UNC Charlotte’s 49er Rocketry team successfully launched a sub-scale rocket, exceeding altitude goals and qualifying for NASA ...

The countdown is on for the 18th Annual International Rocket Engineering Competition, and this year, it’s bringing more than just rockets to the Permian Basin. More than 2,000 college students from ...

MIDLAND, Texas — Excitement is sky-high in Midland as the 18th Annual International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) officially launched Tuesday with an opening ceremony at the Midland County ...

For the first time, Rochester Institute of Technology will be represented at the First Nations High Power Rocket Launch design competition taking place this April in Wisconsin. As one of only 24 U.S.

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, who flew to space four times over a 15-year career as an astronaut, praised the growth of the space industry and gave a rallying cry for intensified competition. "Some of the ...

The Kentucky Derby bills itself as the fastest two minutes in sports, but elite rocket competitions such as NASA’s annual Student Launch Challenge have the horses beat in many ways. The full-size UAB ...

Walk into any student workshop at midnight during collegiate rover or rocket challenge season, and you’ll see a scene that rivals professional aerospace labs — welding sparks flying, 3D printers ...