| [ Not displaying correctly? View web version. ] | Apogee Rocketry Workshop #306: | | 
How do you separate the bottom stage off of a 2-stage rocket? That seems to be a common question from students jumping right into rocketry for university level design competitions, and from new rocketeers that are outside the United States. Those people who aren't familiar with Estes 2-stage rockets seem to think that there is some elaborate mechanism that separates the two parts of the rocket. In this video, we'll cover the 4 different ways to split a rocket at staging. We'll explain when you could use each, how you should do it, and what you might need to do it successfully. View this week's Rocketry Workshop Video (Duration: 10:49) | | Previous videos are found on our archive page. |
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| Check out the latest products to hit Apogee's shelves! | Threaded Rod Motor Retainer | | 
The threaded rod motor retainer system is an inexpensive and versatile way to restrain the movement of rocket engines. Pioneered by Cosmodrome Rocketry, this style of engine retainer is noted for its simplicity and ability to be used in any size rocket. It can even handle up to a three engine cluster. |
| Clustered Rocket Display Stand | | 
Rockets that have cluster motor mounts are harder to display because they don’t balance properly on stands intended for a single central motor. These new display stands (sold in sets of two) plug into the individual motor tubes of the rocket and allow the weight of the rocket to be spread over a wider footprint and the rocket stands more securely on your shelf. They can be used on any cluster rocket, no matter how far the motor tubes are spread apart. Each stand can be rotated independently too, just in case one motor tube is slightly askew. Available in three sizes: 18mm Stands
24mm Stands
29mm Stands |
| AeroTech Mega Initiator | | 
The Mega Initiator is the scaled up version of the Initiator, also by AeroTech. This is a significantly larger rocket than it's predicesor, and is built with high-power components. This rocket stands 5ft tall with a 4 inch diameter and can house a variety of motors in 54mm, 38mm, and 29mm motor sizes. This means the Mega Initiator can safely fly on a ton of motors with impulse levels all the way from G through K. |
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First, I find Apogee customer service exemplary. Real, knowledgable people, by email and phone, very quickly resolved a minor problem RockSim problem I had with my new Mac. And even Tim Van Milligan responded on the same day (!), he quickly cleared up some fairly trivial points that confused me, always with unfailing good humor.
Second. Sure, there are a number of fine vendors, yet Apogee has a tremendous selection, just about everything you'd need, and really good quality items. Almost like the Amazon (in a good way) of rocketry.
Lastly, just consider the instructional videos and newsletters--always something to learn, — Robert Wieting
Simi Valley, CA, United States | |
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We're looking for someone to write a definitive guide to selecting igniters, controllers and batteries for rockets. We'd love to have a newsletter article on that topic, because we get lots of inquiries about it. Is that you? Do you know how many e-matches can be set off in a cluster by a 3.7v 400 mAh battery? See our Newsletter Guidelines on how to submit an article on this topic and get paid up to $350 for your time. | |
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 I need help with generating the bi-weekly newsletter articles since it takes a lot of effort to put them together. And I'm willing to pay big bucks for your help. So ask yourself, are you looking to earn some extra money? I'm now actively seeking writers for articles to appear in this newsletter. And I want unique and cutting-edge articles because that is what you want to read, right? I realize this, so to get articles from outside writers that have the same level of quality, I'm going to have to pay a lot of cash to make it worth it for them. So I've come up with a compensation package where I'll pay up to $350 for good how-to articles. Are you a writer, and does that interest you? That is a lot of cash! Far more than you'll get by writing for other magazines. And with over 23,000 worldwide subscribers, if you write for the Peak-of-Flight Newsletter, you'll gain a lot of notoriety. Writing for the Peak-of-Flight Newsletter is a great way to show off your rocketry projects and your technical expertise, at the same time as helping out other rocketeers. Imagine how great you'll feel knowing that you made a difference to the hobby. If you're interested in writing, see the guidelines on our site. | |
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