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How would you like a perfectly straight launch? The advantage of this is that your rocket would always reach the highest potential altitude for the design. In this article, Steve Ainsworth talks about rockets with Enhanced Stabilization Systems (ESS), whose purpose is to get those perfectly straight launches. Yep, we're talking about active stabilization systems here, like gimbled motors and fins. Steve goes through the history of rocketry, showing that these systems were first used in the early 1990's! Is the future of rocketry active stabilization systems? You decide. | | Read the rest of this week's article, either on a downloadable PDF for printing out, or on our website (great for viewing on your phone)! Previous issues of our newsletter are found at our archive page. |
 
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What is new on Apogee's shelves! | | |  Here is a pre-made e-match that doesn't require an explosives permit from the government, nor do you have to dip them yourself. It is pre-assembled and ready to use in your rocket. Great for dual-deployment and for airstarts. Low current. Get more information here.
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| | |  The Japanese Mu-4S-2 rocket successfully launched the Tansei satellite on 16 February 1971. Now you can honor that acheivement with a 1/21.4 scale replica of the rocket. This is a big mid-power rocket that flies on 29mm diameter motors for impressive flights. Get more information here.
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| | |  The Simple GPS Tracker is a two-part system to help you find your rocket after launch. It uses a small airborne transmitter (part one) inside your rocket that sends its GPS location to a handheld receiver (part two) that you carry with you. The receiver has a simple pointer indicator on its screen, which tells you which direction to walk in order to retrieve your rocket. It even tells you how many more feet you have to go, and it generally leads you to within 5 to 10 feet from your rocket. NO HAM radio license is required to use this! Get more information here.
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| | |  This motor adapter allows you to put 24mm diameter engines in kits that have 29mm engine mounts. This increases the versatility of your kits because you have a lot more motor choices that can go into them. And it is designed to be reused over and over. It works with both Aerotech composite propellant motors and Estes D/E size black power motors. Check it out here.
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| | |  The new Quest Q-Jet D16 packs a powerful punch in an 18mm diameter motor case. It is the same size case as the Estes C motor, so it fits all your favorite rockets. And it is twice as powerful, so your rocket flies about twice as high. This is for single-stage rockets only, as it cannot be staged. Three delays available: 4, 6 and 8 seconds.
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| | |  The crud left over inside the motor casing after a launch needs to be cleaned out before the next flight. Besides the build-up of residue making it difficult to insert the new propellant, the crud is corrosive. Over time, the corrosive gunk will eat away the anodized coating inside the aluminum case, and then eat into the aluminum itself. This will eventually lead to weak spots in the casing, and the motor could burst unexpectedly like a popped balloon during the flight. Yea... You don't want that, as it will not only ruin your rocket, but ruin your day as well. Here are the perfect size brushes to use to get the crud out.
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