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Welcome to Tulsa Rocketry

Tulsa Rocketry is an organization of hobby rocketry enthusiasts located in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area.  We are affiliated with the Tripoli Rocketry Association as Prefecture #42.  We are actively involved in model rocketry, mid-power and high-power rocketry and welcome flyers of all ages.

If you're new to hobby rocketry, or just looking for more information on the hobby, then joining a local club may be the ideal next step.  We offer multiple resources to help you get the most from the hobby:

Monthly Meetings - We meet on the third Thursday evening of each month at Flight Safety International in Broken Arrow, OK.  Meetings begin at 7:00 PM and usually conclude about 9:00 PM.  We conduct the Club's business at the meetings, but meetings are also are a time to share ideas with other members, ask questions, and learn from the shared experiences of others.  We always have a "Show and Tell" session where everyone is encouraged to bring something they are currently working on.  Examples include rocket motor hardware, payload electronics, recovery systems, composite materials and rockets currently under construction by various members.

Local Monthly Launches - We have access to a large sod farm near Leonard, OK, where we hold monthly launches from March through November.  We typically launch on the 2nd Sunday afternoon of the month, but be sure to check the home page for the latest information.  Our launches are open to the public and there is no charge for spectators.  If you're new to the hobby and want to see what it's all about, come out to a launch.  If you have a rocket, bring it with you and we'll help you get it launched.  For more details, see the Launch Schedule.

Annual Regional Launch - We also have access to some land near Pawhuska, OK, where we hold a large "regional" launch each fall.  We typically have a 20,000-foot waiver from the FAA for our Pawhuska launches, and as a result we are able to launch much larger rockets than we can safely fly at Leonard.  We also invite flyers from other rocket clubs around the region to join us for a weekend of flying and fun.  See the High Frontier page for more details.

Annual RocketScience Launch - Beginning in 2006, we began holding an annual event where we partner with local school systems and science teachers to advance science education.  The aim is to provide an opportunity for students to design and build a science experiment which we subsequently fly onboard a high-power rocket. The RocketScience launch takes place in May, near the end of the school year and will hopefully continue to grow each year.  For more information see the RocketScience page.

Community Outreach - In addition to the RocketScience program, we are involved with various Scouting groups and other youth groups.  Our aim is to get young people interested in math and science through rocketry.  If you would like us to make a rocketry presentation to your group, please contact me.

Rocket Mail Launch - In July of 2007, we will be partnering with the Rocket Research Institute of Washington, DC, to re-fly several "rocket mail" philatelic covers that were first flown in 1957 to commemorate the beginning of the International Geophysical Year (IGY).  The original 1957 covers carried the 50th Anniversary of Oklahoma Statehood postage stamp.  New covers are being prepared for the 2007 flights that will bear the 100th Anniversary of Oklahoma Statehood stamp.  For more information on rocket mail, visit Paul Roales' web site

Club Projects - From time to time, we conduct Club projects where we work as a group to build very large rockets.  Club projects give everyone a chance to get some hands-on experience with rocketry construction techniques and tools, composite materials, rocketry electronics and other aspects of designing and building large rocket projects.  We are currently working on a project called the Ultimate Armageddon.  This rocket will be approximately 12 feet tall and will fly on M-class motors.  We hope to have it ready to fly for the Pawhuska launch this fall.  Club projects sometimes involve community outreach as well.  The full-scale Phoenix missile currently on display at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum was built as a Club project in 2002.

Just Plain Fun - In addition to the above, we always have a lot of fun.  We have members involved in all aspects of hobby rocketry, including video cameras, gliders, scale models, on-board electronics, radio tracking, altitude attempts, staging, clustering and much more.   Any of these members would be more than happy to explain their projects to you.

If any of these areas sound interesting to you, then I invite you to join us.  Come to a meeting or a launch and let's get acquainted.  We'll be happy to introduce you to the fascinating world of hobby rocketry.

Prefect
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