1. The Canadian Sprint 2. A Broadsword aloft 3. Rocketeers always ready to lend a hand
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Who are we? A club made up of rocketry enthusiasts from the Ottawa area. We launch rockets in Kanata year round.
What
does it cost? A small model rocket kit costs around $15,
and can be launched over and over. Motors
cost around $3 a flight. A large
high power rocket can cost thousands of dollars. Membership in ORG costs $20 per
year for adults or $5 a year if you’re under 18. You get a membership card, use of the launch
facilities, access to club seminars, and to launches at our sister clubs across
Canada.
How
do I start? Come out to a launch and see what we do,
talk with the hobbyists. Rocketeers from all walks of life will be flying
rockets with professionally manufactured, certified and tested motors.
What about safety? If you follow the rules and safety regulations from the Canadian Association of Rocketry (CAR) flying rocket flying is safe and cool. All CAR members agree to fly according to the safety codes.
http://www.canadianrocketry.org/
We also fly rockets with Tripoli Rocketry a US association. We have several prefectures in Eastern Canada.
Tripoli Quebec(51) http://www2.tripoli-quebec.org:8081/calendrier.htm
Ottawa Rocketry Group(69) mrwagstaff@rogers.com
Tripoli Southern Ontario(75) http://www.napas.net
Tripoli New Brunswick(83) http://users.cs.dal.ca/~smedley/FAR/Rage.html
Tripoli Toronto(110) http://www.napas.net/
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High Power Rocketry is an educational, safe and exciting hobby enjoyed by thousands world-wide!
Tripoli members come from all walks of life and all ages. We have construction workers, medical staff, programmers, truck drivers, and anything else you can think of. There are even a few rocket scientists among us! Regardless of where you come from and what you do, there's room in Tripoli for not only you, but your entire family.
If you are interested in high power rocketry, we encourage you to contact your local member club (called a Prefecture) and attend their next launch or meeting. A listing of Prefectures and contact information is available on this site.
Tripoli is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and operation of amateur high power rocketry. Our members are drawn from the United States and 22 additional countries across the globe.
LDRS, Tripoli's largest annual launch, is held once a year with the location being selected by the hosting Prefecture. for 2007 it is in Las Vegas. High power rocketry has an excellent proven track record, with established safety codes to protect participants, viewers, land owners and the general public.