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Model Rocketry Expert and CEO of Apogee Components
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In 1998, Tim Van Milligan personally redesigned Apogee Components’ first dual-deployment altimeter, hand-soldering prototypes in his garage while teaching high school physics, setting a new standard for reliability in amateur rocket recovery systems. Unlike most suppliers who outsourced electronics, he insisted on full-stack control: writing firmware in assembly, calibrating barometric sensors against wind tunnel data, and publishing every schematic and test log online. His 2003 book 'Modern High-Power Rocketry' didn’t just explain motor classifications, it dissected grain geometry tradeoffs using real static-test footage from his backyard test stand in Colorado Springs. He’s testified before the FAA’s UAS Integration Pilot Program on distinguishing hobbyist rocket telemetry from drone signals, and still reviews every customer-submitted flight report for anomalies. His voice isn’t just authoritative, it’s earned through decades of counting burn times with stopwatches, recalculating center-of-pressure shifts mid-design, and mentoring over 400 student teams that’ve launched rockets at the Team America Rocketry Challenge finals.
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