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The EuRoC (European Rocketry Challege) is the first university rocket launch competition in Europe, hosted by Portugal Space. The EuRoC brings together students from Europe to launch and present their rocketry projects.The competition aims to encourage students to study science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and to the development of technological skills.

Yearly editions of EuRoC will promote rocketry among universities, since its foundation in 2020 over 40 teams from all over europe took part in this competiotion. In 2022 a total 20 student teams – from 11 different countries – and around 600 students did travel to Portugal to launch their rockets.

Similar to the Spaceport America Cup, the participating rockets are differentiated according to their type of propulsion and height of climb. The participating rockets are differentiated according to their type of propulsion and height of climb. Each team can choose between solid, liquid and hybrid engines, which can be purchased from a listed manufacturer (commercial off-the-shelf, COTS) or developed by the team itself (student researched and developed, SRAD). The possible target altitudes are divided into 3000 and 9000 metres and must be announced together with the choice of engine before participation. The aim of the competition is, among other things, to reach the selected climb altitude as accurately as possible. At the EuRoC, it is not only the technical performance that counts, but also business know-how and a good team spirit to achieve maximum success.