Team Falcon
Example motto
Ad sidera
To the Stars
Teams
Every Newport rocket is designed, built and flown by a crew of 3 to 10 students. Crews compete in the American Rocketry Challenge, the world's largest student rocket contest.
Six teams, one club. Every team helps new members learn, shares its ethos and carries the club’s knowledge forward.
Our teams
Team Flight Zero
Example motto
Primum volatus
The First Flight
Nationals 2024Nationals 2026
- 1st place, Northrop Grumman Foundation Mission Debriefing Challenge (2026)
- 12th place, 2026 National Finals
- National finalist, 2024 (as Flight Zero)
Team Fusion
Example motto
Unio in potentia
Unity in Power
Nationals 2026
- 6th place, 2026 American Rocketry Challenge National Finals
Team Omelet
Example motto
Ex nucleo ad caelum
From the Core to the Sky
Team Soup
Example motto
Cultura ex flamma
Culture from Flame
Team TARS
Example motto
Data et virtus
Data and Valor
Team Test
Hall of fame · 2022
Graveyard & Meeska Mooska
Newport's two 2022 finalist crews took first and second place at the National Finals. The champions then flew for the United States at the Farnborough International Airshow and finished second in the world.
Read the flight logShared team responsibilities
Educate
Two members from each team teach rocketry basics to all new members.
Ethos
Each team develops and publicly shares its values and ethos to guide applicants.
Legacy
Maintain and pass down skills, information and ethos to keep team knowledge alive.
Stats
Post all flight statistics in the monthly newsletter.
Leadership
Send the captain and one other member to monthly leadership meetings.
Team shirts
Front
Newport Rocketry
The main Newport Rocketry logo goes on the front to show club pride.
Sleeve
Team logo
The team logo goes on the sleeve near the shoulder to show team identity.
ARC 2026–27 · Qualification
Carry two raw eggs to exactly 800 feet, then land safely with both eggs uncracked after 37–40 seconds.
- 800 ft target
- 37–40 s flight
- 2 intact eggs
Lower scores are better
How scoring works
Flight score = altitude penalty + time penalty
- Altitude
- 1 point per foot above or below 800 feet.
- Time
- 4 points per second below 37 or above 40 seconds. A flight lasting 37–40 seconds earns zero time points.
For example, 810 feet and 41 seconds gives 10 altitude points + 4 time points = 14 points.
Qualifying for Nationals
Fly up to three times
Complete at least two qualification flights with a NAR observer. A third attempt is optional.
Add your best two scores
Add the scores from your two best valid flights. Lower combined scores rank higher.
Earn a place at Nationals
The top 100 eligible teams nationwide advance, with no more than the two best qualifying teams from Newport High School.
The club briefing gives about 25 as a rough guide to the combined qualifying score. The actual cutoff changes each year.
How a season works
- 01October
Crews form
Team selection at the first meetings. Crews of 3 to 10 students.
- 02Fall–Winter
Design, build, test
CAD and simulation in the week, test flights on weekends at 60 Acres Park.
- 03By Dec 6
Register
Each crew registers for the American Rocketry Challenge.
- 04By Apr 5
Qualify
Fly two or three qualification attempts with a NAR observer. Your best two valid flight scores are added together.
- 05May 15
Nationals
The top 100 eligible teams fly at Great Meadow, Virginia, with at most two teams from Newport.