March 20 2026:

-Presentation given to Ridgecrest Lions Club went great! Amazing to work with people who care so much for the community

-New rockets built (Olympus, Star Orbiter)

-Super cool rocket motors ordered…. Red flames!!!!

-New sponsor rocket coming soon!!!

March 5 2026:

-E and f “high” power motors ordered delayed till May 12!!!!

-Huge loc order placed!!!

-Purchased over 100 older engines(testing in March for safety)

-NEW scholarship award thanks to The Paradox Collection and Ridgecrest Lions Club

-Remember that our club has balsa, nose cones, lugs, and engine mounts free do your next build!!!!

Feb 21 2026

-Ordered 16 e-f mid power engines!

-Looking into building our own igniters! Reduce failures and reduce costs by 80% for igniters.

-Using rocket modeling and sim software (open rocket with loc rocket models : all free)

-Launch for Inyokern school later this month!

-Parachute holes: tested and it works! Prevents over pressurization of the canopy and they fall straighter. If your Estes chute has a dotted circle in the middle, cut it out. Message us if you have questions

- First time flyer Trey Little 3d printed a cool rocket with a fun flight. Looking forward to the next experimental iterations

-“Rocket Joe” Joe Pincetich launched the clubs first g motor and The Paradox Collection and Classic Burgers helped fund this years e+f reload higher powered engines. (Waiting for them to ship)

-Had our first group of rocketeers and rockettes bring kits they won back to Launch what the built and both flew amazingly well!

-Upgraded rail system for the launch pad worked

-Wiring harness for the multi-engine launches was tested with a 4 motor cluster: no issues!

-April event scheduled : keep an eye out for more!

-Remember I 3d print nose cones, rail buttons, motor retainers and more let me know since some of these parts cost 10-25 cents to print vs 1-5$ to buy from some sites!