Author Archives: Brenton DeBoef

We at RIMRA want to wish everyone a happy holiday season and hope that you find lots of rocket-stuff under the tree.  All I want for Christmas this year is better weather for launching in 2019.

Unfortunately, the field and road are too wet, and we still can’t disturb the experimental crop. We may not launch again until the spring, but if there is any weekend where we have decent weather between now and then, we’ll … Continue reading →

No launch this weekend. Peckham Farm has recently been planted with an experimental crop. We are looking for alternative sites to try to get one more launch in before it gets too cold.

The weather is looking good for the launch this Sunday (not Saturday), and it looks like we will actually have a launch crew.    We will be launching from our regular field at URI’s Peckham Farm.  Set up will begin … Continue reading →

Unfortunately we have to postpone the launch that was originally scheduled for 9/8 to Sunday, 9/16.  If you really need to launch this weekend, I suggest visiting our friends in southern Maine, MMMSC.  They have a great launch site in … Continue reading →

//sad trombone music// Good grief!  The forecast went from great to horrible for this weekend.  With rain predicted both Saturday and Sunday, we have to scrub the launch. The next regularly scheduled RIMRA launch will be on September 8.  See … Continue reading →

Edit:  It appears that we jinxed the weather for this month’s launch.  The forecast is worsening by the day.  We’ll make the official go/no-go call on Friday at 6:00.  Stay tuned and keep your fingers crossed…. The weather looks great … Continue reading →

The weather looks great for this Saturday (7/14), so let’s fly some rockets!  All of the usual launch protocols apply.  We will set up at 9:00 am and start launching a little after 9:30.  If you help with setup, you … Continue reading →

RIMRA will be launching from the field at Peckham Farm this weekend!  Set up at 9:00; first flight sometime between 9:30 and 10:00. Please read the launch protocol and adhere to the field rules (e.g. park before the gate; keep … Continue reading →

Good launch days have been hard to come by this year, but the weather this weekend looks promising.  So for those of us who aren’t able to attend the National Sport Launch, let’s have some fun here at home. The … Continue reading →