1. Rocketry Kim Lachler Updated 2015 NCES: 6.1.3

2. Rocketry The Chinese invented the crude gunpowder rockets. The Chinese invented the crude gunpowder rockets. Fireworks Fireworks

3. Types of Rockets Today rockets are either: Today rockets are either: Solid fuel Solid fuel Liquid fuel Liquid fuel

4. Types of Rockets Solid Solid a dry chemical a dry chemical An oxidizer (oxygen) which helps ignites the fuel An oxidizer (oxygen) which helps ignites the fuel

5. Types of Rockets Nose cone Igniter 1 fuel tank Solid fuel Combustion chamber Exhaust nozzles Solid

6. Types of Rockets Liquid Liquid Alcohol or refined kerosene Alcohol or refined kerosene LOX – liquid oxygen LOX – liquid oxygen

7. Types of Rockets 2 fuel tanks Oxidizer Liquid fuel Nose cone pump Combustion camber Exhaust nozzles Liquid

8. Nose Cones Carries the “payload” Carries the “payload” Instruments Instruments Manned capsule Manned capsule Warheads Warheads

9. Why does a rocket work? Newton’s Third Law of Motion Newton’s Third Law of Motion For every action there is an equal and For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Newton_s_Third_Law_of_Motion__How_Rockets_Work.mov

10. Why does a rocket work? Exhaust Thrust

11. Bibliography Ortleb, Edward, Cadice Richard, Exploring Space, Milliken Publishing Company, St. Louis, MO 1986 Ortleb, Edward, Cadice Richard, Exploring Space, Milliken Publishing Company, St. Louis, MO 1986 Google images, http://www.google.com/imghp, accessed 4/19/11 Google images, http://www.google.com/imghp, accessed 4/19/11http://www.google.com/imghp Best Animation, http://bestanimations.com/Sci-Fi/Spaceships/Rockets/Rockets.html, accessed 4/19/11 Best Animation, http://bestanimations.com/Sci-Fi/Spaceships/Rockets/Rockets.html, accessed 4/19/11http://bestanimations.com/Sci-Fi/Spaceships/Rockets/Rockets.html