Upcoming events
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Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · 3:40 PM–4:20 PM
Room 3104, Newport High School
Club structure, team selection and an introduction to this season's American Rocketry Challenge. Register on FinalForms before you come. It's the only way to be officially in the club.
Every week
Tuesdays & Fridays · 3:35–5:00 PM
Room 3104, Newport High School. Design work, building, and planning the next launch.
Weekends · weather permitting
60 Acres Park, Redmond, WA. Dates go out on Instagram and in the club's Teams channel.
Required for every member
Finish your forms on FinalForms. Students and parents both need to complete them before you can take part.
American Rocketry Challenge 2027
This season: fly two raw eggs to exactly 800 feet and bring them back in 37 to 40 seconds. The 100 best qualifying scores in the country go to the finals.
Rules and details: rocketrychallenge.org
Coming up
Chinook Middle School
Club volunteers helped a group of 15 campers build model rockets during recess.
Newport High School
Club volunteers helped campers build their own model rockets every day during recess.
Room 3104, Newport High School
Club structure, team selection and an introduction to this season's American Rocketry Challenge. Register on FinalForms before you come. It's the only way to be officially in the club.
Every team has to be registered by 11:59 PM Eastern. The entry fee is $195 per team.
60 Acres Park, Redmond
Each team flies two or three qualification flights in front of a National Association of Rocketry observer between July 15, 2026 and April 4, 2027. The 100 best scores in the country go to Nationals.
Great Meadow, The Plains, VA
The top 100 teams fly for a share of $100,000 in awards, about 50 miles west of Washington, DC. Rain date is Sunday, May 16.
Nothing scheduled yet. Follow @newportrocketry for launch dates.
Older launches and competitions live in the flight log.