National Association of Rocketry

The National Assocation of Rocketry (NAR) was founded in 1957 by Orville Carlisle and G. Harry Stine.

The NAR is one of the major rocketry organizations in the US.

It sponsors clubs, called sections, and provides insurance for club and member activities.

Its members recieve the Sport Rocketry magazine.

Members can recieve high power certification, which is required to purchase and fly high power motors at most organized launches.

NAR sanctions sport launches and holds contests for 1/8A through G impulse, including altitude, duration, and craftsmanship. NAR sections organize most of the competitions, with the national meet, NARAM, concluding the end of the contest year. They also hold a national sport launch (NSL) and convention (NARCON) during the year.

Only motors saftey certified by NAR, Tripoli Rocketry Association, or Canadian Association of Rocketry may be flown during NAR sanctioned launches. Using motors in contests requires contest certification in addition to the standard saftey certification, and not all saftey certified motors are contest certified.