Frequent Asked Questions (FAQs)

If you would like to learn more about High-Powered Rocketry feel free to click the links below:

• The National Association of Rocketry (NAR)

• Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA)

• National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

• Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport - Wallops Island (MARS)

• Apogee: How to Build a High-Powered Rocket Video Series

• NASA High Powered Video Series Counterpart Documents

• NAR: High Power Rocketry Resources and Info

Being a JMU Engineering student, you can join this project/capstone during your junior fall semester and compete with a team during your senior year. Throughout your junior semesters, you can to prepare and learn applied principles that go into rocket design and engage and practice deployment on models. If you want a challenge, you can gain High-Power Rocketry certification with the the Valley Aerospace Team (VAST) located in Monterey, VA.

If you are interested in rocketry and are a JMU student, feel free to join the Madison Aerospace Club (MAC).

We launch with the Valley Aerospace Team (VAST) located in Monterey, VA. They host monthly launches throughout the year and are a chartered organization of both the National Association of Rocketry (NAR) and Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA).

All members of the team typically put in between 10 - 20 hours outside of classwork a week into this project. This is dependent on the schedule for the week and what we aim to accomplish. It is challenging, but the end goal of launching the rocket makes it worth it.

No. Because of the layout of the project, all disciplines and areas of engineering are incorporated into the project.  The main areas of focus are electrical, mechanical, systems, and aerospace.

If you are interested in having us talk about what we do, conduct a demonstration, or teach a STEM related concept, please feel free to reach out to our STEM Engagement lead, Grace Klein, at jmu.rocketry@gmail.com.