The United Kingdom Rocketry Association (UKRA) promotes and represents high power, medium power and model rocketry in the United Kingdom for amateur research, educational and recreational purposes. UKRA is also the specialist body to the BMFA with responsibilities for High Power Rocketry.

Blue Peter Rocket!

Just in case anyone is not a regular viewer; Blue Peter are tonight launching their rocket! 4.35pm on BBC1 and presumably on the BBC's iPlayer for those having to work beyond the normal CBBC hours of operation Eye-wink

http://www.ukra.org.uk/BluePeter

Aircraft Holding Stack over EARS

Aircraft Holding Stack over EARS
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As some of you may know there's a proposal to introduce an aircraft holding stack over the EARS site. The proposal is part of public consultation being conducted by NATS (National Air Traffic Services). The proposed stack has the potential to significantly limit the altitude of flights from the site - so EARS and UKRA are in negotiations with NATS into ways that higher flights can continue.

UKRA Council Election

Morning all;

In order that we can get the voting papers out to members (and give those not attending the AGM a chance to return them by post) we are going to have to close nominations at 1pm on Friday 30th May - i.e. tomorrow lunchtime.

AGM Update!

The Rockets & Space Event at the Royal Gunpowder Mills at Waltham Abbey have kindly extended to UKRA an invitation to hold our AGM at the event. This will be on Saturday the 21st of June.

In addition to the always riveting UKRA AGM the event includes rocket workshops, low power launches, talks, displays and, of course, Waltham Abbey's rather cool looking rocket exhibition!

UKRA AGM / Council Elections

Afternoon all;

As I am sure you are aware UKRA has, traditionally, held its Annual General Meeting at the same time as a national launch event, although last year we held both the UKRA launch and AGM in conjunction with Black Knights at their BK Flamer event.

UKAYRoC 2008 winners

Due to very wet and windy weather the 2008 UKAYRoC fly-offs had to move to their wet weather programme. The teams each had to do a 5 minute presentation on their path to the fly-offs and the judging from this along with their qualifying flight was used to determine the 2008 winners. The winning teams were:

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