Things You'll Need:
- Talcum Powder
- Binoculars
- model rockets - Code Red, Astrocam, Shellshocked, Asteroid Hunter, Hyper X RTF, X-Flyer
- Internet Access
- model rocket supplies - launch pad, single-use motor, electrical launch controller, recovery wadding, igniters
- Safety Glasses
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Step 1
Be aware that model rocketry - reaching for space with a rocket - is based on the simplest laws of physics. The hobby is within nearly everyone's reach.
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Step 2
Read model rocketry literature at your library or online.
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Step 3
Attend local model rocketry club meetings.
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Step 4
Develop friendships with experienced model rocketeers. Find a mentor.
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Step 5
Visit your local hobby stores.
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Step 6
Start simple. A basic kit, including a model rocket with an inexpensive, single-use motor, will give you a chance to learn the fundamentals of the hobby.
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Step 7
Choose a basic "three-fins-and-a-nose-cone" unit and practice launches before moving on to replicas of actual rockets.
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Step 8
Look for a starter set including a rocket, launch pad, electrical launch controller, recovery wadding, several model rocket motors, igniters and instructions.
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Step 9
Expect to spend about $15 for a ready-to-fly rocket set and around $120 for a rocket kit that requires some assembly.
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Step 10
Attend several launches by experienced hobbyists and offer to help. You'll become familiar with the safety procedures.
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Step 11
Ask your mentor to help you with your first launch.
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Step 12
Stick with suitable construction material even as your rocketry skills grow sufficiently to allow you to build your own rockets.
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Step 13
Use a suitable recovery system. Your model rocket is valuable to you, and you don't want it falling uncontrolled to damage property.












Comments
Anonymous said
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Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 You can expect to pay much less than $120 for a model rocket that requires assembly. Expect to pay only $20 for a small basic model and up to $300 for an advanced high-power rocket (sometimes over 10 feet tall and 7 inches in diameter).