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When I was two, there was a modroc demonstration that my father was the safety officer for when we were stationed in Thailand. I was too young to remember this, but from the photos and the smiles on my face, I have always loved rockets!

I am to the right, my brother to the left. My father is in white.

Through some help from the NAR group on facebook. I was able to find an article on the event!

My first model rocket memory was from 1976 when my dad purchased this kit for my brother and I. At that time I was 9 years old.

From that point on, I was hooked! Thanks to my parents on supporting the new found hobby, I quickly created a fleet of rockets and my skills improved at a rapid pace. Here's a shot from around 1978:

(In the above image, notice that the Estes Orbital Transport has only the glider portion, the rocket must have been lost to the winds and the forest. Also, the rocket in front of my knees is missing the front half as it dangled from a telephone pole wire for about six months before the cord gave way and gave me back the aft section.)

This is around 1980

By end of 1980, my focus completely switched to a new hobby (computer programming) and rocketry lay dormant for many years.

I did not revisit the hobby until June 2013 when a friend fired off some bottle rockets. This re-ignited my interest in creating a rocket. I joined the NAR and achieved Level 3 within around 6 months. It's been a great ride and I don't see getting tired of the hobby any time soon.