A national liquid rocketry competition hosted by The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics and the Texas Rocket Engineering Lab.

Open to all collegiate U.S. liquid rocketry programs

The eligibility timeline to apply for the inaugural competition is 5/16/24 – 5/15/25

Our primary categories:

Flight Cup

• Maximum Mass-to-Altitude
• Maximum Thrust-to-Weight
• Minimum Propellant Residuals
• Most Accurate Landing/Recovery

Hotfire Cup

• Longest Duration
• Highest Thrust
• Most Full Duration Hotfires in One Week

More details to come in early 2025

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