Tripoli Idaho is the Idaho chapter of the Tripoli Rocketry Association. It was founded in 1992 and has been active since. The current launch site is south of Kuna, Idaho near Swan Falls Dam. Tripoli Idaho launches in the spring and fall when there is no fire danger. The launch site in on Bureau of Land Management land in the Birds of Prey National Conservation Area.
BALLS is an annual high-power launch that, in recent years, has been hosted by Tripoli Gerlach. The event is held in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.
One notable flight was Jim Jarvis' 3-stage flight to 175,000 feet. Video.
The BALLS website notes that this is not a spectator event and children are discouraged.rocketry
Information about XPRS 2019 will go here.
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