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Water Rocket Challenge Water Rocket Challenge

Aim for the sky in our annual Water Rocket Challenge, which sees hundreds of participants, from school teams to adults, battling it out to become champion.

Water Rocket 15 June Calendar
The 2012 NPL Water Rocket Challenge will be held on Wednesday 20 June at the NPL Sports Club, Queens Road, Teddington TW11 0LW.


Water Rocket logo
Schools only competition
- from 1.30 pm until 4.30 pm
Open competition - from 6 pm until 8.30 pm
Workshops - from 6 pm until 8.30 pm (£5 per person, pre-register please)
Spectators welcome - from 6 pm (£2 entry fee)

All entry fees are donated to Shooting Star CHASE

Read our 2011 report and scores

  • The NPL Water Rocket Challenge has been running since 2003 with over 400 teams (of six) having participated. It has raised over £12,500 for charity.

  • Challenges were initially distance and altitude, but presently winners combine landing accuracy (in a zone about 65 m from launch position) with time of flight.

  • The Teddington afternoon event is exclusively for schools teams. The infrastructure remains for an evening event to which older enthusiasts, youth groups and spectators are welcome.

  • NPL has helped other organisations set up similar events, including the Welsh
    Water Rocket Challenge and Cheltenham Science Festival.

If you have any water rocket related enquiries, please email waterrockets@npl.co.uk

2011 Challenge

The 2011 Water Rocket Challenge was held on Wednesday 15 June 2011.

Take Part

Registration for our 2012 competition is now open, click the register link below!

Rules & Information
EGGSTRA Challenge Rules & Information

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2011 Photos

View photos from our 2011 Water Rocket Challenge.