Due to the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020; the Australian Universities Rocket Competition transitioned to an online format this year. The competition did not conclude with a launch event, instead, teams were assessed on their engineering methodology and practices, systems engineering approach, manufacturing and testing (plans), modelling and simulation, as well as overall project approach and rocket design.

The Australian Youth Aerospace Association and its industry sponsors commend each and every team that has continued their efforts in the AURC 2020. This year’s competition required teams to deal with an array of challenges, above and beyond those that were anticipated at the start, and we would like to make note of the fact that taking on these challenges is an achievement in itself.