NARAM
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NARAM is the Annual Meet of the National Association of Rocketry (NAR). It is the national contest culminating the rocket contest year, and also includes fun, or "sport," flying of model rockets for those who don't wish to compete. The NAR is the governing body
for the sport/hobby of model rocketry in the United States
. NARAM is traditionally held the first week of August.
served as the contest director. NARAM-2 was hosted by the Peak City Section (#2) in Colorado Springs and the CD was William S. Roe, a co-founder of the NAR. Fifty years later, NARAM-50 was held at Great Meadow in The Plains, Virginia. NARAM-52, in Pueblo, CO was a tribute to William S. Roe.
Here is a list of NARAMs by year and location and who was the contest director:
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for the sport/hobby of model rocketry in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. NARAM is traditionally held the first week of August.
History
The first NARAM was held in Denver, Colorado, in 1959 hosted by the Mile-HI section (#1). G. Harry StineG. Harry Stine
George Harry Stine was one of the founding figures of model rocketry, a science and technology writer, and a science fiction author.-Education and early career:...
served as the contest director. NARAM-2 was hosted by the Peak City Section (#2) in Colorado Springs and the CD was William S. Roe, a co-founder of the NAR. Fifty years later, NARAM-50 was held at Great Meadow in The Plains, Virginia. NARAM-52, in Pueblo, CO was a tribute to William S. Roe.
Here is a list of NARAMs by year and location and who was the contest director:
- NARAM-1, 1959, Denver, CO. Contest Director - G. Harry Stine
- NARAM-2, 1960, Colorado Springs, CO. Contest Director - William S. Roe
- NARAM-3, 1961, Denver, CO. Contest Director - J. Delano Hitch
- NARAM-4, 1962, USAF Academy, CO. Contest Director - Capt. Vernon VanVonderen
- NARAM-5, 1963, Bedford, MA. Contest Director - Marshall P. Wilder
- NARAM-6, 1964, Wallops Island, VA. Contest Director - Dr. William B. Rich
- NARAM-7, 1965, Aberdeen, MD. Contest Director - Howard Galloway
- NARAM-8, 1966, Clinton Co AFB, OH. Contest Director - G. Harry Stine
- NARAM-9, 1967, Mankato, MN. Contest Director - Dr. Ellsworth Beech
- NARAM-10, 1968, Wallops Island, VA. Contest Director - James S. Barrowman
- NARAM-11, 1969, USAF Academy, CO. Contest Director - William S. Roe
- NARAM-12, 1970, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Richard Sipes
- NARAM-13, 1971, Aberdeen, MD. Contest Director - Howard Galloway
- NARAM-14, 1972, Seattle, WA. Contest Director - Jess Medina
- NARAM-15, 1973, Columbus, OH. Contest Director - Dr. Gerald Gregorek
- NARAM-16, 1974, Manassas, VA. Contest Director - Col. Howard Kuhn
- NARAM-17, 1975, Orlando, FL. Contest Director - Richard Q. Fox
- NARAM-18, 1976, Center Valley, PA. Contest Director - Carl J. Warner
- NARAM-19, 1977, Overland Park, KS. Contest Director - Douglas R. Pratt
- NARAM-20, 1978, Anaheim, CA. Contest Director - Larry L. Chaney
- NARAM-21, 1979, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Robert Justis
- NARAM-22, 1980, East Lansing, MI. Contest Director - Keith Campbell
- NARAM-23, 1981, Center Valley, PA. Contest Director - Charlie Sykos
- NARAM-24, 1982, Orlando, FL. Contest Director - Richard Q. Fox
- NARAM-25, 1983, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Ronald Goforth
- NARAM-26, 1984, Allentown, PA. Contest Director - Charlie Sykos
- NARAM-27, 1985, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Scott Hunsicker
- NARAM-28, 1986, Chanute AFB, IL. Contest Director - Mark Bundick
- NARAM-29, 1987, Irvine, CA. Contest Director - Martin Bowitz
- NARAM-30, 1988, Huntsville, AL. Contest Director - Matt Steele
- NARAM-31, 1989, Manassas, VA. Contest Director - Trip Barber
- NARAM-32, 1990, Dallas, TX Contest Director- Scott Hunsicker
- NARAM-33, 1991, Chicago, IL. Contest Director - Mark Bundick
- NARAM-34, 1992, Las Vegas, NV. Contest Director - Bob Sanford
- NARAM-35, 1993, Frederick, MD. Contest Director - Tom Lyon
- NARAM-36, 1994, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Terry White
- NARAM-37, 1995, Geneseo, NY. Contest Director - Dan Wolf
- NARAM-38, 1996, Evansville, IN. Contest Director - Chad Ring
- NARAM-39, 1997, Tucson, AZ. Contest Director - Steve Lubliner
- NARAM-40, 1998, Muncie, IN. Contest Director - Glenn Feveryear
- NARAM-41, 1999, Pittsburgh, PA. Contest Director - Rod Schafer
- NARAM-42, 2000, Estesland, CO. Contest Director - Ken Mizoi
- NARAM-43, 2001, Geneseo, NY. Contest Director - John Viggiano
- NARAM-44, 2002, McGregor, TX. Contest Director - Scott Hunsicker
- NARAM-45, 2003, Evansville, IN. Contest Director - Lila Schmaker
- NARAM-46, 2004, The Plains, VA. Contest Director - Jonathan Rains
- NARAM-47, 2005, West Chester, OH. Contest Director - Mark Fisher
- NARAM-48, 2006, Phoenix, AZ. Contest Director - Matt Steele
- NARAM-49, 2007, Kalamazoo, MI Contest Director- Randy Boadway
- NARAM-50, 2008, The Plains, VA. Contest Director - Jim Filler
- NARAM-51, 2009, Johnstown, PA. Contest Director - Steve Foster
- NARAM-52, 2010, Pueblo, CO. Contest Director - Mike Konshak
- NARAM-53, 2011, Lebanon, OH. Contest Director - Chan Stevens
- Future: NARAM-54, 2012, Muskegon, MI Contest Director- Pam Gilmore