![Ty launches the first rocket of the day, one he built several weeks earlier in the model rocket class.](http://castlemakers.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/rocket-launch_IMG_4600-300x200.jpg)
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Despite the forecast, it was a beautiful sunny afternoon at Big Walnut Sports Park after we delayed the rocket launch a week. Besides the DooDad rockets built by the Castlemaker Kids, we had others show up with their own rockets, creating quite a show. We ended up with multiple launch pads and variety of different sized rockets and objects becoming airborne.
![No that's not a flying saucer. It's actually two interlocking plastic plates floating down after launch...](http://castlemakers.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/rocket-launch_IMG_4651-300x200.jpg)
The ‘objects’ part are a little hard to describe, although they all used rocket engines. There were various polyhedrons and cardstock printed lawn darts (no chute, but colored with crayons by some younger kids – landed with a ‘thud’ nose first). Then there were the flying plates…
![Recovery is much quicker & easier when you have an energetic chase crew!](http://castlemakers.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/rocket-launch_IMG_4625-300x200.jpg)
All of the kids (and a few of the adults) learned the proper setup and launch procedures before launching the model rockets. Thanks to the Greencastle Parks & Recreation Board (along with the Putnam County Airport) for letting us use Big Walnut Sports Park for launching the rockets. And a special thanks to Nick Adams for teaching the class, bringing his launch equipment, and teaching/supervising everyone who launched that day. And to Jonathan Green for bringing his tub full of objects, it definitely added some more fun to the event!
![rocket-launch_img_4632](http://castlemakers.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/rocket-launch_IMG_4632-300x200.jpg)