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May 2002 Meeting Minutes (5/9/2002)
The May 2002 MASA meeting was held on the 7th at the
Science Museum. A good-sized group was on hand.
Upcoming events:
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The next meeting will be on June 4. The
topic will be altitude tracking. Ted and Seth Cochran have
volunteered to lead the discussion.
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The next launch is scheduled for May 18 at the
sod farm in Blaine. The theme will be "Fly the Red,
White, and Blue". The fun event will be a Big
Daddy drag race. The fun contest will be B engine streamer
duration (NARTREK Bronze flight). Also, Mark Thell has
promised to bring along a dozen eggs, so be sure to bring along
your egglofters!
Announcements:
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The summer picnic will be held on July 20.
Serious planning for this event will happen at the June
meeting. Once again, volunteers will be needed to help!
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A new issue of the MASA Planet newsletter is now
out. The deadline for the next issue is June 15; all MASA
members are encouraged to submit things to Ted.
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"Thank you" plaques have been
purchased for the VFW and sod farm. They will be presented
to them in the near future.
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The "Oddrocs" theme has been
rescheduled for the June launch.
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Ellison Lenz has donated a copy of The Handbook
of Model Rocketry (provided by MASA) to the Roseville Area High
School Library.
Show'n Off:
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Ted Cochran brought a long his new Estes Maxi
Honest John, painted in an orange test round pattern, and a
newly-completed Quest Navaho.
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Leland Cheng had one of the new Estes Maxi
V2's. His first attempt at airbrushing produced a nice
camouflage pattern.
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Several other creations were displayed including
a nice Aerotech Mustang and a scratchbuilt rocket that has flown
on E9's.
Topic:
Alan Estenson talked about the NARTREK
program of building rocket skills. He is promoting it through
the MASA NARTREK Bronze
Challenge. Handouts were provided describing this
program. An informal building session went on in the
background as people worked on rockets for the Bronze-level flights.
(Alan Estenson)
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