Founded by Elon Musk of PayPal and Tesla Motors fame, Space X has become the first company to successfully build and launch a spacecraft into low Earth orbit and have it return safely. Launched from Cape Canaveral, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted its Dragon cargo capsule into orbit, performed extensive test maneuvers across two orbits, and splashed down just after 11 a.m. PST on December 8, 2010.
Thingiverse user Ben of Camas, WA, designed and printed this sleek rocket, filled it with baking soda and vinegar, shook it, then placed it on the ground and watched it take off. True success! Today, powered by pure bicarb ($1.99) and 5% strength pickling vinegar ($0.99) it flew as high as the house – about […]
Blow your friends away as you send this 25-cent rocket hundreds of feet in the air. Thanks go to Rock Schertle for the original article in MAKE, Volume 15. To download The Compressed Air Rocket video click here and subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete Compressed Air Rocket article in MAKE Volume 15 and […]
Blow your friends away as you send this 25-cent rocket hundreds of feet in the air. Thanks go to Rick Schertle for the original article in MAKE Volume 15. Download the PDF of this project, and then subscribe to MAKE Magazine for other great projects you can do over the weekend. Don’t forget to download […]
From rosendahl in the MAKE Flickr pool: Built from plans in Make Magazine with a couple mods. Made from a sprinkler valve and PVC (and of course duct tape!), compressed air fires the rocket high into the sky. Our rocket is make of the foam cylinders you wrap around hot water pipes (and duct tape!). […]
One of the coolest things at Maker Faire each year is the local rocketry groups who display their best rockets and swap stories with attendees. We wanted that same opportunity at Make: Day, and that’s why we’re happy to welcome Tripoli MN! Photos by Todd Schweim The members of Tripoli MN will have a bunch […]
Here’s a great how-to on building a “liquid fueled” rocket using little more than a fat Sharpie marker, a can of compressed air, and a few more supplies found down on the Cube Farm. The resulting rocket can fly up to 75 feet! But hey there, John Glenn of the IT Department, BE CAREFUL! This […]
