I've used these (and the X-13) kits from SureFire multiple times now as a Merit Badge Counselor for Space Exploration (and just ordered another 24!). White glue and a sharp blade (for cutting fins ou....

I've used these (and the X-13) kits from SureFire multiple times now as a Merit Badge Counselor for Space Exploration (and just ordered another 24!). White glue and a sharp blade (for cutting fins ou....

I've used the Explorer X-19 (and its baby brother the X-13) multiple times now for teaching the Space Exploration Merit Badge. This is usually a one-day affair, where we build and fly as a group (alo....

This is still one of my favorite low-power designs. It's sturdy, flies straight and is properly designed and weighted for B and C motor flights. An A motor will work... but I'm not certain it has qui....

I was asked to teach part of the Space Exploration Merit Badge to about 50 Scouts for a Spring Camporee. It sounded fun until I was told I would only have 3 hours to build 50 rockets, and then fly an....

This stuff is great, plain and simple. It just works, filling in gaps and bonding a variety of things together. Especially for rocketry, the gap-filling aspect is very useful. For smaller rockets, ....

For building low-power (Estes/Quest-type) rockets, this is an indispensable tool. It allows you to quickly and accurately mark body tubes for things like launch lug placement (where you want a straig....

1) These should not cost anywhere near $45 retail. An equivalent Cesaroni Pro29 2-grain casing is $22 retail, including the rear closure. A 3-grain with spacer is roughly $12 more, and then you have ....

As long as you're careful not to manhandle these too much and break the wires apart, they'll usually work fine. I imagine Estes has a warehouse full of these and we'll see them for another decade, bu....

I have yet to see a single failure in any of the 180 Q2G2's I've used now (long and short versions), either with low-power Estes and Quest motors, or in an altimeter+ejection-charge (black powder) con....