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Developed with funding from the UK Space Agency, the Launch-Me site will guide your journey into practical rocketry, whoever you are and whatever your level of expertise.
Find out moreIt is possible for young people in the UK to engage in rocketry at levels from kit-built model rockets that can be built at home or in a classroom in a matter of minutes through to large scale research and amateur rocketry where student teams build their own liquid fuelled rocket engines and launch massive rockets to the edge of space. Practical rocketry and the numerous competitions available to young people in the field can be a launch-pad for a career in the space sector, aerospace engineering and many other exciting fields. Where will rocketry take you?
There is a LOT of information available online about rockets, and the point of this site is to distil that information down, focussing on advice relevant to the UK, and give you EXACTLY what you need as you begin your rocketry journey. We have done this by designing the site to follow three ‘narratives’ for three different levels of interest and complexity. To begin your journey, chose which of these narratives is the best fit for what you want to get out of rocketry.
Claire is 11 and has just started Year 7. She is very keen to get involved in model rocketry and possibly enter a rocketry competition like the ‘Launch Me Challenge’ but there is no rocketry team at Claire’s school. Her father, David, is keen to help her safely take part in hobby rocketry, but neither Claire or David have ever built or flown a rocket before.
Explore NarrativeArya is a teacher wishing to introduce her class of 30 Year 9 students to rockets in a competition setting, such as UKROC. They are keen to build and fly a mid-power rocket as a group and achieve good performance from their rocket.
Explore NarrativeGareth is looking to set up a competitive rocketry team at his university. He has a little knowledge of model rocketry but he and his friends want to enter an advanced rocketry competition like MACH or EUROC next year and are seeking practical advice on more advanced rocketry.
Explore NarrativeThe first major event under the ‘Launch-Me’ banner will be the inaugural ‘Student Rocketry Symposium’ to be held in Lincolnshire on November 9th 2024. The event is aimed at all ages of student rocketeer and will feature talks and demonstrations by some of the most experienced rocketry experts in the UK.
There are several rocketry and rocket payload competitions available to UK students and young people ranging in target audience from individuals 10 years old up to experienced undergraduate student teams.
Find out more about competing in a rocket competition here, or check out the individual competitions themselves below:
This site has been written by the staff of Launch Access Ltd and is being constantly updated to give you the most up-to-date advice on rocketry in the UK. If you can’t find the information you are looking for or have any comments on the site, please contact us at:
info@launch-me.spacePlease note, this website is currently in development. More pages will become available very soon.