On Sunday July 21, 2019 the Cambridge Rocket Club celebrated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first landing of man on the moon with it’s 8th club launch of the season. The abbreviated launch was held at the LS-5 Mohawk Road launch site under variable skies with temperatures reaching 22 degrees Celsius and winds […]
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July 7 2019 Mid-Summer Launch Report
On July 7, 2019 the Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s largest club launch of the year. The temperatures were warm in the mid 20’s and the wind gradually reduced from 20 kph in the morning to approximately 10 kph in the afternoon. The clear skies provided for a great view of the rockets in flight […]
June 22 2019 Light Up the Night BBQ Launch Report
The Cambridge Rocket Club successfully completed it’s sixth launch of the year at our LS-5 Mohawk Road launch site. We were greeted with blue skies, winds varying from 8 to 15 KPH and a high temperature of 27 degrees Celsius. A total of thirteen members teamed up to launch a total of 50 model rockets, […]
May 18 2019 Victoria Weekend Launch Report
On Saturday May 18, 2019 the Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s fourth launch of the season. The launch was once again held at our secondary launch site, LS5 – Mohawk Road in Cambridge as our primary launch site LS2 Paisley Road in Guelph is still too wet to access. The weather was mild with overcast […]
May 4 2019 Spring Launch Report
The Cambridge Rocket Club successfully completed it’s Spring Launch on May 4, 2019, our second launch in as many weeks. We’ve now cleared our backlog and are moving forward with our planned launch schedule. Our launch took place under overcast skies with an estimated 900 foot ceiling. The 12 degree temperatures were accompanied by very […]
April 28 2019 Season Opener Launch Report
The Cambridge Rocket Club successfully completed it’s twice postponed “Season Opener” launch on Sunday April 28th at it’s secondary launch site, LS5 located on Mohawk Road in Cambridge. The skies were clear, temperatures around 10 degree Celsius and winds from the north varying between 15 and 25 kph. A total of 18 people were at […]
February 10 2019 Launch Report
On Sunday February 10, 2019, the Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s first model rocket launch of the season. It was a “mini” launch held at the Mohawk Road launch site under ideal winter conditions. The temperature hovered at around -4 C, the winds were relatively steady between 8 – 10 kph under overcast skies. A […]
2018 CRC Season Close-Out and New 2019 Launch Schedule
The Cambridge Rocket Club has completed it’s 2018 launch programme and can be summarized as follows: We hosted a total of nine (9) launches hindered by the temporary loss of the LS2 Paisley launch site. We managed to launch a total of 438 model rockets and burn a total of 504 model rocket engines. The […]
November 11 2018 Launch Report
A Cambridge Rocket Club launch was held on November 11, 2018. The Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s first launch in 3 months on November 11, 2018, Remembrance Day. The club has not been able to utilize the Paisley Launch Site since August due to sod reseeding and hopes to return in the Spring of 2019. […]
August 11 2018 Launch Report
A Cambridge Rocket Club launch was held on August 11, 2018 under ideal weather conditions. A total of 23 members and guests participated and a total of 12 vehicles arrived on the Paisley Road launch site. A total of 65 model rockets were launched burning 76 model rocket engines ranging from “A” to “G” engines. […]