The 2018 National Sport Launch is being held in our corner of the country; Geneseo, NY. The Monroe Astronautical Rocket Society (MARS) will be hosting this event celebrating 60 years of NAR, 60 years of Estes and their own 25
th anniversary. The event will be Saturday through Monday of Memorial Day weekend, the 26
th, 27
th and 28
th of May. I've been told there are, as of this date, 17 weddings scheduled for that weekend in the area so it would be a good idea to book your hotel now. Camping on the field is possible but you must have a self-contained truck, trailer, camper or RV as no hook-ups are available.
Rocket will fly Saturday through Monday but there are some events/entertainment being planned for Friday. One of the possible Friday activities that is up in the air right now, so to speak, would be tethered hot air balloon rides. The charge for the ride would be $25 per person but they need assurance that at least 100 people would participate before they can sign up a vendor. If you're planning on going to NSL and would like to take this ride, please let know in this thread and I'll pass along the info to the MARS coordinator.
As an attendee to NSL, you'll be able to get a special tour of the National Warplane Museum, whose field our event is on, included in your registration. This is the home of the B-17 "Memphis Belle" and the C-47 "Whiskey 7" that flew mission on D-Day in World War II.
Keep an eye on
this thread
in The Rocketry Forum for any further information and updates. You might even hear a familiar voice doing some LCO work.