Modern High-Power Rocketry: An Illustrated How-To Guide

This volume on modern high-power rocketry will get the novice started on the road to success in the most exciting amateur hobby in America. Modern High-Power Rocketry is packed with more than 400 photographs detailing nearly every aspect of this fast-growing endeavour. You'll learn the basics of both single-use and reloadable motors, how to build these motors and how to construct the rockets to carry them. From motor retention, electronics and ejection charges to high-power igniters and parachutes, this book provides the rocketeer with all of the basic elements needed to successfully certify with national and international rocketry clubs, such as the National Association of Rocketry and the Tripoli Rocketry Association. For the enthusiast who has already launched a few high-power rockets, Modern High-Power Rocketry provides additional insights and reference material, including scratch-building techniques, Level 2 and Level 3 motor building skills, and a case stu!

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Mark Canepa is a member of the Tripoli Rocketry Association and is the publisher and editor of the Central Valley Rocket News. He has authored several articles on High-Power rocketry, which have appeared in Extreme Rocketry magazine. He has also successfully achieved his Level One, Level Two and Level Three certifications as a High-Power rockateer. In his professional life, Mark is an attorney who has practiced in California for more than 14 years. His articles on legal and medical issues have appeared in many periodicals, including California Lawyer, California Physician, Medical Economics and Los Angeles Lawyer. Mark received his undergraduate degrees in history and journalism from San Francisco State University and his law degree from the University of California, Hastings. Mark and his wife, Valerie, live in Clovis, California.