Flying a thrust-vectoring rocket can be a challenge, and even more so if you stack multiple stages and a minimalist flight computer on top of it all. But [Joe Barnard] is not one to shy away from ...

Model rocketry has always taken cues from ... and extensive testing of the key technology: thrust-vector control. His rocket uses two solid-propellant motors stacked on top of each other, one ...

Past tense, that's right. At the beginning of August 2022, he posted a video about his successful attempt to launch a model rocket and safely land it, SpaceX-style. It took him about seven years ...

including a custom thrust vectoring mechanism for model rocket engines. Relying on a pair of servo motors that are geared down to improve the accuracy of their movements, the thrust from the ...