POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- New anti-terrorist laws may soon leave legions of model-rocket enthusiasts idling on their launch pads. The Homeland Security Act could ground model-rocket enthusiasts across the ...

The Sierra Rocketry Association will hold a launch event Saturday in Stagecoach, according to a news release. “With FAA approval, rockets will accelerate to speeds exceeding 600 mph and fly to heights ...

What was once a simple boyhood hobby spawned by the Cold War's space race has become extreme rocketry, a subculture dominated by middle-age men who harness technology, testosterone and their credit ...

LAUNCH Becomes the First Magazine for Hobby Rocketry and Commercial Space Travel Enthusiasts LAUNCH Magazine, a new bimonthly created by veteran editors, is the world’s first glossy magazine focused ...

Dear Johnnie: A few years back my son was given a ticket for launching a small Estes model rocket from a concrete pad in a Longmont park. Fire danger was the reason given. I didn’t know that concrete ...

Penrose, Colorado, April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- It is with heavy hearts that we bid farewell to Gleda M. Estes, an icon in the field of rocketry and a champion for education throughout her life ...

Long before model rockets became Randy Boadway’s business, it was his hobby. Now Boadway shares that hobby with hundreds of beginners every year, both through his company, eRockets, and through the ...