Midland & Saragossa, Texas — July 7, 2026 — The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) is proud to announce the official results of the 19th annual International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC), held June 15–21, 2026 in West Texas. This year’s competition brought together 144 university teams from an initial pool of 196 applicants, representing one of the largest and most diverse fields in IREC history.

REMINDER TO ALL STUDENT TEAMS - Section 2.2.3 of the IREC Rules and Regulations makes it very clear that IREC Teams should ONLY INCLUDE STUDENTS from the identified University in the application. YOU CANNOT INCLUDE students from multiple universities on your team. All team members must be active students at the identified University.