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Fox Valley Rocketeers Upcoming Events

Next Meeting: Monday, March 3, 2025, 7:30 PM; members receive emailed instructions for how to join the meeting online via Google Meet.

Upcoming Events: Saturday, February 15, 9:00-4:00, Elkhorn Maker Faire, Elkhorn, WI; Tickets are free if you register before February 10. https://www.elkhornschools.org/page/makerfest,Tickets

Saturday, March 15, 9:00-5:00, Northern Illinois Rocketry Conference (NIRCON) 2025. Woodstock North High School, Room D187.  Online pre-registration (not required) here.

Upcoming Launches: 

  • Sunday, March 23, 2025, 12:00 pm – 4:30 PM, Hughes Seed Farm, Woodstock, IL; 
  • Saturday, March 29, 2025, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, Kishwaukee Park, Woodstock, IL

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We have a rocketry home for you!

Welcome to the Fox Valley Rocketeers, a group of model rocketeers in the Fox Valley suburbs of Northern Illinois. Our membership is roughly centered in McHenry and Lake County but we have flyers from all over Chicagoland.

Our meetings and launches are free and open to the public.

Launches: We fly from April through November at two launch sites near Woodstock, IL. Due to the pandemic, you will need to bring your own launch equipment to the field.. From December to March, we host building sessions and take field trips to places of interest.

Meetings: Our meetings are the first Monday of every month on Zoom.  Click here to join our mailing list if you want to receive the Zoom link to attend the meeting.

Membership: We charge no membership dues and all are welcome. Click here to join our mailing list.

National Association of Rocketry: We are proudly affiliated with the National Association of Rocketry.  Check out all the membership benefits here!

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May 25 Launch Cancelled

Woodstock Park District employees are not working over Memorial Day weekend, which means there’s no one available to unlock the gate at our Davis Road launch site. So sorry, but we’ll have to cancel the May 25 launch. See you next on June 8!

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January 6 Building Session Cancelled

The City of Woodstock Public Library is undergoing renovations. Our room reservation for our planned Saturday, January 6 building session has been cancelled. We’re looking for other locations, but as of now, we will not be having a building session in January.

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Sunday, November 5 Launch is GO!

We are go to launch at the Hughes Farm launch site on Sunday, 12:00 noon to 4:30 pm. The waiver will be activated and HPR flights are available up to 6,000 AGL.

WET FIELD PROTOCOL IS IN EFFECT. DO NOT USE THE GRAVEL ROAD . THE OWNER WILL CONSIDER DISCONTINUING OUR USE OF THIS FIELD IF ANYONE USES THE GRAVEL ROAD.

ALSO, THERE’S A POSSIBILITY THAT THERE WILL BE WORK GOING ON AT THE FARM.  PLEASE ADJUST YOUR FLYING ACCORDINGLY.

We will be flying from the west side of the field (Dimmel Road). Please park in the grassy area next to Dimmel Road.

See you there!