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Other Useful Educational Resources On this page, you'll find links to other sites that may be useful to educators http://www.execpc.com/~culp/space/space.html Boy Scout rocketry merit badge information. http://www.neosplice.com/~troop67/mb107.htmSpace Exploration merit badge page of a local scout troop. http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/ Search the ERIC library of documents related to model rockets. Pretty good collection found when searching the terms "model" and "rockets." Definately worth further study. http://www.faa.gov/avr/AFS/FARS/far-101.txt The official government regulations concerning model rockets. http://www.everett.net/users/bloomer/regs.htm regulations on the shipment of rocket motors. http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/newtlaws/newtltoc.htmlNewtons laws of motion explained. Jr High and High School level. Not exactly rocketry related, but a good explaination nonetheless. http://www.nar.org/NARTS/cat.html NARTS catalog. Lots of good information and technical reports. Definately worth checking out! http://www.info-central.org/infocentral.shtmlThis site contains a lot of useful information, particularly to bigger and more powerful rockets. Topics include: Introduction to the rocketry hobby, Rocketry design characteristics, Rocket construction techniques, Final finishing techniques, Motors and ignition systems, Recovery systems design, Electronics and payloads, Ground support and launchers, Regulation of rocketry and motors, Motor Research (Amateur Rocketry - making your own motors), Information Resources, and Rocketry Frequently Asked Questions (high school level). Rules and regulations concerning rocketry http://www.starship.org/LUNAR/handbook/modelrockets.html Description of what a model rocket is. (regulations) http://www.spaceconnection.org/naea/educatorlinks.html A good list of links to government web sites that are related to rocketry and aviation. http://www.starship.org/LUNAR/handbook/safty.html How safe are model rockets? http://www.dars.org/jimz/rp00.htm Home page of Jimz site -- a collection of historical rocket kits including plans, parts lists, and artwork to make decals. http://www.imc-ltd.com/rockets/info/ekdir99.txt List of Estes kits by part number, and years in which they were available. http://techreports.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/NTRS
NASA document server. If you're looking for a NASA technical
document, this would be the place to start.
http://www.nira.chicago.il.us/LE-Online.htm Index to the "Leading Edge" newsletter. Each newsletter is in PDF format, and can be downloaded for later reading. Good reading materials that contain lots of tips for building and flying model rockets. http://www.televiso.com/~3d/PHITS/PHITSnews.html
Newsletter of a rocketry club in northern Colorado.
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