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www.semroc.com
MX Orbital Transport
™
Kit
No.
KMX
-
01
Engine Approx. Altitude
Micro Maxx 130
’
Skill Level 3
About
Semroc
Semroc Astronautics Corporation was started by
Carl McLawhorn in his college dorm at North Caroli-
na State University in November, 1967. Convincing
a small group of investors in his home town of Ay-
den, North Carolina to invest in a small corporation,
the company was re-incorporated as Semroc Astro-
nautics Corporation on December 31, 1969.
Semroc produced a full line of model rocket kits and
motors. At its peak, Semroc had twenty-five full
time employees working at two facilities. One was
for research and development, printing, shipping,
and administration. The other was outside of town
and handled all production and model rocket motor
manufacturing. For several years, Semroc success-
fully sold model rocket kits, supplies, and motors by
mail-order and in hobby shops. In early 1971, Sem-
roc became insolvent and had to close its doors.
After 31 years of dreams and preparations, Semroc
Astronautics Corporation was reincorporated on
April 2, 2002 with a strong commitment to putting
the fun back into model rocketry. Many years of
excellent service to the rocketry community passed
by until sadly, on August 11 2013, Carl passed away
and left a great void in the hearts of many rocket-
eers. He is forever in our hearts and minds.
In February of 2015, Semroc was sold to eRockets
and moved to Dayton, Ohio where it resides today.
It is our goal to continue the level of service and
dedication to the hobby Carl and his family were so
well known for. We strive to serve you, our custom-
ers, to the best of our abilities as we carry the vision
of Carl McLawhorn boldly into the future.
About the MX Orbital
Transport™
The MX Orbital Transport is a Downscale of the
Estes Orbital Transport that was introduced in Cata-
log #683 in late 1968. It was designed by Wayne
Kellner. The Orbital Transport was based on an ear-
ly NASA scramjet design for the Space Shuttle. The
Orbital Transport was released as Cat. No. K-42 and
had an introductory price of $2.50.
Jay Berry was inspired to engineer the MX Orbital
Transport™ to utilize the Micro Maxx brand of en-
gines. These engines allow MX rockets to be flown
in a smaller flying field for greater recoverability.
EXPLODED VIEW
Specifications
Body Diameter
.488” (1.24
cm)
Length
8.625” (21.907
cm)
Fin Span
3.125”
(7.9375cm)
Net Weigh 0.189 oz. (5.37 g)
Made in the U.S.A by Semroc - Dayton, Ohio
Downscale of the
Classic Orbital
Transport
Precision Turned
Balsa Nose Cones
Laser Cut
Basswood Fins
Streamer/Glider
Recovery
Water Slide
Decals
™
Engineered by
Jay Berry
MX
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PARTS LIST
A
1
Balsa Nose Cone ................................ BNC-3SC
B 1
Body Tube .......................................... BT-3-6.75
C 1
Balsa Nose Cone………………….BNC
-2G
D 1
Body Tube……………………….BT
-2-2.5
E
1
Laser-cut Fin Set ............................... FMX-01
F
1
Glider Hook Set (2pcs)……………..FMX
-01B
G 1
Glider Hook Cover Set……………...LSKMX
-01
H 2
Centering Rings .................................. RA-2-3
I
4
Launch Lugs……………………..LL
-2AM
J
1
Wood Dowel 1/12”x2.5”
....................... WD-13
K 1
Motor Tube ........................................ BT-2-1.25
L
2
Thrust Block ...................................... TB-2
M 1
Kevlar Cord ........................................ SCK-24
N 1
Streamer Pack ................................... SP-118
O 1
Launch Lug ........................................ LL-MX-1
P 1
Decal (Not Shown) .............................. DKMX-05
Q 1
Weight Clay (Not Shown)…………...WC
-1
R 1
Fin Alignment Tools (5 Pcs)…………TKMX
-01
(Not Shown)
