27 Aug 2016
The 2016 FAI S World Championships for Space Models is taking place in Lviv, Ukraine from 22 to 30 August 2016. Competitive Space Models - Explainer The versatility needed to compete at the World Championships for Space Models was in evidence with the different rounds of competition throughout day...
26 Aug 2016
Although this years World Championship for Space Models is being held in Lviv, Ukraine, anyone with an internet connection can follow the event. Noosphere, have created a virtual reality tour of the site with aerial shots that allow you to zoom around the event, and even go into the competitors...
27 Aug 2016
“Yesterday was stressful,” says 11 year old Ashley Van Milligan. “My engine wasn’t lighting and you only have a limited amount of time.” Van Milligan is one of six under 18s competing with the American team, and one of 65 from 11 countries. For Van Milligan it’s a family sport. Her 16-year-old...
27 Aug 2016
It was close contest at the 2016 FAI S World Championship for Space Models as the under 18s went head to head in the scale altitude (S5B) rocket category. Michal Bobrowski from Poland flew the highest flight with his 1:4.5 scale replica of the American Arcas rocket reaching 361m. Bobrowski said “I...
28 Aug 2016
How to build a winning S3A rocket The S3A category tests rocket’s ability to stay in the air for as long as possible. With a fixed amount of power from the solid fuel engine, lightness is key to get the highest altitude. Most rockets weigh just a few grams. Engines burn for one second, getting the...
28 Aug 2016
Jan Sebesta from the Czech Republic (CZE) has won the scale (S7) model competition in the 2016 FAI S World Championship for Space Models . Sebesta’s model of the Saturn V not only impressed the judges with it’s lifelike accuracy, but during the confirmation flight it preformed flawlessly,...
