Summary
Friends of Amateur Rocketry, better known simply as FAR, is an educational 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation providing infrastructure for static test firing and launching; small, medium, and large; solid, hybrid, and liquid; commercial and experimental rockets.[1] Their static test firing and launch facility known as FAR Site is located North of Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert.[2][3] FAR was begun in 2003 by several friends and rocketry buffs as a spin-off from RRS.[4] The FAR Site has been used by multiple groups, including Unreasonable Rocket,[5][6] CSULB,[7] Garvey Spacecraft Corporation, UCSD, [8] MythBusters[9] and an episode of How Hard Can It Be?[10] on the National Geographic Channel. FAR utilizes California State Fire Marshal licensed Pyrotechnic Operators-Class 1, 2, and 3 Rockets.[11] FAR does not require an individual to have a National Association of Rocketry (NAR) or Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA) certification to launch their rockets.
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References edit
- ^ "Homepage". FAR. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Unreasonable Rocketeers". Makezine. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "FARther Out". Makezine. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "History". FAR. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Long fun day". Unreasonable Rocket. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Unreasonable Rocket". X Prize Lunar Lander Challenge. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Flight Test of LOX/Methane Rocket". CALVEIN Rocket Project. Archived from the original on 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Related Sites". Garvey Spacecraft Corporation. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Mythbusters!". FAR / Pyrotechnic Innovations. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "How Hard Can It Be? Home Made Rocket". National Geographic Channel. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Licenses – Friends of Amateur Rocketry, Inc". Retrieved 2023-12-13.
External links edit
- FAR Website
- RRS Website
- NAR Website
- TRA Website