by Andrew Cortopassi, Secretary, Reaction Research Society

The RRS executive council cancelled the April 10^th meeting out of general concerns surrounding COVID-19.  The RRS plans to maintain our regular monthly meeting schedule and provide notice of meeting cancellations one at a time on RRS.ORG as time progresses.  The RRS monthly meetings have always been and shall always be on the 2^nd Friday of each calendar month.  We will also continue to meet at the Ken Nakaoka Community Center at 7:30 pm unless prior change notification is posted on RRS.ORG.

The Ken Nakaoka Community Center has given the RRS notice that they will be closed for all events out to April 30, 2020, for concerns regarding COVID-19.  This includes our monthly meeting, April 10^th, 2020.  At this time, according to our next monthly meeting will be May 8^th, 2020.

Given the closure of the Ken Nakaoka Community Center, the 2020 RRS symposium scheduled for April 18^th is also cancelled.  Our symposium coordinator and society VP, Frank Miuccio, is working on rescheduling sometime in September or October with a new date to be announced as soon as we can.

Testing at the RRS MTA will continue during this time if this can be done in small groups.  All testing at the RRS MTA is done by appointment and scheduled with the RRS president which is the same policy we have always had.  Please contact the RRS president for questions about the use of the RRS MTA.

president@rrs.org

We wish everyone to be well as the world moves through these extraordinary challenges.  Be safe, be well, and look after each other.

by Andrew Cortopassi, Secretary, Reaction Research Society

The RRS executive council cancelled the March 13^th meeting out of general concerns surrounding COVID-19.  The RRS plans to maintain our regular monthly meeting schedule and provide notice of meeting cancellations one at a time on RRS.ORG as time progresses.  The RRS monthly meetings have always been and shall always be on the 2^nd Friday of each calendar month.  We will also continue to meet at the Ken Nakaoka Community Center at 7:30 pm unless prior change notification is posted on RRS.ORG.

The Ken Nakaoka Community Center has given the RRS notice that they will be closed for all events out to April 30, 2020, for concerns regarding COVID-19.  This will include our next monthly meeting, April 10^th, 2020.  At this time, according to our next monthly meeting will be May 8^th, 2020.

Given the closure of the Ken Nakaoka Community Center, the 2020 RRS symposium scheduled for April 18^th is also cancelled.  Our symposium coordinator and society VP, Frank Miuccio, is working on rescheduling sometime in September or October with a new date to be announced as soon as we can.

Testing at the RRS MTA will continue during this time if this can be done in small groups.  All testing at the RRS MTA is done by appointment and scheduled with the RRS president which is the same policy we have always had.  Please contact the RRS president for questions about the use of the RRS MTA.

president@rrs.org

We wish everyone to be well as the world moves through these extraordinary challenges.  Be safe, be well, and look after each other.

by Andrew Cortopassi, Secretary, Reaction Research Society

The Reaction Research Society (RRS) met for our February monthly meeting on February 14, 2020, at the Ken Nakaoka Community Center in Gardena, California. It was an intimate meeting, primarily comprised of the executive council. Attendance numbers were low likely do to the large number of romantic RRS members, the 31st Annual Western Winter Blast Pyrotechnics Show in Lake Havasu City, or other adventures over the long weekend.

Those that were present enjoyed an informal meeting discussing a number of topics. We primarily focused on the previous three MTA launch events since the last meeting; each of which are highlighted with RRS website articles. We also discussed the upcoming CSFM meeting and the RRS symposium.

RRS Rocket and Space Exhibit & Symposium

The 2020 Reaction Research Society Rocket and Space Exhibit & Symposium date has been set! The event will take place Saturday, April 18, 2020, at the Ken Nakaoka Community Center in Gardena, CA from 8:45 am to 5:00 pm. Please go to Eventbrite to get your free ticket(s) – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rrs-2020-rocket-and-space-exhibit-symposium-tickets-94575681409

Upcoming Events this Month:

• CAL FIRE Fireworks Handbook Rocket Subcommittee February 21st in Monrovia.
• MTA Launch event February 22nd.
• RRS March Meeting 13th.