Parachute deployment testing! | 2026 IREC Test Flight #njit #rocketlaunch #shorts

Come with us and experience our first ever test flight of an IREC rocket! This launch was conducted at METRA's launch site in New Hampton, NY, on the weekend of May 2 - 3, 2026.

The NJIT Rocketry Club (NRC) is an aerospace and rocketry-driven student organization at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), founded in 2024.

NRC is participating in the 2026 International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) in the 10K COTS category. The IREC Team's rocket, BAD, is the largest rocket ever built at NJIT.

We’re a passionate community of students dedicated to rocketry, space exploration, and astronautics. NRC members collaborate on exciting projects, design, build, and launch model rockets, and dive into the latest advancements of the engineering and aerospace industries.

For inquiries, contact us at rocketry@njit.edu.

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