ROC VP Gary Schneider flew an upscale Der Red Max on an L1365 Dark Mater motor. It flew to a speed of 411 mph.
Four of Trip Barber’s high-power rockets ready to go on the pads for flight at a public high-power rocketry demonstration at Great Meadow, VA.
Derek Jamieson and his son get ready to fly a model.
- NAR president John Hochheimer and Chris LaFlash work on repacking a chute for Chris’ level 2 certification flight.
- Dave Ledyard readies his model to take off on a K400.
- Derek Jamieson prepares his M-powered Tomahawk for flight.
- David Robb takes the, “long walk,” out to the high power pads to launch his AGM-33 on a L1040.
- Miles and Bill Owens made the trip from Northern California. Here they are flying a Mad Cow Goblin on an H100.
- An 8″ Saturn V takes to the sky on a J275.

Welcome to the National Sport Launch (NSL) 2023!

Welcome back to the beautiful San Luis Valley and southern Colorado. Our site near Alamosa has a base elevation of over 7,600’ and sits in a valley surrounded by mountains.

National Sport Launch 2023 runs May 27-29.

We are applying for a 30,000’ AGL waiver with call-in windows to 50k. Flights will begin at 8 a.m. daily and continue through 4 p.m Saturday and Sunday, closing at 2pm on Monday.

NSL 2023 is hosted by the San Luis Valley Rocketeers, where our main goal is to pay it forward and expand the hobby to our younger generations. Our club hosts a regular launch on the second Saturday of every month during the summer.

We recommend up-sizing your chute to accommodate the thinner air. Our launch field boasts clean sight lines in all directions with low scrub cover.

NSL West-2023 Flight Cards Are Available Here!