ESRA Newsletter 28 April 2026

2026 IREC Certification Launch and Volunteer Fun-fly

Registration is open to sign up to participate in the 2026 IREC Certification Launch and Volunteer Fun-fly that is happening on Sunday 14 June 2026. You can find more information at ESRA’s Sunday Fun-Fly and Certification Launch page and you can sign up at the Sunday Volunteer Fun-fly & Certification Launch Registration page.

Volunteer Town Hall Meeting

ESRA will be having its second Volunteer Town Hall meeting on 30 April 2026 at 7:00 pm CT. At this meeting you will meet the leadership team, be presented with a 2026 IREC overview, learn about travel and lodging details, and have the chance to ask questions at a Q&A Forum. You will receive an email with a link to the Zoom meeting.

Volunteer Highlight

This week, Mohi Khan, ESRA’s Director of Launch Operations, was recognized on ESRA’s social media. This is what they wrote:

“Mohi Khan is ESRA’s Director of Launch Operations. He has been an IREC competitor since 2012 and became a volunteer in 2022. Wanting to give back and recognizing how impactful IREC is for students, ESRA felt like a natural way for him to pay that forward. He was also drawn to ESRA’s mission of balancing education, safety, and technical challenges while supporting students through real-world engineering experiences.

“Through ESRA, Mohi hopes to continue growing while giving back to the STEM and rocketry community. Working alongside passionate volunteers and seeing their impact on students is incredibly rewarding. Having learned from his own mistakes over the years, he hopes to help students avoid similar pitfalls and make better-informed decisions.

“Mohi believes that becoming an ESRA volunteer is one of the most direct ways to make a real impact on the next generation of STEM students and problem-solvers. Volunteers get the chance to mentor, guide, and support students as they take on challenges that mirror real-world engineering more closely than a classroom ever could. ESRA is volunteer-driven and built on people who care, and if you enjoy giving back, collaborating with others, and helping students succeed in a safe and supportive environment, it is hard to find a better place to do that.”

Sponsors

Karman Space & Defense will be joining ESRA as a Bronze Sponsor at IREC 2026.