We built four model rockets as a family then took them to the park to launch them. On Monday, Tara had dinner on the table when I got home from work. We ate quickly and then biked over to the sports park. We set up the model rocket launch pad and launch the first rocket. By that point, it was getting dark. The glue holding the elastic piece that connects the nose cone to the body disconnected so the model fell in two pieces. Luckily we were able to find both of them even though it was getting dark. We tested our luck and launched the second rocket. That was a mistake because we couldn't see it at all once it was more than a few feet in the air. That rocket also split into two pieces, but by some stroke of luck we were able to find both of them. When we light the rockets again, we'll have to make sure to do it earlier in the day. We went back in October for round two. It was a lot of fun and we recovered all the rockets, even the one that made a massive arc and ended up in the parking lot way out of eyesight. Someone else saw it land and was able to point us in the right direction.
September 25, 2023-October 22, 2023
