Membership Fees

Individual - $10
Family - $20

Join our club!

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

Saturday, June 13th
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.

June launch location

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Currently our June launch is scheduled to be located in Waterman, IL. This could change due to status of the crops in the field. So stay tuned I will update when I have an answer.

Dennis McAuliff
Prairie State Rocketry – President

Published: May 15, 2023 | Comments: 0

Next Club launch

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Our next club launch will be May 13th. The launch will be out in Waterman, IL. from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm.

Published: April 18, 2023 | Comments: 0

March launch canceled

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Due to the forecast of rain and snow tomorrow we are canceling our March 25th launch our next launch will be April 8th.

Published: March 24, 2023 | Comments: 0

March launch rescheduled

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Our March 18th launch has been rescheduled due to the forecast of winds in excess of 20 mph. We have rescheduled the launch for March 25th.

Published: March 17, 2023 | Comments: 0

March Launch

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Our March launch is currently scheduled for March 18th, in Waterman IL.

Published: March 11, 2023 | Comments: 0