The Kansas Organization for Spacemodeling (KOSMO) is a group of families and individuals in Kansas that have a common interest in model rocketry. KOSMO is a chartered Section of the National Association of Rocketry (NAR).
Launch Status
Final Frontier Fun Fly
Sat Sept 7, 2019
Ellinwood, KS
KOSMO at the Cosmosphere
Posted: July 19, 2019
KOSMO will be participating in the Landing On The Lawn event at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, KS on Saturday, July 20. This event is one of several that the Cosmosphere is hosting to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the landing on the moon by Apollo 11. This event will not involve any rocket launches. We will be setting up a display table and members will be available to talk to the public and answer questions about model rocketry and our club. We hope to see you there.
KRAMO - Recap
Posted: June 3, 2019
Despite some initially questionable weather forecasts, the 39th edition of KRAMO went on with excellent weather and a good turnout. This year featured a different than normal schedule, starting Sat afternoon and including a night launch that evening. The event then resumed Sun morning until just after noon. The competition was a bit lighter than in some years as some events only had a couple participants. That said, there were also some good sport flights and we had several guests including two of the members of the Wichita Truesdale Middle School national finalist TARC team. At the end of the event, everyone went away having enjoyed the experience.
KRAMO
Posted: May 17, 2019
The annual Kansas Rocket Aero Modeler's Open contest is just two weeks away. This year we are changing up the schedule somewhat. On Saturday, June 1, we will be starting at 2:00pm with contest flying and sport flying. Saturday night we plan to have a night launch. Then Sunday morning, June 2, we'll start early at 8:00am with the plan of finishing the event by 1:00pm. This is a NAR sanctioned National Rocketry Competition launch, so any of this years NRC events may be flown. The KRAMO contest includes three of those NRC events along with a few others. Please see the KRAMO Page for all of the details.
2019 Underway
Posted: March 20, 2019
After one postponement, the KOSMO launch season got underway with a successful Spring Fling launch. It was a small group, but fun was had by all. Highlites included a Level 1 certification and a J motor powered flight that busted mach 1. For the next launch we head to the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson for some low-mid power fun.
Spring Fling
Posted: March 4, 2019
The first launch of 2019 is rapidly approaching. That seems hard to believe, probably because the weather has not yet been at all spring like. The first date of Spring Fling is Sat, March 9. At the time of this writing, it seems that the weather may not cooperate with that schedule. So keep in mind that alternate dates of March 16 and March 23 are also scheduled. Keep watch on this site as any announcements will be posted here.
KOSMO Welcomes 2019
Posted: January 16, 2019
KOSMO kicked off 2019 with its annual business meeting on January 12th at the EAA building on the Jabara Airport in Wichita, KS. We enjoyed a BBQ pulled pork lunch prepared by club member Steve Hamous. Following lunch, we made plans for the new year including the confirmation of club officers, setting a launch schedule, choosing events for KRAMO, and several other items.
The 2019 launch schedule can be found on the Events page. There are three high power launches planned at our launch field near Ellinwood, KS and three low-mid power sport launches at the Kansas State Fair Grounds in Hutchinson, KS.
The 39th annual Kansas Rocket Aero Modeler's Open (KRAMO) will be held in June in Hutchinson, KS. Details of this event can be found on the KRAMO page. This is our annual contest with six interesting competative evnets. It will also be a NAR sanctioned National Rocketry Competition launch. For the first time we are also planning to conduct a night launch during KRAMO on Saturday evening.
We are looking forward to a great year and hope to see you out on the launch field. If you have any questions, please see the Contact page for ways to get in touch.
UPCOMING LAUNCH
Final Frontier Fun Fly
10:00am - 5:00pm
Lanterman Family Farm
Ellinwood, KS
10,000 ft waiver
THE KOSMONAUT
Jul-Aug 2019
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Fri, Sep 6, 2019 — The weather forecast has been a bit all over the place, but as of Friday morning, it is looking pretty good for launch. This launch will support model rockets as well has high power rockets. We have an FAA waiver good to 10,000ft. There will be hot dogs and fixings available at noon for a small feel. Come join us for some high flying fun.