Friends of Amateur Rocketry

Friends of Amateur Rocketry, better known simply as FAR, is a not-for-profit organization providing infrastructure for testing and launching large amateur and experimental rockets.[1] Their test and launch facility is located North of Edwards Air Force Base and near the Mojave Desert.[2][3] FAR was begun in 2003 by several friends and rocketry buffs as a spin-off from RRS.[4] The FAR site has been used by multiple groups, including Unreasonable Rocket,[5][6] CSULB,[7] Garvey Spacecraft Corporation,[8] MythBusters[9] and an episode of How Hard Can It Be?[10] on the National Geographic Channel.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Homepage". FAR. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  2. ↑ "Unreasonable Rocketeers". Makezine. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  3. ↑ "FARther Out". Makezine. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  4. ↑ "History". FAR. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  5. ↑ "Long fun day.". Unreasonable Rocket. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  6. ↑ "Unreasonable Rocket". X Prize Lunar Lander Challenge. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  7. ↑ "Flight Test of LOX/Methane Rocket". CALVEIN Rocket Project. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  8. ↑ "Related Sites". Garvey Spacecraft Corporation. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  9. ↑ "Mythbusters!". FAR / Pyrotechnic Innovations. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  10. ↑ "How Hard Can It Be? Home Made Rocket". National Geographic Channel. Retrieved 2012-11-07.

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