[BA-Rockets] June Launch Report and News

[Martin Krikorian]

The June launch was very busy, but not hectic.  We had a lot of great 
volunteers who helped from beginning to end.  Even with the restricted 
launch area, we kept busy all day.  Norm Newlon took some pictures, 
which you can see at 
http://home.earthlink.net/~nnewlon/deanza0603/index.htm

July will be more of a problem.  I visited DeAnza this week and observed 
that B lot is now fenced off, and the rocket eating trees along the 
edges of the lot have been cut down and hauled away.  The next step is 
tractors and graders to flatten everything along the edges of the lot.  
We won't be launching there any time soon, and likely never again.  
(Dale Cherne got to make history at the launch, as the last person 
launching a rocket at DeAnza.)

There is still activity going on to transfer our launch activities to 
either Lockheed-Martin in Sunnyvale, or NASA Ames / Moffet Field.  
Unfortunately it looks bleak for getting a July launch off at this 
point, as even when we finally get the permissions, the insurance 
paperwork will take a couple of weeks to complete.  We will stay on top 
of the situation, though, and attempt to get the next launch scheduled 
as soon as possible.

Obviously our Big Bertha parachute duration contest is being delayed 
again.  I will announce the launch when it will occur.

If anyone has suggestions of contacts for launch sites other than the 
two mentioned above, please contact the board, at board at baynar.org

The June launches went as follows:

	1 - 1/4 A
	1 - 1/2 A
	52 - A
	59 - B
	56 - C
	9 - D
	2 - E
	1 - CB 2 stage
	1 - DCC 2 stage

	182 Launches
	185 Motors

	Equivalent of a J motor

The few E and multi-stage launches we tried did exactly what we 
expected - landed in the construction zone!

-Marty K
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