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Wildcat Rocketry from Kansas State University are BACK to BACK Champions of the 2026 Argonia Cup!
They staged a flight to 25,449' with a payload of 10 golf balls, giving them a final score of 82,680.

In second place was Cowboy Rocketworks from Oklahoma State University. Their flight achieved 24,657' with a payload of 9 golf balls, scoring 78,275.

Third place was the Cougar Rockets from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville. Their flight achieved 23,572' with a payload of 14 golf balls, giving them a score of 75,484.

The KLOUDBusters would like to thank all the teams that participated in this year's event and all the competition sponsors.

2026 Argonia Cup

March 21-22, 2026

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Our Mission
To provide a competition that challenges teams of collegiate students to design, construct,
and execute a multi-disciplined rocketry project utilizing innovative
engineering and technology concepts.

Collegiate Participants
21
Current number of registered teams

Competition Objective

The goal for the 2026 Argonia Cup is to design and launch an efficient and optimized two-stage rocket containing any number of golf balls as a payload in the sustainer to the highest altitude possible. The sustainer must reach a minimum of 9,000’ AGL and not exceed 40,000’ AGL. Both stages of the rocket must recover safely and in re-flyable condition.

Prize Pool
$13,463
This prize money provided by our sponsors will be split between the top three teams.

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