Membership Fees

Individual - $10
Family - $20

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Non-members may launch for free at two of our launches. After that, a limited membership costing $5 will be required.

About Us

We have been in existence since 2000. From 2000 to 2007 we were the Fermilab Association of Rocketry. In 2008 we changed our name to Prairie State Rocketry. Our current launch site is a farm in Dekalb, IL.

Upcoming Launch

April, 13th
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Waterman, Illinois

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Weather permitting, our launches are the second Saturday of each month.

Have A Happy New Year

I hope everyone has a Safe, Healthy, and Happy New Year. Lets hope 2022 ends up being a great year for everyone.

Dennis McAuliff

Prairie State Rocketry – President

Published: December 30, 2021 | Comments: 0

November Launch, Thank you Walter Farm / Whiskey Acres

Our November 20th launch was our final launch at the Walter Farm / Whiskey Acres. I just wanted to take a moment and say thank you to Jim Walter’s for allowing us to use his field for these last 8 years. We enjoyed our time there and we will truly miss flying at this location. Stay tuned for updates as we work on a new location for our launches out in the DeKalb, Il. area.

Dennis McAuliff

Prairie State Rocketry – President

Published: November 22, 2021 | Comments: 0

October launch re-re-scheduled

The October launch has been rescheduled again the launch we now be on October 23rd.

Published: October 16, 2021 | Comments: 0

October launch re-scheduled

The October launch has been re-scheduled it will now be October 16th in DeKalb, IL. at the Walter Farm.

Published: October 5, 2021 | Comments: 0

New Location for August

We will be going to a different launch site for our August 14th launch we will be launching at 126th and Old Grove Road in Oswego,IL. There is link to a map of the launch site under Upcoming launch on the club home page.

Published: July 31, 2021 | Comments: 0