[Joe Barnard] is working on a model rocket that can land vertically under ... His previous clamps looked very cool, but suffered from high friction forces during release, and the integrated ...

Take Estes Rockets, based in Penrose, Colorado. The company got its start during the space race in the 1950s. It’s now the country’s biggest manufacturer of model rockets for hobbyists.

Building and flying model rockets is great fun ... ignite your rockets and track their progress brings some high-tech cool to the launch pad. You’ll be upgrading your rockets with micro flight ...