It is Rocket Science!

Dangers of Rockets

• Rockets are very dangerous
• You have a high possibility of injury with any rocket.
• Rocket fuel is explosive!
• Sometimes rockets can fly into high tension lines and explode.
• You should not launch a rocket near a house.

Inside a Rocket

• Homemade rockets include:
• Engine
• Recovery System
• Cooling Mesh
• Engine Mount

Inside a Rocket

• Many of NASAs Rockets include:
• Cylindrical tanks and oxidiser tanks
• Rocket engines including a gas generator
• Safety equipment
• Science quipment with sensors and transmitors.

Early Rockets

• The first rocket was invented around 1100 A.D. in China
• These rockets had been built with solid propellants.
• The early rockets were used as weapons and fireworks.
• The first emerging of rockets was not until the 1920s.
• In the 1930s and 1940s professional rocket engineering emerged.

First Rocket Launch

• Video; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCEEukiUTsA