But enthusiasts who build and launch model rockets say a provision in the Homeland Security Act threatens to ground a hobby that for decades has fueled the imagination of adults and children alike.

Hobbyists who build and launch high-powered model rockets soon could ... of hobbyists across the country. The rockets can stand taller than an adult, soar miles into the sky and are designed ...

[Student Model Rocket Launches for NASA (Photos)] You may ... and sense of wonder that took me off this planet when I was an adult," Apt said. In fact, Apt noted, all of his STS-37 crew mates ...

When you’re building and launching a variety of advanced model rockets like [Joe Barnard], you don’t want to spend time building (and debugging) specialized flight computers for every rocket ...

But CRASH's free, twice-a-month program that attracts Boy Scout troops, local students and adult model rocket enthusiasts alike appears to be coming to an end: The City of Lakewood wants to shut ...

It took SpaceX years to successfully pull off the first vertical landing for its reusable Falcon 9 rocket. Since then, model rocket designers have attempted to recreate the feat—with Joe Barnard ...

Take Estes Rockets, based in Penrose, Colorado. The company got its start during the space race in the 1950s. It’s now the country’s biggest manufacturer of model rockets for hobbyists.