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

[Dongyun Shin]

Is there meeting tonight at Space Building ?

Dongyun Shin
On Sep 15, 2014 1:13 AM, "Thomas Weeks" <tweeksjunk2 at theweeks.org> wrote:

> 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
> >
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