The Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s first launch of the year on Saturday April 23rd under less than ideal weather conditions. We delayed the start time for the launch till 2:00 in the afternoon to allow morning showers and high winds pass through. We were greeted with partly cloudy skies, cool temperatures and gusty winds that […]
Launch Reports
2022 Launch Schedule Posted
Our 2022 launch schedule has been posted! The season will open on April 23rd if the weather co-operates.
Nov 28 2021 – End of Season Launch
On November 28th, the Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s 11th and final scheduled model rocket launch of 2021. This launch was postponed three times due to poor weather (high winds), and finally the mild winds (10 – 15 kph) greeted us on the 28th. The sky was overcast with light snow falling and at freezing […]
Oct 23 2021 – Fall Launch
On Saturday October 23, 2021, the Cambridge Rocket Club successfully hosted it’s twice postponed 10th launch of the season. The challenging weather finally co-operated with mild winds and cool temperatures under a mostly overcast sky. We had a good turnout with 13 model rocketeers and 11 guests showing up for our penultimate scheduled launch of […]
Sept 18, 2021 – Streamer Duration Competition
On Saturday September 18, 2021, the Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s nineth launch of the year. We were greeted under blue skies with mild temperatures and winds. We temporarily relocated to our launch site north of the primary launch site as the primary site has just been resodded. The conditions were ideal and many members […]
Aug 21, 2021 – Oldies But Goodies Launch
On Saturday August 21, 2021, the Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s 8th launch of the year. The weather finally co-operated and we were greeted with 30 degree temperatures, partially cloudy skies and meandering 5 – 8 KPH winds. The wind direction from the South East forced us to utilize the extreme east end of the […]
Aug 8, 2021 – Midsummer Launch & A8-3 Parachute Spot Landing Competition
On August 8, 2021 the Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s 8th launch of the season. This launch was postponed 24 hours due to poor weather (again). The postponement along with a Sunday launch impacted the turnout as we had many more guests than fliers at this launch. Fog in the morning may also have discouraged […]
Aug 2, 2021 – Mini Launch
The Cambridge Rocket Club hosted a short notice Mini-launch on Monday August 2nd. The short notice was due to an unreliable weather forecast that cancelled the schedule July 31st launch and favourable weather on the Holiday Monday. Six club members and several guests showed up under a clear blue sky, warm temperatures and gusty at […]
July 10, 2021 – Scale Model Launch
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 […]
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 […]