TARC / NASA / IREC Sponsorships

Rocketman Parachutes maintains exclusive collaboration with several nationally recognized STEM aerospace programs, including the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC), the NASA Student Launch (SL) Program, and the International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC). These initiatives support a broad student demographic—ranging from middle and secondary education to more than 150 collegiate-level aerospace teams worldwide—engaged in applied research across aerodynamics, structural mechanics, propulsion, guidance and control, and flight-critical recovery systems.

Participants in these programs represent the next generation of aerospace engineers and scientists, forming a core pipeline of talent for future national and commercial spaceflight efforts. Their work contributes directly to advancing technology readiness in areas such as atmospheric flight research, high-power rocketry, payload integration, and mission systems engineering. Early access to rigorous, hands-on STEM environments is essential for developing the competencies required for contributions to future space exploration missions.

Rocketman Parachutes is privileged to provide recovery system support for these teams, many of which design and fabricate their own payload architectures, avionics packages, propulsion systems—including hybrid and liquid-fueled engines—and custom recovery electronics. A significant number of high-performing teams across TARC, NASA Student Launch, and IREC have incorporated Rocketman components as mission-critical elements within their recovery subsystems. These efforts frequently involve complex flight profiles, high-altitude deployment events, and extended development timelines that necessitate high-reliability, aerospace-grade parachute systems.

Teams seeking to enhance the reliability and mission readiness of their recovery architecture are encouraged to contact Rocketman Parachutes. Sponsorship requests, technical guidance, and mission-specific recovery recommendations are welcomed as part of our continued support for the nation’s emerging aerospace workforce.