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EXPLORING SPACE
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At the start of the space age, rockets were more likely to end up as a ball of fire or to veer off course than to reach the correct orbit. Now they are more reliable because rocket scientists have learned the best way to make, combine, and supply the propellant.
On July 20, 1969, three Apollo astronauts left Earth to become the first human visitors to another celestial body in our galaxy. Every second for the first 120 seconds of their journey, 3 tons of kerosene surged into combustion chambers of the five F1 engines of the Saturn V rocket. These engines produced a liftoff thrust equivalent to 32 Boeing 747s at takeoff. Today mighty chemical reactions still power rockets. Computers monitor the launcher's climb and correct the angle of ascent. the whole event is governed by the laws of physics, particular Newton's three laws of motion.
Rocketry and rocket fuel is continuing to change to bigger and better things, so stop by and check out what's new in rocket fuel...
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WHAT'S INSIDE
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Rockets |
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Come here to find out just how rockets work and why they are designed the way they are!
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Propulsion |
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Click here to see what drives these heavy objects into space and look at the differences between solid rocket fuel and liquid rocket fuel.
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Launch Sites |
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How many launch sites do you think there are? Did you know that there are 13! Here you'll find out about all of them including the famous Kennedy Launch Site.
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ROCKETRY
