On Sunday May 31st the Cambridge Rocket Club finally got it’s 2020 launch season underway. We were required to comply with COVID-19 Provincial Emergency Orders and confine our on field activities to a limit of no greater than five (5) members at any given time as well as practicing Physical Distancing at all times. This […]
Launch Reports
October 19 2019 Fall Colours Launch Report
On Saturday October 19, 2019 the Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s twelfth model rocket launch of the season. The Fall weather greeted us with cool temperatures that warmed up to 12 degrees, clear blue skies and very calm winds that managed to gust up to 15 kph as the day wore on. We had a […]
September 21 2019 Competition Launch Report
On Saturday September 21, 2019 the Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s eleventh launch of the season. The flying conditions at the Mohawk Launch Site were absolutely ideal for flying. The air temperature was in the high twenties and the South West winds were very calm at about ten kilometers an hour under bright blue skies. […]
August 24 2019 Altitude Day Launch Report
On Saturday August 24, 2019 the Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s tenth launch of the year. The weather was ideal for flying with clear skies, calm winds and 21 degree temperatures. We had a total of 13 rocketeers and another 13 guests and spectators over the course of a long day. By the end of […]
August 10 2019 Scale and Cluster Launch Report
On Saturday August 10th, the Cambridge Rocket Club successfully completed it’s ninth launch of the year. The launch was held at LS 5 Mohawk Road, but for the first time set up on the sod farm on the south side of the road. This location provides members and guests a much larger landing and safety […]
July 21 2019 50th Anniversary Apollo 11 Moon Landing Launch Report
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 […]
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, […]
June 8 2019 Longest Day Launch Report
On Saturday June 8, 2019 the Cambridge Rocket Club hosted it’s fifth launch of the season. The launch was held at the LS5 Launch site, Mohawk Road as our primary site LS-2 – Paisley Road is still too wet for us to access. The temperatures were mild, however the winds gusted up to 25 KPH […]
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 […]