1/23/15: Rocket Finding Information Updated
We have added some information regarding radio tracking of rockets. The Bridgerland Amateur Radio Club will support tracking of 900 MHz GPS transmitters (which do not require a ham license so you can use them anywhere)--please see the Rocket Finding page.
11/30/14: Safety Rules Added
A few prelaunch safety rules have been added to the Rules page. They may affect your rocket design so please check them out.
11/15/14: Current List of Applicants
We'd like to welcome the following colleges and universities who have submitted applications for the 10th IREC. Please note this is a "quick" list of just the schools--it has not been broken down into Basic/Advanced, number of rockets, etc. If we missed your school, please remind us!
Boise State Univ
Brigham Young Univ-Idaho
California State Univ-Long Beach
Cairo University (Egypt)
Case Western Univ
Colorado State Univ
Concordia Univ (Canada)
Eastern Washington Univ
Embry-Riddle Univ-Daytona Beach
Embry-Riddle Univ-Prescott
ETS Montreal (Canada)
Florida Tech
George Washington Univ
Hindustan Univ (India)
ITA (Brazil)
Itasca Community College
ITU (Turkey)
ITU PARS (Turkey)
Laval Univ (Canada)
McGill Univ (Canada)
Mississippi State Univ
Missouri Univ of Science and Technology
MIT
New Mexico Tech
Ohio State Univ
Oregon State Univ
Polytechnique Montreal (Canada)
Queen's Univ (Canada)
Rice Univ
Ryerson Univ (Canada)
South Dakota School of Mines
Texas A&M Univ
UCLA
UC Riverside
UCSD
Univ of Akron
Univ of Colorado
Univ of Michigan
Univ of Minnesota
Univ of Missouri
Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln
Univ of Nevada-Reno
Univ of Toronto (Canada)
Univ of Washington
Univ of Waterloo (Canada)
UPB (Colombia)
UPES (India)
Virginia Tech
Washington State Univ
West Virginia Univ
11/2/14: Application Deadline Approaching
The initial applications will be due November 15, 2014 for the 10th IREC (2015). Late applications will be accepted, but with a loss in points in the competition. Please see the "Next Competition" page for details. Note that actual registration (with payment) will be due no earlier than Feb 28, 2015. We are still working out the registration fee but it should be between $450 and $500 per team of up to 8 students and advisors (with additional fees for additional people).
We have added some information regarding radio tracking of rockets. The Bridgerland Amateur Radio Club will support tracking of 900 MHz GPS transmitters (which do not require a ham license so you can use them anywhere)--please see the Rocket Finding page.
11/30/14: Safety Rules Added
A few prelaunch safety rules have been added to the Rules page. They may affect your rocket design so please check them out.
11/15/14: Current List of Applicants
We'd like to welcome the following colleges and universities who have submitted applications for the 10th IREC. Please note this is a "quick" list of just the schools--it has not been broken down into Basic/Advanced, number of rockets, etc. If we missed your school, please remind us!
Boise State Univ
Brigham Young Univ-Idaho
California State Univ-Long Beach
Cairo University (Egypt)
Case Western Univ
Colorado State Univ
Concordia Univ (Canada)
Eastern Washington Univ
Embry-Riddle Univ-Daytona Beach
Embry-Riddle Univ-Prescott
ETS Montreal (Canada)
Florida Tech
George Washington Univ
Hindustan Univ (India)
ITA (Brazil)
Itasca Community College
ITU (Turkey)
ITU PARS (Turkey)
Laval Univ (Canada)
McGill Univ (Canada)
Mississippi State Univ
Missouri Univ of Science and Technology
MIT
New Mexico Tech
Ohio State Univ
Oregon State Univ
Polytechnique Montreal (Canada)
Queen's Univ (Canada)
Rice Univ
Ryerson Univ (Canada)
South Dakota School of Mines
Texas A&M Univ
UCLA
UC Riverside
UCSD
Univ of Akron
Univ of Colorado
Univ of Michigan
Univ of Minnesota
Univ of Missouri
Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln
Univ of Nevada-Reno
Univ of Toronto (Canada)
Univ of Washington
Univ of Waterloo (Canada)
UPB (Colombia)
UPES (India)
Virginia Tech
Washington State Univ
West Virginia Univ
11/2/14: Application Deadline Approaching
The initial applications will be due November 15, 2014 for the 10th IREC (2015). Late applications will be accepted, but with a loss in points in the competition. Please see the "Next Competition" page for details. Note that actual registration (with payment) will be due no earlier than Feb 28, 2015. We are still working out the registration fee but it should be between $450 and $500 per team of up to 8 students and advisors (with additional fees for additional people).
10/24/14: Safety Conference Call Upcoming
We will be having a "safety conference call" in preparation for the 2015 IREC on Wednesday, Nov 5, 9 AM Mountain Time using the audio-only conference feature of Skype. If you are interested in participating, please establish a Skype account and forward your username to ESRA. Please have your Skype activated shortly before the call starts and we will add you in. You can also "call in" if you know how to find the conversation on Skype.
9/25/14: Rules Updated for 10th IREC
We have updated the rules for the 10th IREC (2015). Please contact us if you have any questions.
9/7/14: Little Blue Productions Releases Video of 9th IREC
Dustin Koehler of Little Blue Productions (produced this fantastic video compilation from the 9th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition. Enjoy!
We will be having a "safety conference call" in preparation for the 2015 IREC on Wednesday, Nov 5, 9 AM Mountain Time using the audio-only conference feature of Skype. If you are interested in participating, please establish a Skype account and forward your username to ESRA. Please have your Skype activated shortly before the call starts and we will add you in. You can also "call in" if you know how to find the conversation on Skype.
9/25/14: Rules Updated for 10th IREC
We have updated the rules for the 10th IREC (2015). Please contact us if you have any questions.
9/7/14: Little Blue Productions Releases Video of 9th IREC
Dustin Koehler of Little Blue Productions (produced this fantastic video compilation from the 9th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition. Enjoy!
9/2/14: Dates set for 10th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition
The 10th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) will be held June 24-27 (with June 28 as a weather backup day), 2015, south of Green River, UT (same location as last year). We may adjust the details of the schedule (presentations vs. launches, etc.) so please stay tuned. We had considered having the IREC during March or April to allow better industry recruiting opportunities, but all the feedback we received from prospective teams indicated that June was much preferred. So June it is! We may also adjust the registration rules to reduce the number of late cancellations, but the general pattern from last year will be followed, with initial applications due by November 15 2014 (late applications will also be accepted but will result in lower points for "deliverables" in the scoring).
The 10th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) will be held June 24-27 (with June 28 as a weather backup day), 2015, south of Green River, UT (same location as last year). We may adjust the details of the schedule (presentations vs. launches, etc.) so please stay tuned. We had considered having the IREC during March or April to allow better industry recruiting opportunities, but all the feedback we received from prospective teams indicated that June was much preferred. So June it is! We may also adjust the registration rules to reduce the number of late cancellations, but the general pattern from last year will be followed, with initial applications due by November 15 2014 (late applications will also be accepted but will result in lower points for "deliverables" in the scoring).
7/2/14: Winners Announced for 9th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition
Congratulations to the following winning teams in the 9th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition!
Basic Category (10-lb payload to 10,000 ft AGL):
1st Place: Oregon State University
2nd Place: ETS Montreal
Advanced Category (10-lb payload to 25,000 ft AGL):
1st Place: Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
2nd Place: ETS Montreal
Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence: University of Washington
R.Gilbert Moore Award for Innovation: University of Toronto
Payload Award: Oregon State University
Congratulations to the following winning teams in the 9th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition!
Basic Category (10-lb payload to 10,000 ft AGL):
1st Place: Oregon State University
2nd Place: ETS Montreal
Advanced Category (10-lb payload to 25,000 ft AGL):
1st Place: Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
2nd Place: ETS Montreal
Jim Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence: University of Washington
R.Gilbert Moore Award for Innovation: University of Toronto
Payload Award: Oregon State University
6/23/14: A Very Grateful "Thank You" to Our Sponsors
Thank you very much to our sponsors who are providing prize money for the following awards:
Advanced Category First Place ($1000): Sinclair Interplanetary
Advanced Category Second Place ($500): Planetary Systems Corporation
Basic Category First Place ($1000): Northrop Grumman Corporation
Basic Category Second Place ($500): Space Exploration Technologies, Inc. (SpaceX)
Thank you very much to our sponsors who are providing prize money for the following awards:
Advanced Category First Place ($1000): Sinclair Interplanetary
Advanced Category Second Place ($500): Planetary Systems Corporation
Basic Category First Place ($1000): Northrop Grumman Corporation
Basic Category Second Place ($500): Space Exploration Technologies, Inc. (SpaceX)
5/25/14: R. Gilbert Moore Award for Innovation
We are pleased to announce the addition of the R. Gilbert Moore Award for Innovation. It will apply to the rocket and payload, and come with a cash award provided by donors (they will remain anonymous until we verify whether they want to be identified or not). Dr. Moore got his start in the sounding rocket business flying payloads on captured German V-2s at White Sands, New Mexico after WWII. He has long been a champion of direct student involvement in rocketry and space experimentation. He has also been a staunch supporter of the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition since the first one in 2006 (where he was the Guest of Honor).
A summary of the 9th IREC awards is on the new Awards page. Please note the separate Payload Award this year.
We are pleased to announce the addition of the R. Gilbert Moore Award for Innovation. It will apply to the rocket and payload, and come with a cash award provided by donors (they will remain anonymous until we verify whether they want to be identified or not). Dr. Moore got his start in the sounding rocket business flying payloads on captured German V-2s at White Sands, New Mexico after WWII. He has long been a champion of direct student involvement in rocketry and space experimentation. He has also been a staunch supporter of the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition since the first one in 2006 (where he was the Guest of Honor).
A summary of the 9th IREC awards is on the new Awards page. Please note the separate Payload Award this year.
9th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) Participants
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"Basic" Category:
Brigham Young Univ.-Idaho Century College California State Univ.-Los Angeles ETS Montreal (Canada) George Washington Univ. Istanbul Technical Univ. (Turkey) ITA (Brazil) Laval University (Canada) New Mexico Tech Oregon State Univ. Polytechnique Montreal (Canada) Purdue Univ. Ryerson Univ, (Canada) UCLA University of Michigan Univ. of Minnesota Univ of Missouri Univ of Puerto Rico Univ. of Toronto (Canada) Univ of Waterloo (Canada) Washington University of St Louis Yale Univ. |
"Advanced" Category:
California State Univ.-Long Beach Case Western Reserve University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach ETS Montreal (Canada) Istanbul Technical Univ. (Turkey) New Mexico Tech Polytechnique Montreal (Canada) Univ. of Missouri Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln Univ. of Washington |
Background:
The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association, founded in 2003, seeks to further the field of experimental sounding rocketry, which we define as roughly between "experimental" or "research" high-power rockets and sounding rockets capable of reaching space (generally defined as 100 km altitude).
The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association, founded in 2003, seeks to further the field of experimental sounding rocketry, which we define as roughly between "experimental" or "research" high-power rockets and sounding rockets capable of reaching space (generally defined as 100 km altitude).
