International Rocket Week - Largs, Scotland

International Rocket Week incorporating the International Rocket Weekend
Monday 23rd to Monday 3Oth August, 1999 Friday 27th to Monday 3Oth August, 1999	(International Rocket Week) (International Rocket Weekend)

Introduction

Welcome to the 1999 International Rocket Week primary web pages. These pages which give the main details of the 1999 International Rocket Week (1999 IRW), are linked to supplementary pages at: www.scotroc.force9.co.uk/largs For the latest updates of 1999 IRW details please go to these pages.

THE 1999 IRW IS THE 14th ANNUAL "LARGS" ("LARGEST ANNUAL ROCKETRY GATHERING in SCOTLAND") ROCKET FESTIVAL TO BE HELD AT KELBURN CASTLE & COUNTRY CENTRE. Organised by STAAR Research, with assistance from ScotRoc and the UK Rocketry Association (UKRA), the 1999 IRW will build upon the successes of the Scottish Rocket Weekends (1986 to 1991), the International Rocket Weekends (1992 to 1997), and the International Space & Rocketry Week of 1998, all held at Kelburn, near Largs. This growth of rocket festivals in Scotland was begun and inspired by the Paisley Rocket Weekends held in 1985 and 1987, organised by the Paisley Rocketeers' Society (PRS - founded in 1936 and still active!).

The IRW is open to all groups and individuals active or interested in Model and High Power Rocketry in all its aspects, from all countries of the world. Beginners as well as experienced rocketeers are very welcome to participate. Spaceflight and space exploration enthusiasts are also welcome, as there will be much of interest to them at the IRW, particularly in the realm of Amateur and Independent Venture launch vehicle and space activities.

In recent years the LARGS/IRW event has developed into a gathering attended by individuals, clubs and families. The Kelburn Castle & Country Centre looks over one of the most spectacularly beautiful parts of the Scottish West Coast, and is itself a naturally and spiritually embracing place. For non-rocket flying family members there is much of interest to do at Kelburn itself and in the area, including trips on the Clyde in the "Waverley", the world's last sea going paddle steamer.

Note: During the IRW it is planned to have a group visit to the Museum of Flight (National Museums of Scotland), near Edinburgh. Arrangements and the date for this will be announced in due course.