On July 10th the Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s fifth model rocket launch of this challenging year. The weather was idea with warm temperatures, light meandering winds and partly cloudy skies. the theme of the launch was scale models and were saw many of they take to the sky. Some of the scale models included […]
Launch Reports
July 3, 2021 – Start of Summer Launch
On Saturday July 3, 2021, the Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s fourth launch of the challenging 2021 season. This launch was originally scheduled for June 27 but had to be postponed due to poor weather. The weather on July 3rd started with cloudy skies, clearing by noon. The winds were moderate at 10 – 20 […]
June 12, 2021 – Spring Launch
On Saturday June 12th the Cambridge Rocket Club hosted its first Spring launch of the year. We were confined to COVID-19 outdoor gathering limits of no more than 10 people so we had to schedule our launch into two launch windows. The weather was ideal with bright skies, warm temperatures and light winds. A total […]
March 20 2021 – Spring Equinox Launch
The Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s second and final “winter” launch of the season on the First Day of Spring, March 20, 2021. We were greeted with very mild conditions (+140C), clear blue skies and moderate westerly winds. Four members and several guests participated. We managed to fly a total of 13 model rockets with […]
January 9 2021 – Winter Launch
On Saturday January 9, 2021, the Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s first launch of the year. The winter conditions were ideal for flying. The temperature was just above freezing, the winds were light and a cloudless sky provided a great backdrop for our models. We managed to comply with current COVID-19 protocols by limiting our […]
November 8 2020 – End of Season Launch
On Sunday November 8th, the Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s 11th and final scheduled launch of the year. We were greeted with phenomenal weather for this time of year and make members and guests took full advantage. The temperatures were in the low 20’s with very light meandering winds gusting up to 10 KPH and […]
October 3rd 2020 Big Rockets Launch Report
On October 3rd the Cambridge Rocket Club completed it’s 10th launch of the year, an amazing feat considering the COVID-19 crisis. This launch was a make-up launch for a weather related postponement last week. The temperatures were cool under overcast skies and very light winds, less that 10 KPH much of the day. We managed […]
September 19 2020 A3-4T Streamer Duration Contest Launch Report
After three weeks of postponements due to weather, we finally got off the eighth Cambridge Rocket Club model rocket launch of the year on Saturday September 19th. We were initially greeted with single digit temperatures, blue sky and mild winds. The conditions did warm up as the sun rose and the winds remained at or […]
August 15 2020 Oldies But Goodies Launch Report
On Saturday August 15th the Cambridge Rocket Club completed it’s seventh launch of the season. The weather was ideal at the Mohawk Road, Cambridge launch site. We were greeted with blue skies, moderate and meandering winds as well as warm temperatures in the mid 20’s. We had a modest turn-out including several prospective new members […]
August 1 2020 Scale Model Launch Report
On August 1st, the Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s sixth launch of 2020. The temperatures were hot and the winds moderate. Unfortunately the easterly winds compromised our recover zone and several rockets were lost. We welcomed several new members to the club and continue to grow our membership. The theme of the day was Scale […]