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Kids in the 1930′s Didn’t have xbox. So they played with Rockets!

By On July 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Lets do it again!

Hopefully to excite you about rockets(and our big event on the 30th), here is a Modern Mechanics Scan, of a article published in February 1930! Basically its about a rocket powder one could buy back then, that went into a engine tube strapped to a model airplane. (effectively a J.A.T.O./R.A.T.O)

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Event: Air, Space, and Beyond! July 30th

By On July 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Thats right, we are prepping to launch our next big event.

This one is all about the bits of science that go woosh, boom and whee! Its going to be really are exciting.

We are going to have some folks showing off some amateur rocketry(the big stuff), We will be bringing back [...]

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You or your kids a Space Nut?

By On July 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Check this out, its conveniently themed around our month’s theme of Earth Sky and Air!
The Challenger Learning Center They are having exciting simulated space mission adventures! Right here in Albuquerque!

Give them a checkout, and then come to one or more of our Build/Hack/Make nights and help us plan some [...]

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