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SPIT Finds Rocket Cam 2
BELVIDERE, IL – Hope was not running high for the Space Program in Training this morning.
Rocket Cam 2 Lost
BELVIDERE, IL – The Space Program in Training was unable to locate Rocket Cam 2 after a wild flight.
Neptune 1 Survives Another Crash
BELVIDERE, IL – Despite their best efforts, the Space Program in Training is still dealing with parachute problems with Neptune 1.
“Big Brother” Makes Debut Launch
BELVIDERE, IL – Estes calls it a Super Alpha, the Space Program in Training (SPIT) calls it “Hi-Jinks 2”.
Hi-Jinks Makes Three Point Landing
BELVIDERE, IL – Hi-Jinks took to the sky for the eighteenth time this afternoon after a long hibernation over the winter.
Astrocam Kicks Off Multiple Flights
BELVIDERE, IL – When Daniel determined the flight order, Astrocam made the top of the list.
New Rockets Get Final Coats of Paint, Ready for Flight
BELVIDERE, IL – The Space Program in Training (SPIT) has been hard at work painting rockets all week, despite the less than ideal temperatures.
SPIT Works on Two New Rockets
BELVIDERE, IL – The Space Program in Training (SPIT) has been hard at work, adding two new rockets to their arsenal.
Rocket Cam 2 Makes First Flight in 2011
BELVIDERE, IL – The most flown rocket in the Space Program in Training (SPIT) arsenal flew for the first time this year.
Astrocam Returns to the Sky
BELVIDERE, IL – The Space Program in Training welcomed the return of their original rocket after spending the last nine months on the ground.
Silver Streak Snaps Fin on Maiden Flight
BELVIDERE, IL – The first flight of the Silver Streaker was memorable, but not the way the Space Program in Training had hoped.
Under Construction
BELVIDERE, IL – It was too windy to fly, but the Space Program in Training (SPIT) spent the day preparing their rocket fleet for the day the weather improves.
Phoenix 2 Shoots Wintery Weather, Skyhawker Scrubbed
BELVIDERE, IL – The Space Program in Training (SPIT) decided snow would not stop them from launching a rocket this afternoon.
Phoenix 2 Fails to Rise
BELVIDERE, IL – If NASA could do it, then so could they. That was the belief of the Space Program in Training. Following the successful launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, SPIT packed up the Phoenix 2 for their first try at launching a camera this year.
New Rocket Comes Together
BELVIDERE, IL – While the weather outside is frightful, the Space Program in Training (SPIT) has been hard at work indoors.
Space Program in Training Restores 1987 Video
BELVIDERE, IL – While the winter weather rages outside, the Space Program in Training worked on a “blast from the past”.
The Frozen Flight of Neptune 1
BELVIDERE, IL – The Space Program in Training kept their goal of launching in every month alive with a successful launch of Neptune 1 this morning.
Neptune 1 Stays on Pad
BELVIDERE, IL – Fifteen degree temperatures proved to be too much of a challenge to launch two rockets.
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