rockets

Rocket science includes ideas of forces and motion, how rockets work and some of the challenges for those wanting to...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work in the space sector? It goes way beyond astronauts and rockets and it’s growing fast!...

This Connected article explores the science and technology behind the amazing achievements of Rocket Lab. From New Zealand’s first launch of a rocket into space in...

When we first met Sir Peter Beck in 2010, his company Rocket Lab (formed in 2006) had not long achieved New Zealand’s first launch of a...

Taking science and technology to new heights. Rocket science includes ideas of forces and motion, how rockets work and some of the challenges for those wanting...

Position: Entrepreneur, Avatar, NZS.com. Former director, Rocket Lab, CEO Kea Aerospace Field: Investing in New Zealand technology. Mark Rocket is an internet entrepreneur and space enthusiast....

Position: CEO at Argo Navis Aerospace. Field: Electronics and rocket control systems. When we first met Avinash Rao he was a PhD student investigating rocket control...

Position: CEO and technical director, Rocket Lab Field: Rocket engineering Sir Peter Beck is CEO and technical director of Rocket Lab, a New Zealand rocket technology...

How does the acceleration of a model rocket compare to the Space Shuttle? By using the resultant force and mass, acceleration can be calculated. Forces acting...

Hypersonic vehicles are perhaps a dream of the future, but if they have a chance of happening, research is important to develop materials that will handle...

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...

Chemical rocket engines use a fuel (something to burn) and an oxidiser (something to react with the fuel). Together, they are referred to as the propellant....

Rocket aerodynamics is the study of how air flows over a rocket and how this affects drag and stability. The nose cone and fins of a...

The mass of a rocket is important for two reasons – an object with less mass accelerates more quickly, and an object with more mass has...

What is a rocket pushing against to make it start moving? Is it pushing against the ground? The air? The flames? To make any object start...

A rocket will launch and keep speeding up as long as the force pushing it upwards (thrust) is greater than the forces pulling and pushing it...

Dr Susan Krumdieck from the University of Canterbury is helping to develop new materials for possible future hypersonic vehicles that travel 10 times the speed of...

University of Canterbury PhD students Malcolm Snowdon and Avinash Rao are developing flight control systems for rockets. They use electronic sensors to measure any changes in...

Rocket Lab launched New Zealand’s first rocket designed to reach space in 2009. Their goal in launching the rocket, was to develop and showcase innovative technology...

Rocket science includes ideas of forces and motion, how rockets work and some of the challenges for those wanting to make rockets go faster and higher....

An inquiry approach is a method often used in science education. The question bank provides an initial list of questions about rockets and places where their...

This timeline looks at some of the historical aspects of rockets – taking science and technology to new heights. 1232 – Chinese fire arrows The first...

In this activity, students investigate the motion of a rocket using a spreadsheet with graphs of motion included. They adjust variables and investigate how height and...

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 make a water bottle rocket. They investigate the variables that affect the height and distance travelled by the rocket. By the end...