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2026-10-19 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-10-19

Newport Rocketry: Two Eggs, 800 Feet

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A Newport High School club in Bellevue that designs, builds, and flies competition rockets, with team history, launch details, and a guide to the engineering.

Landing page captured for the 2026-10-19 issue.
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Newport High School students curious about hands-on rocketry
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Scoring adds one point per foot off altitude and four per second outside the 37–40-second window; lower scores are better.

Field notes

The walkthrough follows a flight from ignition through recovery, explaining thrust, stability (center of pressure behind center of gravity), OpenRocket simulation, and parachute deployment. For the competition target, teams carry two raw eggs to 800 feet and aim for a 37–40-second flight; each foot off altitude adds one point, while each second outside the time window adds four, with lower scores better.

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○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade

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