We went out for another day of rockets. The pumpkin went up, the parachute opened, and it landed beautifully. We also saw a flamingo take flight, but its parachute didn't work, so I'm not sure this flamingo will live to fly another day. We also saw rocket gliders for the first time and that was a fun new thing. It was cold, but not too windy. Dr Mike was going to shoot off his BIG one, but we had to leave so I could go to work. Maybe next time.
Brandon, Jessica and Anika are all now official members of the rocket club. Something about how the more members they have the more points they get in the national scoring, now, with our three I think they are up to 12 members. Which meant our kids could enter one of the competitions. We decided later that was a bad idea as now going to shoot off rockets is a competition and not just a fun little activity. The goal was to be in the air closest to 50 seconds.
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| Brandon's first one taking off - about 15 seconds |
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| Jessica's ready to go - she was 48 seconds |
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| Anika's on the pad - she went 24 seconds |
Brandon has already purchased a new rocket and engines and has plans to change the parachute size. He can't be beat by his sisters. I reminded him that he was first and they figured out what to do from watching him. Now we have to figure out when the next time is that they can compete.
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