Friends of Amateur Rocketry

Amateur rocket launch at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry facility in the Mojave Desert.
Amateur rocket launch at FAR

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.

FAR is often featured as the launch site for the rockets of YouTuber Joe Barnard.[12][13][14][15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Homepage". FAR. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  2. ↑ "Unreasonable Rocketeers". Makezine. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  3. ↑ "FARther Out". Makezine. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  4. ↑ "History". FAR. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  5. ↑ "Long fun day". Unreasonable Rocket. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  6. ↑ "Unreasonable Rocket". X Prize Lunar Lander Challenge. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  7. ↑ "Flight Test of LOX/Methane Rocket". CALVEIN Rocket Project. Archived from the original on 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  8. ↑ "Related Sites". Garvey Spacecraft Corporation. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  9. ↑ "Mythbusters!". FAR / Pyrotechnic Innovations. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  10. ↑ "How Hard Can It Be? Home Made Rocket". National Geographic Channel. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  11. ↑ "Licenses – Friends of Amateur Rocketry, Inc". Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  12. ↑ Tangermann, Victor (20 December 2021). "Watch These Madmen Attach a Rocket Engine to a Christmas Tree and Launch It Like a Festive Missile". Futurism. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Our Christmas Rocket Didn't Work Great... Feat. Insta360 X3". YouTube. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  14. ↑ "Rocket Powered Christmas Tree". YouTube. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  15. ↑ Malik, Tariq (25 December 2022). "Watch an epic Christmas tree launch for the holidays by DIY 'Rocket-tree' makers (videos)". Space.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.


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