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Northern Illinois Rocketry Association (NIRA) #117

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126 E. Wing St. #144
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
(847) 302-5637

Contact Name: Paul Neff
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Activities

Public launches monthly March-November at DuPage County, Illinois range (FAA waiver to 3000 ft.). Also demo, sport, and Scout/youth group launches by arrangement. TARC team support for multiple Chicagoland high schools. Google group and Facebook presence. (Note: due to current COVID-19 restrictions, launch events are temporarily not open to the public.)

Launches

Public launches are the third Sunday of each month March-November; 2:00-5:00 PM, club members earlier. See our website for details. See also our website to arrange a youth group launch (Chicagoland area). (Note: due to current COVID-19 restrictions, launch events are temporarily not open to the public.)

Meetings

See our website for meeting places, dates and times, usually the fourth Friday of each month, 7:00 PM at the Schaumburg Regional Airport. Bring what you are working on! We talk about news, projects, tips and tricks, and choose a Model of the Month. (Note: due to current COVID-19 restrictions, meetings are on Webex communicated through the Google Group.)

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