I like any event that has “Dangerous” right in the middle of it’s name.
Adventures from the Technology Underground is Gurstelle’s lively and weirdly compelling report of his travels. In these pages we meet Frank Kosdon and others who draw the scrutiny of the FAA, ATF, and other federal agencies in their pursuit of high-power amateur rocketry, which they demonstrate to impressive-and sometimes explosive-effect at the annual LDRS gathering held in various remote and unpopulated areas
Northern Ohio’s history in rocketry dates back to 1932, when the Cleveland Rocketry Society began work in experimental rocketry with liquid fueled rocket engines.
In 1966 the Natural Science Museum Model Rocket Research Society or NSMMRRS was formed and run by a former curator of the museum.
In 1970, The North Royalton Rocket Society or NRRS was formed and operated through 1974.
At this time the Suburban Northeast Ohio Association of Rocketry Club (SNOAR) was formed. This group started holding the Great Lakes Regional Meets (GLRM) that are now known as the annual LDRS launches (Tripoli’s annual National High Power Rocketry Launches).
The first GLRM’s were held at the Garfield Heights landfill in the mid to late 70’s and started as the NAR Sport Launches.
In 1982, the GLRM’s became the Large and Dangerous Rocket Ships launches (LDRS).
The first 5 LDRS launches were held here in Northern Ohio (Medina, Ohio) with the last one being held here in August 1986.
LDRS is number three on Wired Magazines list of the 10 Best North American Geek Fests.
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