Founded by Bob Grossfeld (NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador since 1999), Oregon Astronomy & Rocketry is Central Oregon’s first Astrotourism provider. We are a full-service company that offers stargazing services and astronomy related educational programing. In addition, we are Central Oregon’s only full-service retail company that offers science related products, including telescopes, optics, and space science learning tools.
Stargazing Tours
Oregon Astronomy & Rocketry offers personalized experiences exploring the day and night skies with professional telescopes and experienced guides.
Optics
Oregon Astronomy & Rocketry offers telescope and accessory sales, consulting, and telescope repairs, and adjustments. We offer products from all the top brands at competitive prices. Our service is second to none, with over three decades of experience. We continue to offer outreach at regional star parties.
We offer products for these fine manufacturers:
- Alpen
- Bressler
- Celestron
- Coronodo
- Explore Scientific
- Meade
- Orion
- Rigel
- Sky Watcher
- Spectrum
- Telrad
- Tele Vue
- Unistellar
- Vixen
Rocketry
We bring over three decades of rocketry experience, and attend all the major launches in Pacific Northwest with a full selection of motors, kits, and supplies. We support both educational organizations and local flyers.
We offer products for these fine manufacturers:
- Aerotech
- Aerospace Specialty Products
- Altus Metrum
- Apogee
- APS
- Cesaroni Technology (CTI)
- Dynastar
- Estes
- Jolly Logic
- Loc Precision
- Loki Research
- Madcow
- Missile Works
- Public Missiles
- Quest
- Quickburst Top
- Flight Recovery
Education
We offer a variety of customizable classes and programs for schools and organizations in the space sciences. Using material provided by NASA and other educational partners, we offer everything from programs on space exploration to building and flying rockets at your school or location. Daytime solar and evening star gazing programs are also available.
Introducing Cascade Astronomy & Rocketry Academy (CARA)
Founded alongside Oregon Astronomy & Rocketry, Cascade Astronomy & Rocket Academy is a non-profit educational organization. CARA’s mission is to bring the sights and science of the cosmos to schools and the wider community. CARA is supported in part from proceeds of Oregon Astronomy & Rocketry.