Rocket launch challenge

Your challenge is to make the rocket go as high as possible and launch a payload 400 km above the ground. You can change rocket parameters...

In this activity, students view a slide show presentation introducing some rockets, their purposes and distances travelled in space.

Your challenge is to make the rocket go as high as possible and launch a payload 400 km above the ground. You can change rocket parameters...

Rockets launched into space can be suborbital (brief visit to space) or orbital (staying in motion around the Earth) or can escape Earth’s gravity to travel...