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Adept Rocketry Division · Adelaide University
DRAFTStudents who design, build and fly high-powered rockets.
DRAFTARD is Adelaide University's student rocketry team, part of the not-for-profit Adept. Our rockets compete at the Australian Universities Rocket Competition (AURC), where Project Kronos placed 2nd in the 10,000 ft category in 2026.
Project Kronos
Kronos
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AURC 2026 · 10,000 ft · COTS propulsion
2nd
- DRAFTAURC campaigns, 2024–2026
- 3
- DRAFTAURC entries since 2024
- 4
- DRAFTBest AURC result: 10,000 ft COTS, 2026
- 2nd
- DRAFTIndustry award: Lockheed Martin Australia, 2025
- 1
Tier 1 · Launch partner [Draft name]
Position open_
Put your organisation on the next ARD rocket, in front of the students who will engineer what comes next.
01Rockets
DRAFTThe fleet
DRAFTFrom Project Lightning to Project Kronos. Open any rocket and take it apart, component by component.
01/03 rockets
02 · Students
DRAFTBuild a rocket. No experience required.
ARD is open to all Adept members. No prior experience required! DRAFTDesign, build and fly high-powered rockets with a team that competes at a national level.
03 · Sponsors
DRAFTBack South Australia's university rocketry team
DRAFTEngineering firms, defence and software companies, schools, universities and government: put your name behind the next ARD rocket and meet the engineers who build it.
Tier 2 · Flight partner [Draft name]
Position open_
Put your organisation on the next ARD rocket, in front of the students who will engineer what comes next.
04Awards
DRAFTResults on the board
DRAFTPlacings at the Australian Universities Rocket Competition, and an industry award from Lockheed Martin Australia.
2nd
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Source ↗ (opens in a new tab)AURC 2025
Award for Technical Excellence
Industry award
4th
Source ↗ (opens in a new tab)AURC 2024
4th place, 10,000 ft COTS
10,000 ft · COTS propulsion
05Sponsors
DRAFTOur sponsors
DRAFTThe organisations that help ARD get off the ground.
Tier 3 · Supporter [Draft name]
- Engineers Australia
- Fleet Space
Previously supported by
- AIML
- Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources
- DEWC Systems (Asension)
- Lockheed Martin
- REDARC
- SAGE
T-minus
DRAFTReady for launch?
DRAFTJoin the team, or help put the next rocket in the sky.