The importance of tripoli rocketry Association
Everyone of the Spaceshot Attempts Only Happened because of the Tripoli Rocketry Association
The Tripoli Rocketry Association sanctioned every one of the Space Shots, attempts and failures. The Tripoli Rocketry Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to education, advancement and safe operation of amateur high-power rocketry.
Bruce Lee was the interface for the CSXT team with the Tripoli Rocketry Association. Bruce was on the Board of Directors and handled all of the special requirements required for approval of Space Shots within the organization. Not an easy but necessary job for CSXT Space Shot Attempts.
Most the the team members were Tripoli Rocketry Association Members:
Bruce Lee - Life Member
Chuck Rogers - Life Member
Korey Kline - Life Member
Robin Meredith - Life Member
Mark Clark - Life Member
Tripoli Senior Members: Ky Michaelson, Jerry Larson, Tony Cochran, Derek Deville, Jeff Jacob, Nadine Kinney, Rick Loehr, John Johnston, Frank Kosdon, Erik Larson, Anthony Cessaroni, John Gormley, Jim Hoffman
For the 2014 CSXT Reunion Launch all 28 Team Members were Tripoli Members, except for the FAA guys (they had there own insurance).
If you are interested in high-power rocketry, we encourage you to contact your local member club (called a Prefecture) and attend their next launch or meeting. A listing of Prefectures and contact information is available here.
- Tripoli is the premier high-power rocketry organization! If high-power flying is your primary interest, Tripoli is the organization you want.
- Tripoli's annual launch, LDRS, is by far the best-attended high-power launch in the world! It's what you saw on the Discovery Channel!
- Tripoli flyers are taken seriously by the commercial rocket community. Tripoli members were the first civilians to put a rocket into space (CSXT), and Tripoli members have assisted NASA on rocketry research projects. The FAA was a team member and sponsor of the CSXT 2014 launch so they could test ADS-B on sounding rockets (ADS-B "Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast" - It is the replacement for RADAR tracking of plane flights and now includes Rockets).
- Tripoli is an international organization with prefectures worldwide. At Tripoli launches in the US, you may meet some of our members from Canada, Australia, the U.K., Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, and many more.
- Tripoli has its own private members forums where you can ask rocket-related questions and get answers (sometimes too many answers!) without the spam and noise accompanying other forums.
- Tripoli publishes four new High Power Rocketry / Tripoli Report issues every year. This magazine is available to download for all current members of Tripoli. The journal features launch coverage, how-to articles, technical reports, hobby news, product reviews, and more!
- Tripoli-sanctioned launches are insured for up to $3,000,000 with primary insurance coverage. That means that in the improbable event of an accident, Triploi insurance kicks in first.
- Tripoli is an organization where there is no "little guy". At Tripoli launches, you'll meet both novices and experienced rocketeers, all open and friendly to newcomers, all eager to share knowledge.
- In Tripoli, you can advance into the exciting world of rocketry - designing, constructing, and flying your own rocket motors!
- Tripoli is a group of serious rocketeers that is open to new generations and new members.
Last but not least, Tripoli launches are just plain FUN!!
