[NRV Rocketry] Rocket Boy Homer Hickam (from "October Sky") at the September 27th NRV Rocketry Launch !!! (but keep it hush hush)

[Thomas Weeks]

Anyone have any questions about the launch? 

Feel free to forward this on to select friends and family. Just not large VT 
mail lists, entire schools, etc. :)

Tweeks

On Thursday 11 September 2014 00:04:48 Thomas Weeks wrote:
> Hello all!
> 
> There is a lot of information to share so we'll try to be brief.  If you
>  still have questions, please ask here on the NRVR mail list or email us
>  back: officers at nrvr.org
> 
> Come Meet Our Special Guest!
> We are honored to have a true, American hero, Homer Hickam, author of
> "Rocket Boys" (which was made into the movie, "October Sky") right here at
>  our September 27th launch at Kentland farms!  The full launch is from 10am
>  - 6pm, and Homer will be with us from 11am - 1pm.
> 	Map: http://goo.gl/maps/KPH8D
> 	Info & Calendar:
> 
> If you would like to meet Homer, get a photo and have him to sign your
>  rocket, book, DVD, or child, then bring them to the launch!  You have just
>  over two weeks until the launch, so if you are looking for a rocket to buy
>  and build for the September launch, please visit our local hobby store
>  Adventure Hobbies in CBurg and grab a model rocket while you still can. 
>  We will also have a very limited number of new October Sky books and DVDs
>  for sale and signing. If you have kids who have not yet seen the inspiring
>  October Sky movie, then please try to show them the movie before coming
>  out so they'll always have this memory to cherish. :)
> 
> 
> HP Rocket Motors:
> Ken Allen from www.performancehobbies.com will be at the September launch,
>  so be sure to pre-order your HP motors now to make sure you get what you
>  need and save money on the hazmat motor shipping fees.  If you need motors
>  in advance we can still save on hazmat if we get at least $400 of motors
>  ordered by 9/15 and arriving by 9/19 (Still confirming this with Ken).  We
>  have also invited Adventure Hobbies to come out and set up so that guests
>  can buy model rockets and motors too.
> 
> This is a fantastic opportunity to come see what model and advanced high
>  power rocketry is all about.  VT Rocketry, AIAA and SEDS student
>  organizations will also be there and can tell you more about their
>  Aerospace related
> organizations at Virginia Tech and along with Homer tell you how to get
>  into Aerospace careers at places like SpaceX and NASA!
> 
> There will be a food vendor on site (Eat the family dog) serving high
>  quality, all beef dogs, snacks and drinks, and we will have port-a-potties
>  on site too.
> 
> *IMPORTANT!*
> This launch needs to be treated as a private, by invitation only event.  We
> do not want to cause any concerns for our land owner, VT Agriculture.  The
> launch and parking sites are on state property and there are additional
>  costs for insurance and several other administrative things to deal with.
> 
> *Please do not:*
>  - broadcast this event to your entire church group, school or post it in
>  the newspaper.  Doing so could quite possibly cause us to lose this
>  beautiful launch site.
>  - park anywhere but where directed by our parking / traffic control
>  volunteers
> 
> *Please do:*
>  - tell a few kids, friends, or parents who you feel would be very
>     interested in the event (directing them to www.nrvr.org for more info)
>  - carpool or combine transportation, since our parking is very limited.
> 
> 
> NRVR Members:
> We will be looking for volunteers to help with setup on Friday (the day
> before), and on Saturday, the day of the launch, to help fill in on RSO/LCO
> range safety and launch duties. We will also be having a few area schools
> bring kids out and so we will really need help streamlining the loading of
> rocket motors, packing of parachutes and fill out flight cards with the
>  kiddos. We also want all NRVR club members to have a chance to meet Homer
>  Hickam and to fly their own rockets, so let's all help pitch in on this
>  one!  :)
> 
> 
> Big Thanks!
> We are extremely grateful for the generous sponsorship of Rackspace and
> VBI (Virginia Tech Bioinformatics) for their sponsorship and caring
>  volunteers for this event as well as the VTARA HAM community and other
>  volunteers who are helping make this event possible.  Most of all we are
>  especially appreciative to Mr. Homer Hickam for taking time from his busy
>  schedule to come meet us here in his old alma mater stomping grounds -- a
>  modern American hero to whom our kids can truly look to for inspiration.
> 
> 
> Continue monitoring this mail list for related questions, launch related
> updates.. or if not on the list, watch the NRVR list archives here:
> 	http://nrvr.org/pipermail/nrvr/2014-September/
> 
> 
> This will be a very exciting day, we hope to see you there!
> 
> 
> The NRV Rocketry Officers
> Bob Schoner - NRVR Prefect
> Thomas "Tweeks" Weeks - NRVR Founder/Secretary
> Kevin Shinpaugh - VT Aerospace Representative
>