Oct 25th – Spooktacular Launch update

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We received a Letter of Agreement from St. Louis County Parks Dept. so, weather permitting, we are planning to hold our Spooktacular night launch event on Saturday October 25th.

Forecast for Saturday Oct 25th  Sunset 6:09pm 

Day  68 – Sun and a few passing clouds. High 68F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

Night 45 - A mostly clear sky. Low near 45F. Winds WSW 5 mph.

Proposed timeline:

2:30pm - 3:30pm         setup

3:30pm - 11:00pm      flights

11:00pm – 11:30pm  cleanup

SLRA Prefect Update:

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Members from the St. Louis Rocketry Association made the trip to Argonia, KS over the Labor Day weekend to attend AIRFest 31 sponsored by Kloudbusters. The annual four-day event at the “Rocket Pasture” had over 250 registered flyers and 20 vendors on site. This year, mother nature catered to the lower power crowed with ceilings as low as 200 feet at times leaving plenty of time for rocket talk, checking in with old friends and buying new rockets to bring home! As late day rolled around on Saturday and Sunday, the sky cleared enough to open the high-power pads allowing for some spectacular launches. Club members also spent time volunteering for range duties, setting up, tearing down and other duties in support of the Kloudbusters. Congratulations also goes out to Chuck Meckfessel, John Hilker and John O’Neill on their successful Level 2 flights and Rob Benton on his successful Level 3 flight. If anyone is interesting in making the trip with the club next year, please let me know.

Club members in attendance were:Rob Benton, Oliver Garbus, Jason Garbus, Brian Hamilton, Don Hanson, John Hilker, Chris Lagemann, Chuck Meckfessel, Molly Meckfessel, Emma Meckfessel John O’Neill and Doug Probst

Merch for sale

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We have some SLRA shirts and hats left over from the last merch sale we had a couple of years back. $25.00 for each item, first come first served.

Quantity on hand:

Hats – 23

T-shirts – (1) M  /  (1) L  /  (4) XL  / (1)  XXL

Polos – (1) XL  /  (1)  XXL  /  (1)  XXXL

Flooding in Elsberry

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Mike Walsh asked me to send out a message as an FYI to the club membership. As you may have seen on the news, there has been significant flooding in Elsberry (where our high power launch site is located) and a state of emergency declared. Per Lincoln County Emergency Management (see attached), everyone is advised to avoid the area unless absolutely necessary. Also, please do not attempt to contact the landowner - the club's landowner contacts will be in touch with them and will communicate the status when we have it.

Screenshot of post from Lincoln County Emergency Management: The City of Elsberry and Lincoln County have declared a State of Emergency. Flash Flooding is currently impacting the City of Elsberry and surrounding areas. Lincoln County Emergency Management has requested activation of the Region C Boat Rescue Strike Team, which is en route at this time. Please avoid the area. Water rescues and evacuations are actively underway.
Photo of a flooded Shell gas station at night, with heavy rain still falling.

July 22nd, 2025 SLRA Meeting – Club Elections

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The Next SLRA Meeting/Build Session is Tuesday, July 22nd, at the Sunset Hills Bandana’s BBQ (11750 Gravois Rd, St. Louis, MO 63127) Coordinate 38.53096/-90.38616.

6:00 - 7:00 PM – Rocket Talk Social Hour/Dinner/Build Session
7:00 - ?:?? PM – SLRA Meeting
Post Meeting – More Rocket Talk and Build Session until 9:00 pm 

This is just a heads-up that we will be having elections for club officers. 

Presently we have:

President:                    Chris Franklin

Vice-President:           Charles Barnett

Treasurer:                    Dan Cella

Secretary:                    John Sullivan

All the above have agreed to stay on for an additional term. If someone else would be interested in stepping into a club officer role, come to the meeting and let us know!

Happy Rocketeering!

Secretary John