Membership – NSW Rocketry Association

How to join NSWRA

NSWRA is a Prefecture of the Tripoli Rocketry Association – an international rocketry organisation based in the USA. TRA provides clubs and their members with support and insurance coverage for rocketry activities. By working to their safety standards, we have accreditation with NSW Safework, CASA along with local Police, Councils and RFDS

Joining NSWRA is a two step process:

Step 1 – Join Tripoli here: Tripoli Membership Page (Tripoli have membership options for Junior, Student and Senior members)
Step 2 – Join NSWRA here: NSWRA Membership Application Form

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NSWRA Memberships Costs

All New Members

Ordinary Membership

If you join as a new member in the first half of the year (January to June) the membership fee is $60.00. If you join as a new member in the second half of the year (July to December) the fee will be $30.00.

Affiliate Membership

Affiliate Membership is available when multiple Tripoli members live in the same household and wish to fly rockets under their own names. One person in the household must be an Ordinary Membership and then additional people in the household can join as Affiliate Memberships. If you join as a new affiliate member, affiliate membership fees are $10.00 regardless of the joining time.

All Renewing Members (Ordinary and Affiliate)

Membership renewals are due each year, on 1st January, for that calendar year Ordinary membership is $60 to renew and Affiliite membership is $10 to renew.

Membership Benefits

Access to safe, organised, insured launches
State-of-the-art launch equipment
Large approved launch sites
Equipment loans (including altimeters, motor adapters, chute releases and delay drilling tools)
Regular competitions with prizes!
MPR and HPR certifications up to Tripoli HPR Level 3
Air clearance up to 10,000 feet (subject to approvals)
A chance to fly with, and learn from, like-minded rocketeers from across the state
Social and education events

Assessment and Certification Levels

New members with limited rocketry experience are entitled to fly Low Power Rockets (LPR). LPR rockets have motors with a total impulse of 20Ns or less (equivalent to a “D” motor), and 24mm black powder “E” motors.

As members gain more experience they can fly rockets with bigger motors by completing a Medium Power Rocketry (MPR) Assessment and then High Power Rocketry (HPR) Certifications.

There are 4 levels of Assessment/Certification:

MPR Assessment (NSWRA)
Level 1 HPR Certification (Tripoli)
Level 2 HPR Certification (Tripoli)
Level 3 HPR Certification (Tripoli)

For further details about MPR Assessments and HPR Certifications please read our Certifications page.

Spectators

There is no charge if you just want to come along and watch a launch. You will need to follow the instructions given by site officials. Spectators maybe asked to provide identification and contact details.

NSWRA is a Prefecture of the Tripoli Rocketry Association

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