National Association of Rocketry
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The National Association of Rocketry (NAR) is the governing body for the sport/hobby of model rocketry in the United States. It was established in 1957 by Orville Carlisle and G. Harry Stine. It is the oldest and largest model rocketry governing body in the world. Over 80,000 people have been members of the NAR. There are about 4500 current members.
The organization hosts a variety of educational programs and model rocketry contests. There are three national NAR events each year:
- NARAM (the national contest culminating the rocket contest year),
- NARCON (the national convention, with speakers and educational programs), and
- NSL (National Sport Launch, a large fun launch).
The NAR provides low cost insurance for the sport of model rocketry, maintains a high power rocketry certification program, and publishes a bi-monthly magazine, called Sport Rocketry. It also tests rocket motors for safety and reliability.
