Rhode Island Model Rocket Association

(Sorry I posted this to Facebook several days ago, but forgot to post here.)

Unfortunately, there won’t be an April RIMRA launch. We are still working on a new launch site. We are particularly hopeful about one particular site, but it hasn’t materialized quick enough for a launch this month.

If you really need a rocket fix, please visit the great rocketry clubs in Connecticut to Massachusetts.

CATO launch scheduled for 4/20 : https://www.catorockets.org

CMASS launch scheduled for 4/27: http://cmass.org

The RIMRA meeting for tomorrow (3/9/19) has been moved from 9:30 AM to 8:30 AM. Due to the time change, Allies doughnuts and coffee will be provided.

Feel free to bring “show-and-tell” items so we can see what you have been building over the winter!

RIMRA will have a meeting at 9:30 8:30 on Saturday, March 9, in the Beaupre Center on URI’s Kingston Campus. The primary discussion topic will be the acquisition of a new launch site. Unfortunately, the construction for the new South County Bike Path has cut off the road to our launch site at Peckham Farm, and URI is planing to build greenhouses on the site as part of their Innovation District. We are currently looking into alternative sites. If you have any suggestions, or better yet, if you own a large tract of cleared land, please contact Brenton. All options are on the table!

Address for the Beaupre Center: 140 Flagg Rd, Kinston, RI 02881. Enter the parking lot via Alumni Ave.

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 try to find a way to launch. We’ll post launch details here an on Facebook.

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.

Sunday condition will not be conducive due to ground conditions looks like Next week the 20th.

If you need a fix:

Providence IMAX is showing First Man October 12th. RIMRA Members and other are booking seats for the October 12th (Friday) 6:30 showing, select seats in the center of theater Rows E F & G. After we plan on grabbing a bite to eat and or drinks at Dave and Buster’s

Here is the link to book via Fandango.

https://www.showcasecinemas.com/movie/first-man