For 2010, UKAYRoC teams have to design, construct and successfully launch a rocket, carrying one raw medium size hen's egg to an altitude of 825 feet with a flight time between 40 - 45 seconds, then return the egg and altimeter payload section safely and undamaged to earth using streamer recovery only. More..

Congratulations to the five-member team from Royal Liberty School, the 2009 UKAYRoC winners, who scored 39.54 to win the 2009 Transatlantic Trophy international fly-off for the UK against Madison West High School, the 2009 Team America Rocketry Challenge winners, who logged a score of 50.68.

The UK team will be attending the Paris Air Show in June courtesy of Raytheon.

For further information and the press release please click here.

Royal Liberty School Team 1, from Romford in Essex took home the winner's trophy by completing the contest's task most successfully.

The winning team will now attend the US Team America Rocketry Challenge on 16th May 2009 in the USA and also attend the Paris Air Show in June 2009.

2nd place was awarded to Saffron Walden Team 1 also from Essex, 3rd place to Victoria College from Belfast, 4th place to Thornton Grammar from Bradford and 5th place to Royal Liberty Team 2.

Click here for the top 20 team positions.

UKAYRoC wish to thank its sponsors for making UKAYRoC 2009 a successful event.

The Media Gallery has been updated with photographs, official SBAC press release and media coverage from the 2009 finals event. If any teams would like high resolution copies of the photographs please contact the Helpdesk.