Historic Success by TEKNOFEST Teams at IREC 2025!

At the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) 2025, held in the United States between June 9–14, our TEKNOFEST teams achieved remarkable success, setting records and proudly representing our country on the international stage.

16.06.2025

🏆 İTÜ Lagari Thrust Team, composed of TEKNOFEST competitors and scholarship recipients, made history with an outstanding performance:
🔹 Achieved a perfect launch with 0% margin of error—a first in the competition’s history—setting two records with a single launch in the 10,000 feet category.
🔹 This exceptional precision earned them the James Barrowman Award for Flight Dynamics.
🔹 Additionally, they won Second Place in the 10K Commercial Off-The-Shelf category.
 
🎖 Our Gök-Han Rocket Team, supported under the National Technology Teams Support Program and composed of TEKNOFEST participants as well as current and former scholarship holders, also made us proud:
🔹 They earned Third Place in the SDL Payload Challenge category.
 
We wholeheartedly congratulate all our teams who raised our flag and represented our country with pride at IREC 2025. Your dedication and success are a source of inspiration for the future of science and technology in our nation.
 
We are proud of you—keep reaching for the stars!
 

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