YORKTON - Ever wanted to blast a rocket into the clouds?
Well you can this June as Skies the Limit hosts ‘Rocket Day’ which is a chance to build a rocket model kit and then have help launching it into the sky, explained Joe Schmeider, store proprietor.
“I’m trying to make an event for kids,” he said, then adding anyone interested can participate. “It doesn’t matter what age you are.”
Schmeider said he hopes the activity is one where adults will help youngsters build the rocket with the kids and then come out June 4 to help with the launch activities.
While there are more expensive model kits Schmeider said for beginners they are typically $15-$25, and of course they need to be purchased ahead of time to build.
The actual ‘Rocket Day’ registration is $25, with Skies the Limit supplying the rocket engines, and the equipment to launch. Registration can be done at the store location at #12 First Ave. North.
Schmeider said he is hoping for good weather so that a couple of ‘special’ events can take place. He said there is a local rocketeer he has spoken to with he hopes will bring out a rocket which stands 6.5 feet tall, and can hit a speed of 700 miles per hour. It has a built in GPS to aid in recovering.
There are also some radio-control airplane enthusiasts Schmeider hopes are on hand too.
Schmeider said plans are for a second Rocket Day Aug. 13.
