Welcome to the National Association of Rocketry

The NAR is all about having fun and learning more with and about sport rockets. We are the oldest and largest sport rocketry organization in the world. Since 1957, over 100,000 serious sport rocket modelers have joined the NAR to take advantage of the fun and excitement of organized rocketry. Read our organizational statement to see more about who we are and what we do.

Latest News

Do you have news relating to model, mid, or high power rocketry? The NAR will post a link to your news item on the NAR.org website. Please send topics of interest to: latestnews@nar.org.

National Events Announced

NARCON—March 6-8, 2020
Tucson, Arizona
Hosted by Southern Arizona Rocketry Association (SARA)
Event Director: Steve Lubliner

National Sport Launch—May 22-25, 2020
Alamosa, CO
Hosted by San Luis Valley Rocketeers
Event Director: Matt Abbey

NARAM-62—July 25-31, 2020
National Warplane Museum
Geneseo, NY
Hosted by Monroe Astronautical Rocket Society,
MARS Club 136, and Syracuse Rocket Club, SRC 566
Contest Director: Dan Wolf
Sport Launch Directors: Bill and MaryBeth Clune

Events: 1/2A B/G*, 1/2A SD*, 1/2A HD*, 1/2A PD*, 1/2A ALT*, 1/2A Flexwing, B Payload*, D SuperRoc Altitude altimeter, Sport Scale, R & D. (*NRC Events)

What’s My NAR Number?

The process of issuing a NAR member card for new, renewing, and HPR certification typically takes 4-6 weeks. The cards are sent weekly to a fulfillment company that prints them and does the mailing. In the event you need Proof of Membership or your HPR Certification, use the following links:

Lifetime Membership

Lifetime membership is available to any new or renewing senior member of the National Association of Rocketry. Pay a one-time fee of $1,000 and become a NAR member for life. Call NAR headquarters at (800) 262-4872. Marie will fulfill your membership over the phone; lifetime memberships can not be purchased online.

Visit Organized Rocket Launches!

NAR members and Sections host hundreds of launches each year — both sport launches and competitions — from the local and regional levels to national events. Check out our Online Launch Windows calendar listing some of the launches coming up in the next few months, in the United States and worldwide.

Connect With Local Clubs!

When you get together with model rocket flyers in a NAR Section near you — participate in building sessions, launches, and more! Your sport rocket designing, building, and flying is always more fun when you have rocket flying friends joing you. If you’d like to have a club closer to you, we’ll even show you how to start a new one!

 

Liftoff With High-Power Rocketry!

Build bigger, climb higher and fly faster! As an adult NAR member, you can become qualified to purchase and use rocket motors more powerful than those allowed to be sold to the general public!

The National Rocketry Competition—Competition for All!

The NAR has retooled the U.S. Model Rocket Sporting Code (aka the Sporting Code) so that NAR competition will be significantly more accessible to the average member. The new competition rulebook- SportingCode-2017, details a new approach to competition known as the National Rocketry Competition or NRC.  The NRC emphasizes eight core events powered with low cost motors.

One important element of the NRC is that each contest year, six events are chosen and these events are announced at the start of a new contest year, July 1. Competition flyers can begin flying the events as part of the NRC the day after NARAM ends.

Go to our contest flying pages for lots of resources. Check out the NAR’s online contest calendar to find a rocket competition near you.

Connect with Other NAR Members!

NAR has a moderated Facebook page.

Coming back to the hobby after some time away? Check out the Old-timers special interest group;

Scale modelers can try the scale rocketry special interest group;

International competitors can subscribe to the US Rocketry Team listserv.

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