Many people have dreamed of working in the space industry, there is an alternative way of obtaining a similar thrill through the hobby of Model Rocketry. I made my own rocket fuel as a crazy teenager using a special blend. My personal altitude record was 1,076ft back in 1978. The height was calculated using a large wooden protractor ,a stick, and simple trigonometry. That thrill was nothing compared to some of these amazing flights...

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