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

November, 9th
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 Launch

Our November launch is scheduled for November 9th out in Waterman, Il. contingent on the crops being harvested. If the crops have been harvested this launch will be a Hi-Power launch. I will post further updates when the launch gets closer.

Dennis McAuliff
Prairie State Rocketry – President

Published: October 14, 2024 | Comments: 0

June Launch

Our June 8th launch will be in Newark, Il. at the Central Sod field. This launch will be a low/mid power launch.

Published: May 21, 2024 | Comments: 0

May Launch

Our next launch will be May 11th out at the farm in Waterman, IL. weather permitting.

Published: April 15, 2024 | Comments: 0

Next Launch

Our next launch is scheduled for April 13th out in Waterman, IL. from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. weather permitting.

Published: March 26, 2024 | Comments: 0

Upcoming launches

We have a launch scheduled for February 10th out in Waterman, Il. weather permitting. We have also changed our launch date for our March launch, it will now be March 23rd.

Published: January 26, 2024 | Comments: 0