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Virtual NARCON-2026
Date: February 21, 2026.
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Central time
Interested in Presenting Your Research and Development Project as part of vNARCON?
Do you have projects that you would like to share with the rocketry community? The NAR will once again host an online Research and Development (R&D) competition at vNARCON Saturday, February 21, 2026. Rules for this event are based on Section 62 of the US Model Rocketry Sporting code, modified to accommodate the on-line format.
R&D reports should
- Advance the state-of-the-art of hobby rocketry
- Use hobby rocketry as a research tool, or
- Preserve the history of hobby rocketry
To Participate In R&D, Click Here.
Written reports must be submitted by Saturday, February 7. Contestants chosen to present at vNARCON will be notified by February 14. You do not need to be a NAR member to enter, but you must register for the event (free of charge) to submit a report. The awards will be cash prizes, with amounts to be determined based on number of entries and quality of reports. Qualified reports will be archived at the R&D repository on the NAR website.
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