The Model Rocket Show

Season 2 Episode 1 Teaser: Field Notes 2020

January 25, 2021 The Rocket N00b 2

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The N00b has hours of audio to edit. I took my recorder along to document (almost) every single launch I went to this year. There weren’t as many formal launches as we had planned, obviously, but I […]

Workshop! With The Rocketry Show Guys

December 7, 2020 The Rocket N00b 4

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After a hiatus (you know, it’s 2020…), we’re back with The Model Rocket Show! This episode is a classic “workshop” episode fans of The Rocketry Show have come to enjoy – and the N00b is […]

James Duffy – Scale Modeling, FAI, and more!

September 7, 2020 The Rocket N00b 2

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In this episode, we chat with James Duffy, an accomplished scale modeler and competitor in FAI international model rocketry competitions. James’ main specialties in scale modeling are the Bumper WAC – an early American two-stage […]

Gary Rosenfield of AeroTech and Quest Aerospace

July 20, 2020 The Rocket N00b 1

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In this episode, we talk with Gary Rosenfield, who founded AeroTech Consumer Aerospace in 1982. AeroTech makes ammonium perchlorate composite propellant motors, often referred to as simply “composite motors.” This distinguishes them from the traditional […]

The FAQ – Questions, Volume 1

June 20, 2020 The Rocket N00b 0

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In this episode the Rocket N00b answers some model rocketry questions – some beginner’s questions commonly asked on online forums, as well as a couple questions sent to him through social media. “What’s the Best […]

K’Tesh! A Chat with Jim Parsons, OpenRocket Wizard

May 11, 2020 The Rocket N00b 2

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In this episode, we talk with Jim Parsons, who was once described as “the Chuck Norris of OpenRocket.” OpenRocket is free model rocket design and simulation software which runs on Java. You can download it […]

FlisKits – Nothing Flies Like a Flis!

April 15, 2020 The Rocket N00b 2

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In today’s episode, The Rocket N00b talks about FlisKits, the independent model rocket company started nearly 18 years ago by Jim Flis. We take a look back at an annual tradition of CMASS – the […]

Pilot – Welcome to The Model Rocket Show!

March 28, 2020 CG 4

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In our first episode, Daniel The Rocket N00b tells us his “origin story”…how he got into Model Rocketry, and gives an overview on what to expect on future episodes.