Complete Schedule of Operations For 2021

This calendar may be subject to change. Events may be added, deleted or changed as the year progresses. Before attending any event listed here, contact Greg Smith, Director of Operations, at 217-840-1678, or through email to operations@ciarocketry.org

Special Notice

Due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak we will be cancelling many of our events. We will try to keep the web site up-to-date on this, but if you have any doubts contact Greg Smith, Director of Operations, at 217-840-1678, or through email to operations@ciarocketry.org.

Calendar Update In Progress

The calendar is currently being updated, thus some dates or details may be incorrect. Check back soon for the complete, correct schedule.

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January 2021
January	Friday 1	New Year Rocket Launch This launch has been cancelled	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
January	Tuesday 5	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: TBA This meeting will be held on Zoom	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
January	Saturday 9	Rocket Launch This launch has been cancelled	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
January	Tuesday 19	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Papa Del's Pizza
January	Saturday 23	Rocket Launch This launch has been cancelled	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
January	29-31	NARCON The National Association of Rocketry's National Convention This year's NARCON will be a virtual event.		Online
February 2021
February	Tuesday 2	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: TBA This meeting will be held on Zoom	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
February	Saturday 13	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
February	Tuesday 16	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Hickory River Smokehouse
February	Saturday 27	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
March 2021
March	Tuesday 2	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: Annual Election and TBA This meeting will be held on Zoom	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
March	Saturday 13	High Power Rocket Launch 10,000 MSL waiver. Contact Greg Smith, at operations@ciarocketry.org if you plan to fly motors of "L" impulse or greater. Rain date: Sunday, March 14	10 a.m. - 6 p.m.	Forsyth Launch Site
March	Tuesday 16	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Papa Del's Pizza
March	Saturday 27	High Power Rocket Launch 10,000 MSL waiver. Contact Greg Smith, at operations@ciarocketry.org if you plan to fly motors of "L" impulse or greater. Rain date: Sunday, March 28	10 a.m. - 6 p.m.	Forsyth Launch Site
April 2021
April	Tuesday 6	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: TBA This meeting will be held on Zoom	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
April	Saturday 10	High Power Rocket Launch 10,000 MSL waiver. Contact Greg Smith, at operations@ciarocketry.org if you plan to fly motors of "L" impulse or greater.	Noon - 6 p.m.	Rantoul Aviation Center
April	Tuesday 20	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Hickory River Smokehouse
April	Saturday 24	High Power Rocket Launch 10,000 MSL waiver. Contact Greg Smith, at operations@ciarocketry.org if you plan to fly motors of "L" impulse or greater.	Noon - 6 p.m.	Rantoul Aviation Center
May 2021
May	Tuesday 4	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: TBA This meeting will be held on Zoom	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
May	Saturday 8	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
May	Tuesday 18	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Papa Del's Pizza
May	Saturday 22	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
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June 2021
June	Tuesday 2	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: GARLO Prep This meeting has been cancelled	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
June	Saturday 13	Rocket Launch This launch has been cancelled	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
June	Tuesday 16	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Hickory River Smokehouse
June	Monday 22	The CIA will assist the students of the Illinois Aerospace Institute (Session 1) at the University of Illinois in building rockets This event has been cancelled.	7 - 9 p.m.	ESPL
June	Friday 26	The CIA will assist the students of the Illinois Aerospace Institute (Session 1) at the University of Illinois in flying their rockets This event has been cancelled.	1 - 5 p.m.	Dodds Park
June	Saturday 27	GARLO 2021 Theme: 2021 Vision All-day rocket launch, followed by an awards ceremony/potluck picnic. Rain date: Saturday, July 11 This event has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule it at a later time.	10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Set up 9 a.m.)	Dodds Park
July 2021
July	Tuesday 7	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: TBA This meeting has been cancelled	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
July	Saturday 11	Rocket Launch This launch will be taking place (weather permitting). We will be following Special Rules to allow us to fly and still keep everyone safe.	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
July	Monday 13	The CIA will assist the students of the Illinois Aerospace Institute (Session 2) at the University of Illinois in building rockets This event has been cancelled.	7 - 9 p.m.	ESPL
July	Friday 17	The CIA will assist the students of the Illinois Aerospace Institute (Session 2) at the University of Illinois in flying their rockets This event has been cancelled.	1 - 5 p.m.	Dodds Park
July	Tuesday 21	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Papa Del's Pizza
July	Friday 24	The CIA will assist the students of the WYSE Aerospace Camp at the University of Illinois in flying their rockets This event has been cancelled.	1 - 5 p.m.	Dodds Park
July	Saturday 25	Rocket Launch This launch will be taking place (weather permitting). We will be following Special Rules to allow us to fly and still keep everyone safe.	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
July	25 - 31	NARAM National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet This event has been postponed until 2021.		Geneseo, NY
July	30 - August 2	LDRS 39 This event has been postponed until 2021.		Utah
August 2021
August	Tuesday 4	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: Introduction to Medium and High Power Rocketry This meeting has been cancelled	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
August	Saturday 8	Rocket Launch This launch will be taking place (weather permitting). We will be following Special Rules to allow us to fly and still keep everyone safe.	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
August	Tuesday 18	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Hickory River Smokehouse
August	Saturday 22	Rocket Launch Annual Nostalgia Launch featuring rockets and launch equipment more than 30 years old. Dig out those old rockets and get them flying again. This launch will be taking place (weather permitting). We will be following Special Rules to allow us to fly and still keep everyone safe.	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
September 2021
September	Tuesday 1	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: How to Build and Fly Boost Gliders This meeting has been cancelled	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
September	Saturday 12	Rocket Launch Followed by night launching of rockets equipped with lights, beepers, etc. This launch will be taking place (weather permitting). We will be following Special Rules to allow us to fly and still keep everyone safe.	Noon - Dark	Dodds Park
September	Tuesday 15	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Papa Del's Pizza
September	Saturday 26	Rocket Launch This launch is designated as Unofficial GARLO 2021 Theme: 2021 Vision Bring those rockets you planned to fly at GARLO and wear your favorite GARLO t-shirt from past years. This launch will be taking place (weather permitting). We will be following Special Rules to allow us to fly and still keep everyone safe.	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
October 2021
October	Saturday 3	Heartland Maker Fest This event has been cancelled. They hope to reschedule it in 2021.	9 a.m. - 2 p.m.	Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana
October	Tuesday 6	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: Our annual swap meet. Bring your surplus rocket related equipment and supplies to buy, sell and trade with other members. This meeting has been cancelled	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
October	Saturday 10	High Power Rocket Launch 10,000 MSL waiver. Contact Greg Smith, at operations@ciarocketry.org if you plan to fly motors of "L" impulse or greater. This launch will be taking place (weather permitting). We will be following Special Rules to allow us to fly and still keep everyone safe.	Noon - 6 p.m.	Rantoul Aviation Center
October	Tuesday 20	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Hickory River Smokehouse
October	Saturday 24	High Power Rocket Launch 10,000 MSL waiver. Contact Greg Smith, at operations@ciarocketry.org if you plan to fly motors of "L" impulse or greater. This launch will be taking place (weather permitting). We will be following Special Rules to allow us to fly and still keep everyone safe.	Noon - 6 p.m.	Rantoul Aviation Center
October	30 - November 1	Midwest Power launch near Princeton, IL sponsored by Quad Cities Rocketry Society	9 a.m. - 5 p.m.	Princeton
November 2021
November	Tuesday 3	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: High power rocketry beyond Level I This meeting has been cancelled	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
November	Saturday 14	High Power Rocket Launch 10,000 MSL waiver. Contact Greg Smith, at operations@ciarocketry.org if you plan to fly motors of "L" impulse or greater. Rain date Sunday 11/15. This launch will be taking place (weather permitting). We will be following Special Rules to allow us to fly and still keep everyone safe.	Noon - 6 p.m.	Forsyth Launch Site
November	Tuesday 17	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Papa Del's Pizza
November	Saturday 28	High Power Rocket Launch 10,000 MSL waiver. Contact Greg Smith, at operations@ciarocketry.org if you plan to fly motors of "L" impulse or greater. Rain date Sunday 11/29. This launch has been cancelled	Noon - 6 p.m.	Forsyth Launch Site
December 2021
December	Tuesday 1	Membership Meeting Meeting Topic: Annual Wrapup, Rocket nostalgia and "Tall Tales". Bring stories and artifacts to share. This will be a virtual meeting on Zoom. Further details will be posted on the emial list and Facebook page.	7 - 9 p.m.	Springer Center
December	Saturday 12	Rocket Launch This launch has been cancelled	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
December	Tuesday 15	Business Meeting	7 - 9 p.m.	Hickory River Smokehouse
December	Saturday 26	Rocket Launch This launch has been cancelled	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park
January 2021
January	Friday 1	Rocket Launch	Noon - 6 p.m.	Dodds Park