Investigate what factors affecthow fast a parachute falls. A good breeze and a few materials are all you need to tackle this DIYkite project. It’s a fun chemical reaction that makes thisbottle rockettake off. Make apaper rocketwith free rocket template. Make aballoon-powered car out of re...
But the biggest problem of all is harnessing enough energy simply to get a spaceship off the ground. That is where rocket engines come in. Rocket Image Gallery Rocket engines are, on the one hand, so simple that you can build and fly your own model rockets very inexpensively (see the lin...
A parachute is deployed from the back to help stop the orbiter. The parachute and the speed brake on the tail increase the drag on the orbiter. The orbiter stops about midway to three-quarters of the way down the runway. Space shuttle orbiter touching down Photo courtesy NASA After ...
You can also see this in action with a water powered bottle rocket. Balloon Powered Car Extension Activity Design your LEGO car first, then consider the features the car needs to work well, considering the above points. Can you build your car following your design? What would you change? Yo...
The optional companion kit comes with a rocket tool set for ramming your own rocket nozzles and rocket fuel into the motor tubes, as well as the parts needed to build and fly 3 rockets and construct 50 rocket motors. You will need some basic supplies such as glue, dental floss and a ...
changes.” Go back to the car. The brakes are gone. We’re working on parachutes. But maybe in the course of making the parachute, we discover something else. “New tools appear. We get wings, and rocket packs, and those things help us move away from the whole cliff context altogether...
For all you readers and friends in Europe, come have a glass or bottle with me! The space will be on a first come first served basis, so register early. So far, there are 132 people coming — it’s going to rock. Play hard with us6-9pm on Thurs...
A parachute is deployed from the back to help stop the orbiter. The parachute and the speed brake on the tail increase the drag on the orbiter. The orbiter stops about midway to three-quarters of the way down the runway. Space shuttle orbiter touching down Photo courtesy NASA After ...
A parachute is deployed from the back to help stop the orbiter. The parachute and the speed brake on the tail increase the drag on the orbiter. The orbiter stops about midway to three-quarters of the way down the runway. Space shuttle orbiter touching down Photo courtesy NASA After ...
A parachute is deployed from the back to help stop the orbiter. The parachute and the speed brake on the tail increase the drag on the orbiter. The orbiter stops about midway to three-quarters of the way down the runway. Space shuttle orbiter touching down Photo courtesy NASA After ...