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Written by Mark Mayfield

LAUNCH Magazine was created in 2006 to celebrate spaceflight and the hobbies inspired by it. The magazine was published from September 2006 through December 2008. It included interviews with current and former astronauts, scientists and visionaries in all aspects of spaceflight and aerospace. The issues also included a wide range of hobby rocketry articles, including coverage of major national competitions as well as model construction techniques, and historically-important interviews with pioneers of the hobby.

Every issue of LAUNCH was published with the highest quality photography, outstanding design of the pages, and a flair that we believe was ground-breaking in terms of a spaceflight/hobby publication.

It is our hope that this website will build on the enthusiasm generated by the print editions of LAUNCH. As America retires the space shuttle fleet, it is more important than ever to continue to remind past, present and future generations of the importance of a vibrant, adventurous and successful space program. It also important, especially for young people, to remember that the future of spaceflight depends on a willingness to actively support it: Hobby rocketry is an excellent way to get involved at an early age.

Cheers!

—The LAUNCH website team