UK Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge (UKAYRoC)
Submitted by UKRA on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 09:31.UKRA regrets to announce that, effective immediately, it must withdraw all official support from the UKAYRoC competition.
UKRA at the London Model Engineering Show - Alexandra Palace - This weekend! 22nd to 24th January 2010
Submitted by Mike Roberts on Wed, 20/01/2010 - 23:55.
UKRA will be at the London Model Engineering Show this weekend; Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Opening hours are 10 am to 5pm Friday and Saturday and 10am to 4pm Sunday.
If you would like to find out more about rocketry, get a chance to see some of our rockets and talk to some rocketeers about rocketry then this is a great opportunity.
Erik Gates
Submitted by UKRA on Tue, 22/12/2009 - 09:57.
UKRA is both shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Erik Gates who passed away aged just 47 on Sunday following an accident on the construction site where he was working.
We would like to express our condolences to Erik's friends and family and hope that knowing he was liked and regarded by so many around the world is some small comfort to them.
MRC & UKRA "October Sky" weekend event
Submitted by Apollo 11 on Fri, 11/09/2009 - 10:54.
MRC & UKRA "October Sky" weekend event
The event is being held on the 10th to the 11th of October 2009 at our Twycross 2 Flying Site (Camping available from Friday pm)
Flying Event Leaflet which covers the event is available to download @ http://www.midlandrocketry.org.uk/October_Sky.pdf
UK Rocketry in the news
Submitted by Mike Roberts on Thu, 19/02/2009 - 09:28.Major news today on the Flight International site with announcements of BNSC (British National Space Centre) funding of the newly dubbed "Launcher One" which will cover the whole of it's development by SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technology Limited ). Launcher One will be air launched from Virgin's White Knight Two. Read more here at Flight Global
Flight International also has an annoucement of ESA funding, to the tune of 1 million Euros, for Reaction Engines and the development of their Sabre engine. An ingeneous air breathing rocket engine. This is excellent news indeed. This money is likely, among other research work, to help fund the development of the ED nozzle mentioned in an earlier news item.
London Model Engineering Exhibition 09 UKRA Stand
Submitted by Mike Roberts on Mon, 19/01/2009 - 01:24.A small band of UKRA members spent the last few days at Alexandra Palace. They were attending the London Model Engineering Exhibition with the UKRA display stand to promote rocketry to the public.
It was a great chance to talk rockets to folks, many of whom didn't realise that rocketry existed as a hobby. There was a lot of interest from visitors to the stand, young and old. Hybrid rocket motors and their workings proved to be a popular topic. There was also a lot of jaw dropping, gasping and general amazement at Richard Brown's part-built "Oi Oi Savaloy" rocket which we just managed to squeeze on to the stand.
