Meeting called to order at 7:41 pm by Jennifer Ash-Poole
Members attending: Jennifer Ash-Poole, Scott Branche, Gavin Graham, Chris Ha, Tom Ha, Eric Henderson, Tom Henderson, Kevin Johnson, Chris Kidwell, Roy Lappalainen, John McCoy, Angela Ortado, Matthew Ortado, Alan Williams
Outreach
Paul and Garrett Miller: 7/11/2005 Anne Arundel County Summer School Program at Piney Orchard Elementary School in Odenton, MD. 204 students, 11 teachers. Discussion and launch
Paul Miller: 8/10/2005 Camp Sonshine at Peach Orchard Community Church in Burtonsville, MD. Demo launch
Tom Ha has been mentoring a TARC team in Hanover, PA
Calendar
Mar 5 - Goddard launch
Mar 18 - HQSM-40 section meet (B PD MR, C ELD, PRD, OSL), night launch
Mar 30 - Wood Acres launch
Apr 1 - Cadet building session
Apr 1 - Meeting, finishing projects
Apr 2 - Goddard launch
Apr 15 - Sport launch, Bertha fun event 2 pm, altitude tracking training session
Apr 22 - Building session, College Park airport
May 6 - Space Day, Maryland Science Center
May 6 - Build & Blast building session, Hobbytown USA, Frederick
May 6 - Meeting, special guests Jim & Judy Barrowman
May 7 - Goddard launch
May 7 - Rockville Consortium of Sciences
May 13 - Sport launch, Record Trial-2
Minutes from February meeting read. Motion to accept (John McCoy/Tom Ha) passed.
Old Business
We will be donating 2 NAR memberships for 4-H members (1 junior, 1 senior) at Montgomery County Fair in August. Memberships will be given to ones with the most blue ribbons in rocketry.
Wood Acres Launch on March 30 still needs someone to take charge. Jennifer won't be able to be there but will coordinate.
Night launch is March 18, but not sure if we have a waiver yet. Jennifer is launch coorinator for the day launch. John McCoy will manage the night launch.
May 6-7 will be a busy weekend:
Build and Blast at Hobbytown USA in Frederick: Tom Ha, Jennifer Ash-Poole
Space Day at Maryland Science Center: John McCoy, Paul Miller, Tom and Eric Henderson
Meeting: Jim and Judy Barrowman guests
Goddard: Alan Williams
Rockville Consortium: John McCoy, possibly Tom Ha
Apr 22 building session at CP Aviation Museum. Scott Branche will check on providing kits. Motion to support 2nd building session on Oct 14, unless SCST is on Oct 14, in which case do it on Oct 7 (Chris Kidwell/Roy Lapallainen) passed.
New Business
Jennifer got email from Art Freed, wants to do cub scout building session in Owings Mills, Mar 19. He can handle the building session, but he wants someone to do a discussion.
Astronaut Tom Jones, author of "Sky Walking" will be at Goddard on Mar 5 to give a lecture and sign autographs.
Goddard Space Day activity on May 4: 1500 6th graders attending. doing demonstration launches in groups of 500
Motion to adjourn (Alan Williams/Eric Henderson) passed. Meeting adjourned at 8:17 pm