Can you launch a rocket in 9 inches of snow? or any snow at all for that matter?

Sure! I've done it many times. You don't even have to worry about parachute deployment, as long as there's no hard crust on the snow! Not that the cold will cause a problem with the parachute deployment, but a cold 'chute will get stiff and won't want to open readily, so be sure to use a bit of talc on it. One more bit of advice............keep your battery warm!

Joe

If it's really cold you may want to switch to streamers. The snow will help ease the touchdown, or maybe nylon chutes.

Roll a big snowball and flatten the top to set your launch pad on. It saves bending.

If the snow is deep a snowmobile helps.

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Snow? What's that?

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Don
NAR 53455
"Carpe Diem"

We have snow all year round in my area of the USA:

http://www.coastergrotto.com/photo.jsp?pic=317c04.jpg

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Southern California Rocket Association, NAR Section 430

Launching in the snow would be cool, we haven't had a decent snow here in years.

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Dave
Fire is the leading cause of fire.
Was once SAM#0132

'Launching in the snow would be cool, we haven't had a decent snow here in years.'

We have lots of it on the ground here right now!

Fred

How did you get a photo of my house???

I use a wood stove for heat, don't need ice, and love ice cream and snow cones.
I thought I saw you outside, I was going to invite you in , but, the phone rang, it was the air conditioning guy..........Oh well.

RD

snow here now, too

although - I * AM * looking forward to the anual MARS club launch Jan 1st - always fun ( and COLD ! ) .

need to burn a few to keep going through the winter .

~ AL

I think its that white stuff that people up North are always talking about

If it flurries down here the whole state shuts down.

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