AURC 2024 Rules Released & Key Dates Updated

The “2024 AURC rules” and “2024 AURC Deliverables Requirements” documents are now published on our website here: https://aurc.ayaa.com.au/competitor-info/.

The “2024 AURC Key Dates” timeline has been updated to reflect new information included the rules, including the addition of a “2024 AURC Rocket Specifications” document which outlines rocket restrictions and minimum design requirements.

A Q&A session for the new rules will be held on 4th of December at 7:00 PM AEDT with further details available in the team’s slack channel.

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AURC 2024 Launch Site Announcement

AURC Launch Site Announcement Graphic

The 2024 AURC will take place at Williams Wildfire Westernationals, a 3-day rocket launch festival scheduled on September 20th to 22nd near Williams, Western Australia. We will be holding both a 5,000 and 10,000 ft target altitude categories for COTS solid rocket motors. The Williams Wildfire Westernationals festival is hosted by the Western Australian Rocketry Society (WARS).

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AURC Judges applications are now open!

The AYAA is currently recruiting Judges for our 2024 Australian Universities Rocket Competition (AURC). This is an exciting volunteer opportunity for experienced engineers to guide tertiary students through the engineering design cycle as they take on a multi-disciplinary project.  For more information, see the application page: https://aurc.ayaa.com.au/judge-applications/