Join us for a social get together and presentations at The Golden Gate Hotel in South Melbourne.

Spaceport America is the world's largest intercollegiate rocket engineering competition. Over 1,700 students and faculty gathered in Southern New Mexico for the annual Spaceport America Cup. Drawn by the opportunity to collaborate and compete at a world-class spaceport facility, they represent the best and brightest from more than 150 institutions located all across the world.

Three Australian universities associated with the Victorian Rocketry Association travelled to Spaceport America this year and all came back with prizes, including winner of the 30,000 feet COTS price and overall winner of the cup. You will hear presentations about their rocketry entries and modelling, their odyssey travelling to and from the cup in New Mexico, and their overall adventures at the event. Our presentations will be from:

• University of Sydney Rocketry Team - Alison Lockley & Vismay Bhadra
• Melbourne University ARES - Harrison Dean
• Monash University HPR - Isaac Alderton

We will also have a presentation by Isaac Sim from the VRA's committee about flying rockets at VRA/Tripoli events and the considerations you should take into account for your first rocket build and first flights, and also the steps you need to take to achieve succesful certifications.  This will be aimed at new VRA members and university students that are just beginning their journey with High Power Rocketry.

You must register to attend this event by buying a FREE ticket. Click on the link below to begin the registration. The event is open to anybody including non-members of VRA.

We hope to get a good attendance at the event as we must meet minimal spend requirements with the venue to enable us to use their facilities and have ongoing events like this.

Detailed Agenda

6:30        30min    Informal event start – people can order meals and drinks and socialise.

7:00        15min    Welcome and a quick update on VRA activities and projects – David Boyd

7:15        25min    Monash HPR – Isaac Alderton

7:40        25min    Melbourne ARES - Harrison

8:05        15min    Break

8:20        30min    USYD – Vismay Bhadra

8:45        20min    Preparing for your first rocket flights, and an introduction to the certification process – Isaac Sim

9:05                        Meeting concludes – social time

9:30                        Use of venue ends.