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Welcome to European Model Rocketry! After years, the classical place for the European rocketry community, created in 1996, is back online in summer 2025 after moved to a new webserver. Please note that it is not a relaunch and there are no plans to do or to add new content. So the site is shown as it was in 2014 and not everything may work as it should. However, have fun discover the "good old time" in the European rocketry history!
German Model Rocket Pioneer Karl Gum Passed Away
Karl Gum, a model rocket pioneer in Germany, passed away on October 31, 2013, shortly after his 84. birthday. Karl was an active member of the rocketry community in Germany for decades. In the 1980´s, he co-published Countdown Magazin, Germany´s first model rocket publication. He was RSO and member of the organising committee of the legendary Modellraketen Festival (Model Rocket Festival),...[more]
Mike Dorffler Of Estes Passed Away
Mike Dorffler of Estes Industries Research and Development passed away at 9:31 MDT September 7, 2010. Mike designed many, many Estes rockets over the 40 years he worked at Estes including the famous Cineroc movie camera and the Mean Machine rocket. The National Association of Rocketry recently awarded its first Lifetime Achievement Award for Rocket Design to him. Michael ‘Mike’ Keith ...[more]
Lifetime Achievement Award Presented To Mike Dorffler
In recognition of his many years of producing successful designs for the model rocket hobbyist, The National Association of Rocketry recently awarded its first Lifetime Achievement Award for Rocket Design to Mike Dorffler, long time employee of Estes Industries. In making the award, Trip Barber, NAR President, stated:“ I want to recognize and thank you for your extraordinary contributions...[more]
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Welcome to European Model Rocketry (EMR), the leading European rocketry portal since 1996. This site offers information about model rockets, highpower, amateur- and experimental rocketry, water rockets, sport rocketry and other space activities. EMR is an non-profit project not affilitated with manufacturers, organisations or vendors to promote rocketry in Europe.