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5th Place at Washington D.C.

 4th Place in the Nationals at Washington D.C, 2023

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  Setting up a rocket at Lucerne Lake

Setting up the rocket at Lucerne
Walking back with our rocket

NEW! We will hold a free summer camp Starting July 1st from 2 pm -5 pm to help students set up TARC teams and prepare for TARC 2024.

Please refer to the link below for the flyer.

​Model Rocketry Summer Camp 2023 - AIAA OC


our Achievements

5th Place at Washington D.C.

 5th Place in the Nationals at Washington D.C, 2016

We travel two hours one way to Lucerne Dry Lake, somewhere in the middle of the Mojave Desert, to launch our rockets and devise ways to make each launch better than the last.

 Setting up the rocket at Lucerne

We believe that only hard work is the key to achieving our goals, so we hold our members to a strict standard of regular attendance and active involvement in all team-related activities.

Summer camp 2023

our events

Welcome!

The Vertical Projectile team is a group of high school students who love competitive model rocketry. The team is based in Irvine, CA.

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