National Association of Rocketry

• Are you an Educator? Check out the Educator’s Digital Newsletter Archive. Every issue is full of rocketry information and innovative ways to incorporate rocketry into the classroom. Sign up for our Educator Newsletter by completing our survey. (4.1.20)
• Get Ready to Fly! National Sport Launch (NSL) 2020 registration is open.
• The NAR has brought our Section marketing and promotional items together. We have updated NAR posters, flyers, brochures, and postcards. These items can be used to promote your next launch or section activity. The items are located at: https://www.nar.org/members/useful-documents-for-nar-members/. An additional link to these pieces is located at: https://www.nar.org/find-a-local-club/section-guidebook/publicity/.  Scroll to the bottom of the page. (3.23.20)
• NARAM-62. Registration is now open. (2.14.20)
• Take Action, contact the FAA now! Comment to the FAA on the proposed remote identification regulations for model aircraft.
• The new NAR Junior HPR Participation Program (JrHPP) Written Exam Packets are now available. The procedure and requirements for requesting as well as administering the exam may be found near the bottom of the Formal Participation Procedure page. (1.9.20)
• The Museum of Flight announces the Stine Collection Finding Aid. (11.14.19)
• Questions about NAR Insurance? (11.7.19)

National Events

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)

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.

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!

Jim and his Polecat Cherokee K gets ready to fly on a CTI K-635.

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!

Steve and Xandria prepare to launch Xandria’s C Eggloft model.

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.

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.

Mike and his Apogee Snarky model.

The NAR Provides Insurance!

Today, that perfect local launch field is likely to belong to a school system, park department, or private landowner who insists on being covered by insurance before allowing you to fly. While we’re proud of our safety record, it helps to know that NAR members are covered by $5 million worth of personal liability insurance to give that site owner added peace of mind! Questions about NAR insurance, click here.

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.

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