National Association of Rocketry

National Association of Rocketry
AbbreviationNAR
Formation1957[1]
TypeClub (hobbyist)
HeadquartersMarion, Iowa
Region served
USA
Membership
8,850[2]
President
John Hochheimer[3]
Main organ
Board of Trustees[3]
Websitenar.org

The National Association of Rocketry (NAR) is a non-profit tax-exempt scientific organization dedicated to consumer safety, youth education, and the advancement of technology in the hobby of sport rocketry in the United States. Founded in 1957, the NAR is the oldest and largest spacemodeling organization in the world with over 8,000 members and 200 affiliated clubs (known as Sections) across the U.S. It was established in 1957 by Orville Carlisle and G. Harry Stine. It supports all aspects of safe consumer sport rocket flying, from small model rockets with youth groups to very large high-power rockets flown by adult hobbyists.[4]

The NAR is a recognized national authority for performance and reliability certification of consumer rocket motors and for the certification of high-power rocket fliers in the U.S. The NAR is the author of a Model Rocket Safety Code for consumer model rocketry and a High Power Rocket Safety Code for high-power sport rocketry that are recognized and accepted by manufacturers and public safety officials nationwide. The NAR plays a strong role in the establishment of national rocketry safety standards for public safety officials through its participation in the National Fire Protection Association.[5]

  1. ^ "NAR History". NAR. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ "The Electronic Rocketeer, Issue #156". NAR. Retrieved 12 July 2022.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b "Organization Contacts". NAR. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Scholarships and Organizations - Washington Wing - Civil Air Patrol". www.wawg.cap.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  5. ^ http://www.nar.org/pdf/Organizational%20Statement%20of%20the%20NAR.pdf [bare URL PDF]