- Source: Friends of Amateur Rocketry
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. Their static test firing and launch facility known as FAR Site is located North of Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert. FAR was begun in 2003 by several friends and rocketry buffs as a spin-off from RRS. The FAR Site has been used by multiple groups, including Unreasonable Rocket, CSULB, Garvey Spacecraft Corporation, UCSD, MythBusters and an episode of How Hard Can It Be? on the National Geographic Channel. FAR utilizes California State Fire Marshal licensed Pyrotechnic Operators-Class 1, 2, and 3 Rockets. FAR does not require an individual to have a National Association of Rocketry (NAR) or Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA) certification to launch their rockets.
See also
High-power rocketry
Amateur & Experimental rocketry
Reaction Research Society (RRS)
National Association of Rocketry (NAR)
Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA)
References
External links
FAR Website
RRS Website
NAR Website
TRA Website