The American Rocketry Challenge
The American Rocketry Challenge is the world’s largest rocket contest with nearly 5,000 students nationwide competing each year. The contest gives middle and high school students the opportunity to design, build and launch model rockets and hands-on experience solving engineering problems.
2022 National Champions: Newport High School - Team 2

Newport High School Team 2 of Bellevue, WA were crowned National Champion at the world’s largest student rocketry competition – the American Rocketry Challenge. Newport High School had the best score of 99 teams competing at the National Finals, which took place at Great Meadow in The Plains, VA. In total, 724 teams from 41 states competed in the 2022 American Rocketry Challenge. The students will now represent the United States at the International Rocketry Challenge taking place at the Farnborough Airshow outside London in July.

Full Results of 2022 National Finals
100 teams from 27 states competed for $100,000 in prizes and the title of National Champion at the 2022 National Finals on May 14 at Great Meadow in The Plains, Virginia. See where the top 100 teams placed, as well as who won the Presentation and Marketing Competitions.

Celebrating Our 20th Anniversary
This year’s competition represents our 20 (!) year anniversary. What started off as a one-off competition to celebrate the 100th anniversary of flight, has since become the world’s largest student rocket contest. More than 80,000 students have designed, built, and flown rockets to exacting requirements. We’re thrilled to know so many of them have pursued careers in STEM and we can’t wait to see where this year’s competitors will take us.

2023 Challenge Rules
The World's Largest Student Rocket Contest
Compete against hundreds of teams nationally for the chance to win $100,000 in prizes and an all-expenses paid trip to the Farnborough Airshow.
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