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

March 22nd
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Waterman, Illinois

Map to the site     Local weather --->

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

Launch re-scheduled

Saturday’s launch has been re-scheduled for April 23rd.

Published: April 15, 2022 | Comments: 0

Launch Postponed

We have postponed our Saturday, April 9th launch until April 16th. This is due to current field conditions and the forecast of rain tonight and rain and snow tomorrow.

Published: April 7, 2022 | Comments: 0

First launch of 2022

Our first launch of 2022 is scheduled for April 9th. This launch will be at our new launch field in the DeKalb/Waterman, Il. area. You can find a link to a map of our new location in the Upcoming Launch area of the home page.

Published: March 14, 2022 | Comments: 0

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