The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) is proud to announce the 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC), formally known as the Spaceport America cup, will take place Monday, June 9th - Saturday, June 14th, 2025, at Spaceport Midland in Midland, Texas.
The International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) showcases collegiate level student rocketry teams from around the world. Each team designs, builds, tests, and launches multistage rockets using their choice of chemical propulsion types (solid, liquid, or hybrid) reaching heights of up to 45,000 feet.
With over 170 teams from 20+ countries, the IREC is the world’s largest international rocketry competition and the Midland Horseshoe Pavilion is thrilled to support this exciting STEM event!
Spectators are welcome to join the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association and competing Rocketeers at the Midland Horseshoe Pavilion from 9am to 4pm on Tuesday, June 10th, 2025 for Opening Ceremonies and Podium and Poster Sessions. The event is open to the public and admission is free.
Additional events will take place in and around the Midland area throughout the remainder of the week, June 11th - 14th. Additional details can be found here: https://www.soundingrocket.org/spectator.html
If your organization would like to join the growing number of companies supporting this exciting and engaging STEM competition, the ESRA team would be delighted to talk to you!
For additional information about becoming a sponsor, please visit https://www.soundingrocket.org/becoming-a-sponsor.html.
For more information about serving as a technical mentor, volunteer or judge, please visit https://www.soundingrocket.org/volunteer.html.