Rocketry Planet
Rocketry Planet is a world class portal dedicated to hobby rocketry enthusiasts around the globe. Here you will find the most exhaustive collection of hobby rocketry web site links for vendors, manufacturers, clubs, organizations, individuals as well as informational sites, books, publications and other types of software and media along with breaking industry news, news archives, feature articles, free auctions and discussion forums.

Tripoli publishes their latest certification rules
WORLD WIDE WEB — The TAP Chairman of the Tripoli Rocketry Association announced late last week the organizations new certification rules for Level 1-3 certification, posting them to the member forum. The new rules have an effective date of 01/01/2009 and were posted to the organization's website today.
National Sport Launch 2009 online registration now open
KANSASVILLE, Wisconsin USA — WOOSH, The Wisconsin organization of Spacemodeling Hobbyists, is pleased to announce the opening of online registration for NSL 2009, brought to you by the same folks who brought you NARCON 2004, 2005 and 2006, to be held at the Richard Bong State Recreational Area.
The NAR wants you! ...to volunteer
MARION, Iowa USA — The National Association of Rocketry wants you! To volunteer, that is. The NAR, who only employees one part-time person who runs the national headquarters, is run entirely on a volunteer basis and is currently looking for volunteers to assist them for a number of opportunities.
Binder Design releases new Devastator kit
SALEM, Oregon USA — Binder Design is proud to announce the release of their newest rocket kit, the Devastator. This kit was designed by fellow high power rocketeer Bret Simpkins, who is also a real life nuclear rocket scientist. The Devastator is a military inspired design and resembles a cruise missile.
In Canada, NAR's now in, TRA's still out
WORLD WIDE WEB — North of the border, Canadian hobby rocketry enthusiasts struggle with their own set of explosives regulations as they apply to their sport, operating under the watchful eye of the Explosives Regulatory Division of Natural Resources Canada, the Canadian equivalent of the U.S. BATFE.
Wildman Rocketry to be closed for balance of week
VAN ORIN, Illinois USA — Tim Lehr of Wildman Rocketry will be closing for rest of this week to try and get some of his backlogged orders cleaned up, and would like customers to know he is sorry for the backlog he recently experienced following an injury he experienced the day before Thanksgiving.
BoRocks Rocketry Systems officially closed
BENTON, Kentucky USA — Gerald Wallace of BoRocks Rocketry Systems has officially announced the closure of the company following extended personal difficulties he has encountered in the aftermath of a cerebrovascular accident he experienced earlier this year.
New Rocketflite MF-series igniter kits available
WORLD WIDE WEB — In an online announcement last week, Greg Dyben of Rocketflite announced the availability of their MF-12 and MF-KIT, a newly designed e-match/igniter and pre-measured pyrogen kit, aimed at igniting large clusters of motors from black powder sizes up through 24mm and 29mm composites.
First Look: Giant Leap's new Crossbow
Recently, I had the opportunity to get my hands on Giant Leap's new Crossbow, a 4 diameter rocket with what looks like a Talon-inspired theme. In reality, the Crossbow is more akin to its cousin, the Nuclear Sledgehammer, with three fins plus a pair of mini-wings and forward canards.
AeroTech announces creation of ValueRockets.com webstore
CEDAR CITY, Utah USA — AeroTech has created ValueRockets.com™, a webstore dedicated to the sale of low and mid-power composite propellant rocket motors, kits and parts at wholesale prices. No products requiring hazmat shipping are included on the site. Motors and reload kits will be shipped via U.S. Mail Parcel Post.

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