diff --git a/src/components/MeritCard.svelte b/src/components/MeritCard.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1518df0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/MeritCard.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import * as Card from '$lib/components/ui/card/index.js';
+	import type { MeritRequest } from '@/event_helpers/merits';
+	import { ndk } from '@/ndk';
+	import type { NDKEvent } from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk';
+	import { Avatar, Name } from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk-svelte-components';
+
+	export let merit:MeritRequest;
+	export let rocket:NDKEvent;
+</script>
+
+
+	<Card.Root class="m-2">
+		<Card.Header>
+			<Card.Title>{merit.Problem()}</Card.Title>
+			<Card.Description>
+				<div class="flex flex-nowrap">
+					<Avatar
+						ndk={$ndk}
+						pubkey={merit.Pubkey}
+						class="h-10 w-10 flex-none rounded-full object-cover"
+					/>
+					<Name
+						ndk={$ndk}
+						pubkey={merit.Pubkey}
+						class="hidden max-w-32 truncate p-2 md:inline-block"
+					/>
+				</div>
+			</Card.Description>
+		</Card.Header>
+		<Card.Content></Card.Content>
+		<Card.Footer class="flex justify-between">
+			VOTE YES VOTE NO
+		</Card.Footer>
+	</Card.Root>
+
diff --git a/src/components/MeritRequestDashboard.svelte b/src/components/MeritRequestDashboard.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af28b9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/MeritRequestDashboard.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { base } from '$app/paths';
+	import * as Breadcrumb from '$lib/components/ui/breadcrumb/index.js';
+	import type { MeritRequest } from '@/event_helpers/merits';
+	import { getRocketURL } from '@/helpers';
+	import type { NDKEvent } from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk';
+	import MeritCard from './MeritCard.svelte';
+
+	export let rocket: NDKEvent;
+	export let merit: MeritRequest;
+</script>
+
+<div class="flex flex-col sm:gap-4">
+	<header class="flex items-center">
+		<Breadcrumb.Root class="flex">
+			<Breadcrumb.List>
+				<Breadcrumb.Item>
+					<Breadcrumb.Link href={`${base}/rockets/${getRocketURL(rocket)}`}
+						>{rocket.getMatchingTags('d')[0][1]}</Breadcrumb.Link
+					>
+				</Breadcrumb.Item>
+				<Breadcrumb.Separator />
+				<Breadcrumb.Item>
+					<Breadcrumb.Link href={`${base}/rockets/${getRocketURL(rocket)}`}>Merit Requests</Breadcrumb.Link>
+				</Breadcrumb.Item>
+				<Breadcrumb.Separator />
+				<Breadcrumb.Item>
+					<Breadcrumb.Page>{merit.Problem()}</Breadcrumb.Page>
+				</Breadcrumb.Item>
+			</Breadcrumb.List>
+		</Breadcrumb.Root>
+	</header>
+	<main
+		class="grid flex-1 items-start gap-4 p-4 sm:px-6 sm:py-0 md:gap-2 lg:grid-cols-3 xl:grid-cols-3"
+	>
+	<MeritCard {rocket} {merit} />
+</main>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/components/MeritRequests.svelte b/src/components/MeritRequests.svelte
index bb946cb..2819213 100644
--- a/src/components/MeritRequests.svelte
+++ b/src/components/MeritRequests.svelte
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+	import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+	import { base } from '$app/paths';
 	import * as Card from '@/components/ui/card';
 	import * as Table from '@/components/ui/table';
 	import { MeritRequest } from '@/event_helpers/merits';
-	import { ZapPurchase, type RocketProduct } from '@/event_helpers/rockets';
 	import { unixToRelativeTime } from '@/helpers';
 	import { ndk } from '@/ndk';
 	import { NDKEvent, NDKKind } from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk';
 	import { Avatar, Name } from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk-svelte-components';
-	import { onDestroy, onMount } from 'svelte';
+	import { onDestroy } from 'svelte';
 	import { derived } from 'svelte/store';
 
 	export let rocket: NDKEvent;
@@ -23,14 +24,11 @@
 		_merits?.unsubscribe();
 	});
 
-
-
-
 	let merits = derived(_merits, ($merits) => {
 		let map = new Map<string, MeritRequest>();
 		for (let z of $merits) {
 			let meritRequest = new MeritRequest(z);
-			if (meritRequest.Valid(rocket)) {
+			if (meritRequest.BasicValidation()) {
 				map.set(meritRequest.ID, meritRequest);
 			}
 		}
@@ -43,19 +41,17 @@
 <Card.Root class="sm:col-span-3">
 	<Card.Header class="px-7">
 		<Card.Title>Merit Requests</Card.Title>
-		<Card.Description
-			>Merit Requests</Card.Description
-		>
+		<Card.Description>Merit Requests</Card.Description>
 	</Card.Header>
 	<Card.Content>
 		<Table.Root>
 			<Table.Header>
 				<Table.Row>
 					<Table.Head>Contributor</Table.Head>
-					<Table.Head class="hidden md:table-cell text-left">Problem</Table.Head>
+					<Table.Head class="hidden text-left md:table-cell">Problem</Table.Head>
 					<Table.Head class="table-cell">Amount (Sats)</Table.Head>
 					<Table.Head class="table-cell">Merits</Table.Head>
-					<Table.Head class="hidden md:table-cell text-right">When</Table.Head>
+					<Table.Head class="hidden text-right md:table-cell">When</Table.Head>
 				</Table.Row>
 			</Table.Header>
 			<Table.Body>
@@ -63,8 +59,9 @@
 					<Table.Row
 						on:click={() => {
 							console.log(merit.Request.rawEvent());
+							goto(`${base}/rockets/merits/${merit.ID}`);
 						}}
-						class="bg-accent cursor-pointer"
+						class="cursor-pointer bg-accent"
 					>
 						<Table.Cell>
 							<div class="flex flex-nowrap">
@@ -76,16 +73,14 @@
 								<Name
 									ndk={$ndk}
 									pubkey={merit.Pubkey}
-									class="hidden md:inline-block max-w-32 truncate p-2"
+									class="hidden max-w-32 truncate p-2 md:inline-block"
 								/>
 							</div>
 						</Table.Cell>
-						<Table.Cell class="hidden md:table-cell text-left"
-						>{merit.Problem()}</Table.Cell
-					>
+						<Table.Cell class="hidden text-left md:table-cell">{merit.Problem()}</Table.Cell>
 						<Table.Cell class="table-cell">{merit.Sats}</Table.Cell>
 						<Table.Cell class="table-cell">{merit.Merits}</Table.Cell>
-						<Table.Cell class="hidden md:table-cell text-right"
+						<Table.Cell class="hidden text-right md:table-cell"
 							>{unixToRelativeTime(merit.TimeStamp * 1000)}</Table.Cell
 						>
 					</Table.Row>
diff --git a/src/lib/event_helpers/merits.ts b/src/lib/event_helpers/merits.ts
index 955678e..538277a 100644
--- a/src/lib/event_helpers/merits.ts
+++ b/src/lib/event_helpers/merits.ts
@@ -1,40 +1,59 @@
-import type { NDKEvent } from "@nostr-dev-kit/ndk";
-import { getNumberFromTag } from "./rockets";
+import type { NDKEvent, NDKFilter } from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk';
+import { getNumberFromTag } from './rockets';
 
 export class MeritRequest {
-    ID: string;
+	ID: string;
 	Sats: number;
-    Merits: number;
+	Merits: number;
 	Request: NDKEvent;
-    Pubkey: string;
-    TimeStamp: number;
-    Problem():string {
-        let _problem = ""
-        //todo: handle 1971 problem tracker event tags somehow
-        for (let problem of this.Request.getMatchingTags("problem")) {
-            if (problem && problem.length > 2) {
-                 _problem = problem[2]
-            }
-        }
-        return _problem
-    }
-	IncludedInRocketState(rocket: NDKEvent): boolean {
-        return true
+	Pubkey: string;
+	TimeStamp: number;
+	RocketTag: string | undefined; //31108:<pubkey>:<dtag>
+	Problem(): string {
+		let _problem = '';
+		//todo: handle 1971 problem tracker event tags somehow
+		for (let problem of this.Request.getMatchingTags('problem')) {
+			if (problem && problem.length > 2) {
+				_problem = problem[2];
+			}
+		}
+		return _problem;
 	}
-	Valid(rocket: NDKEvent): boolean {
-		//todo: validate pubkey is in WoT
+	IncludedInRocketState(rocket: NDKEvent): boolean {
+		return true;
+	}
+	BasicValidation(): boolean {
+		//todo: make a ValidateAgainstRocket and check that pubkey is in WoT
 		let valid = true;
+		if (!(this.ID.length == 64 && this.Merits > 0 && this.Pubkey.length == 64 && this.TimeStamp && this.RocketTag)) {
+            valid = false
+        }
 		return valid;
 	}
+    RocketFilter():NDKFilter {
+        if (!this.BasicValidation()) {
+            return {}
+        }
+        return { '#d': [this.RocketTag?.split(":")[2]!], authors: [this.RocketTag?.split(":")[1]!], kinds: [31108 as number] }
+    }
 	constructor(request: NDKEvent) {
 		this.Request = request;
-        this.ID = request.id;
-        this.Pubkey = request.pubkey
-        if (this.Request.created_at) {
-            this.TimeStamp = this.Request.created_at
-        }
-        
-        this.Sats = getNumberFromTag("sats", request)
-        this.Merits = getNumberFromTag("merits", request)
+		this.ID = request.id;
+		this.Pubkey = request.pubkey;
+		if (this.Request.created_at) {
+			this.TimeStamp = this.Request.created_at;
+		}
+		for (let tag of this.Request.getMatchingTags('a')) {
+			if (tag && tag.length > 1) {
+				if (tag[1].split(':') && tag[1].split(':').length == 3) {
+					if ((tag[1].split(':')[0] = '31108')) {
+						this.RocketTag = tag[1];
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		this.Sats = getNumberFromTag('sats', request);
+		this.Merits = getNumberFromTag('merits', request);
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/rockets/[ignition]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/rockets/[ignition]/+page.svelte
index bfbd215..6dbcfa6 100644
--- a/src/routes/rockets/[ignition]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/rockets/[ignition]/+page.svelte
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 	import ProductCard from '../../../components/ProductCard.svelte';
 	import ProductsForRocket from '../../../components/ProductsForRocket.svelte';
 	import RocketDashboard from '../../../components/RocketDashboard.svelte';
-	import Todo from '../../../components/Todo.svelte';
 	//flow if we only have a d-tag: fetch all 31108's with this d-tag, sort by WoT, put Nostrocket Name Service one at the top. Dedupe same rocket (same state, shadows) from multiple users, just show them all as everyone agreeing.
 	//second pass: fetch ignition event for each, rebuild current state and validate all proofs, compute votepower and display only the states with > 50%.
 
diff --git a/src/routes/rockets/merits/[merit]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/rockets/merits/[merit]/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc7f07d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/rockets/merits/[merit]/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { page } from '$app/stores';
+	import { MeritRequest } from '@/event_helpers/merits';
+	import { ndk } from '@/ndk';
+	import { NDKEvent } from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk';
+	import type { ExtendedBaseType, NDKEventStore } from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk-svelte';
+	import { onDestroy } from 'svelte';
+	import { derived, type Readable } from 'svelte/store';
+	import Heading from '../../../../components/Heading.svelte';
+	import MeritRequestDashboard from '../../../../components/MeritRequestDashboard.svelte';
+	
+	let meritRequestID = $page.params.merit;
+
+	let meritRequest:MeritRequest | undefined;
+
+	$: {
+		if (meritRequestID.length == 64 && !meritRequest) {
+			$ndk.fetchEvent(meritRequestID).then(e=>{
+				if (e) {
+					meritRequest = new MeritRequest(e)
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	let rocketEvents: NDKEventStore<NDKEvent> | undefined;
+	let latestRocketEvent: Readable<ExtendedBaseType<NDKEvent> | undefined>;
+
+	onDestroy(() => {
+		rocketEvents?.unsubscribe();
+	});
+
+	$: {
+		if (meritRequest && meritRequest.BasicValidation()) {
+		//the user wants the latest valid state of this rocket
+		rocketEvents = $ndk.storeSubscribe(
+			[
+				meritRequest.RocketFilter()
+			],
+			{ subId: meritRequest.RocketTag!.split(":")[2] }
+		);
+	}
+	}
+
+
+	$: {
+		if (rocketEvents) {
+			latestRocketEvent = derived(rocketEvents, ($events) => {
+				if (rocketEvents) {
+					let sorted = $events.filter((e) => {
+						return e.kind == 31108;
+					});
+					sorted = sorted.toSorted((a, b) => {
+						return a.created_at - b.created_at;
+					});
+					return sorted[0];
+				}
+				return undefined;
+			});
+
+			if ($latestRocketEvent) {
+
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	//todo: check that this zap is not already included in the payment JSON for the product
+	//todo: list purchases on the rocket page (from product tags, as well as zap receipts that aren't yet included). Deduct total products available if not 0.
+	//todo: make the page flash or something and show each time someone buys the product.
+	//todo: split this out so that we can consume it for the payment page too (so that we know if there are really products left or they're all sold)
+	//todo: make store of all purchases (in rocket and zaps), sort by timestamp and render with profile of buyer
+
+	//todo: handle shadow events (fetch the shadowed event and render it instead)
+</script>
+{#if latestRocketEvent && $latestRocketEvent && meritRequest}
+<MeritRequestDashboard rocket={$latestRocketEvent} merit={meritRequest} />
+{:else}
+	<Heading title="Fetching events for this Merit Request" />
+	Merit Request ID: {$page.params.merit} <br />
+{/if}