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

TBA
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.

November 15th launch postponed

Our November 15th launch has been postponed due to the forecast of strong winds. We will try again next Saturday, November 22.

Published: November 15, 2025 | Comments: 0

Launch postponed

Due to rain the forecast for today, our scheduled launch has been postponed until next Saturday 11/15 sorry for the late notification, the updated forecast from late last night moved the rain up to earlier in the day.
Dennis McAuliff
Prairie State Rocketry – President

Published: November 8, 2025 | Comments: 0

October 25th launch

The October 25th launch went very well, congratulations to Isaac Wixon on a successful level 2 certification flight. It was also great to see some of the Loc Precision Loc IV’s for the clubs 25th anniversary out at the launch. Thank you to all the members who helped make the first 25 years of this club a success, I look forward to it continuing for many more years.
Dennis McAuliff
Prairie State Rocketry – President

Published: October 27, 2025 | Comments: 0

Next launch

If the crops are harvested we will being having a launch out in Waterman, IL. on October 25th. If we fly it will be a hi-power launch from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm.

Published: October 14, 2025 | Comments: 0

September 20th launch cancelled

The September 20th launch has been cancelled due to rain our next scheduled launch will be on October 11th.

Published: September 22, 2025 | Comments: 0