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Joint Statement on the BATFE Litigation

May 18, 2009

Since the U. S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives has not
appealed the decision of the Federal District Court of March 16, 2009,
which ordered the agency to vacate their classification of APCP as an
explosive, and the period for their ability to do so has expired as of
May 16, 2009, on advice of counsel, we believe that the judgment is
considered final although we have not received confirmation from BATFE.

BALLS 15 Report: Well as most of you know myself and a couple of other members of Tripoli MN have been working on a project for BALLS this year. It was a 2 stage rocket with a single use composite cased O motor for the booster and a 4” minimum diameter sustainer with a Richard Hagensick M 650 engine in it. The following is a short report of the trip, our results and a brief launch report. The trip there: The original plan was to take the bus that Brian Elfert and several others had been converting over to a travelling Team member/Rocket hauler.