Introducing FAR-OUT

Be part of the world’s first dedicated hybrids and liquids student rocketry competition.

FAR-OUT, or the Friends of Amateur Rocketry - Oxidizers Uninhibited Tournament is a grassroots, first-of-its-kind hybrids and liquids tournament being held by the Friends of Amateur Rocketry group in the Mojave Desert, California. In this competition, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hybrids, research hybrids, and research liquids compete to most accurately simulate their rocket engine’s performance, aiming to get their rocket and payload as close to a prior-simulated “contract” apogee as possible. Teams are grouped into three groups for scoring purposes: Group A (apogees of 5,000’ to 15,000’), Group B (20,000’ to 40,000’), Group C (50,000’ to 110,000’), with exhibition flights permitted up to 240,000’. Teams are also allowed to static fire at competition to also display efficiency of their motors.

We are also hosting a conference on Friday, June 7th in partnership with the Mojave Air & Space Port, where teams will be showcasing their designs via a poster session and podium presentations. We are also doing hybrid L1 and L2 certification launches during the launch days - learn more here!

Learn more about our 2023-24 teams here!