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- From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
- Subject: Re: Tracking
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.195135.12403@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
- References: <1993Jan27.013651.19941@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 19:51:35 GMT
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- tes@motif.uucp (Thomas E. Smith) writes:
- :
- : Try chasing a rocket with a G motor :) . I lost sight of it after it went
- : behind the clouds. I was wondering if there were any smoke devices you could
- : put in your rocket to track it. One that wouldn't have any danger of starting
- : a grass fire when it landed?
-
- There was an article, in an early Tripolitan, on the subject. I believe it
- was written by Tom Blazanin. It is highly possible that the issue sold out.
- If someone else does not post information on which issue has the article, I
- will attempt to remember to do so.
-
- It might be a good article to get permission from The Tripolitan and the
- author for typing in on the net. I certainly would be interested in seeing
- the information.
-
- Bill
-