A rocketry club for high schoolers run by high schoolers
We are IKAR (Interlicealne Koło Astronautyczno-Rakietowe), a student-led science club run by high schoolers. Together, we design rocket modules, experiment with electronics, write software, and discover physics in our school lab spaces.
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Featured Projects
> Active deployments
PEGaZ
Onboarding workshops where team members build scaled launch models and learn tracking basics.
CanSat atmospheric probe/satellite project
Building a miniature atmospheric probe inside a soda can to transmit weather parameters.
SMoK Rocket design and integration
Developing safe solid KNSU rocket fuel engines, calculating nozzle diameters, and setting dual-parachute timers.
Our Sponsors & Partners
> Mission Control Support
Poniatowski High School
> V LO im. Ks. Józefa Poniatowskiego w Warszawie
The home school of IKAR. Provides classroom lab space for rocket assembly.
Herbert High School
> CV LO im. Zbigniewa Herberta w Warszawie
One of the schools with an IKAR club.
Poniatowski Foundation
> Fundacja Poniatowskiego
Helped fund our initial startup equipment and laboratory supplies in 2023.
National Liberty Institute
> Centrum Rozwoju Społeczeństwa Obywatelskiego
Supported the expansion of our educational PEGaZ rocketry workshops.
Military Institute of Armament Technology
> Wojskowy Instytut Techniczny Uzbrojenia
Grants safe environment access to industrial motor static test benches.
OFF Foundation
> Our Future Foundation
Enabled the PEGaZ projects through the MiniGranty program.
Latawce
> Latawce.pl
Provided us with off-the-shelf solid rocket motors necessary for the PEGaZ initiative.
Poniatnik
> Poniatnik School Newspaper
The Poniatowski School Newspaper. Promoting IKAR within the Poniatowski community.