The American Rocketry Challenge (Event)
The American Rocketry Challenge (TARC) is a model rocketry competition for students in grades 7 to 12. The Aerospace Industries Association and the National Association of Rocketry first sponsored a Team America Rocketry Challenge competition in 2003 to mark the 100th anniversary of flight. Due to a high level of interest, TARC became an annual event. The name changed to The American Rocketry Challenge in 2019.
TARC is designed to encourage students to study math and science and pursue careers in aerospace. TARC is open to teams from schools or non-profit organizations. Each year’s competition is limited to 750 teams.
The teams build and fly rockets designed to meet specific requirements and goals which are different each year. As an example, in 2011, teams had to design, build, and demonstrate a model rocket that carried a raw egg to an altitude as close to 750 feet as possible and stayed airborne for between 40 and 45 seconds using only a single 15-inch diameter parachute as the recovery system.
Each team makes qualifying flights and a score is computed based on how close the rocket meets the contest’s goals. The teams with the top 100 qualifying scores are invited to the national finals in Washington, DC, where they compete for prizes totalling more than $60,000 in cash and scholarships.
External Links
- TARC Official Web Site
- CBS News: Rocket Science for Kids
- CBS News: For Texas rocketry club and their inspirational teacher, the sky is just the beginning
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