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 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.

The National Sport Launch West 2023 runs May 27-29.

52,000′ AGL Waiver In Hand!

Flights will begin at 8 a.m. daily and continue through 4 p.m Saturday and Sunday, closing at 2 p.m. on Monday.

NSL West-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!