returned unless pre -arranged with the editor. LAC Newsletter Award e winner of the 2023 LAC Newsletter Award was Total Impulse, the newsletter of the Jackson Model Rocketry Club (NAR Section #620) and the Huron Valley Rock- et Society (NAR Section #463), edited by Buzz Nau. is is their third win in a row. Congratulations! Honorable Mention went to e KOS- MOnaut, the newsletter of the Kansas Or- ganization for SpaceModeling (NAR Sec- tion #427), with Duane Lanterman serving as its editor. Excellent work! Please note that only two Sections sub- mitted newsletters to the contest this year, so the field of competition is small. If your club publishes a newsletter, please consider submitting it to the contest. e LAC newsletter contest rules can be found on the NAR website (search for "LAC award" on the site). e rules allow electronic submission of newsletters, and the judges' email addresses are on the web- page. Special thanks go to Ed Chess and Tom Lyon who have served with me as LAC Newsletter Award judges for many years now. anks, guys! Book Review John Roe, NAR 33, sent in the follow- ing brief book recommendation: I bring to your attention a racy history of modern commercial space exploitation: When the Heavens Went on Sale, by Ashlee Vance. To plagiarize from the book jacket: "e mis- fits and geniuses racing to put space within reach." e author tells of the efforts and intrigues of four pioneering companies: Planets Labs, Rocket Lab, Astra, and Firefly as well as other supporting cast. e book and the story are not directly relevant to the NAR's mission, but will be enjoyed by anyone who is! ★ ★ Buzz Nau accepting the LAC Award at NARAM-64. More NARAM next issue!

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