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Building a High-Power Rocket

Building a High-Power Rocket. Did you know? It takes only about eight minutes for a Space Shuttle to accelerate to a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour. Rockets for Schools. Nosecone Payload Bay Coupler Airframes Parachute Motor Tube Centering Rings Fins. Components.

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Building a High-Power Rocket

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  1. Building a High-Power Rocket Did you know? It takes only about eight minutes for a Space Shuttle to accelerate to a speed of more than 17,000 milesper hour.

  2. Rockets for Schools

  3. Nosecone Payload Bay Coupler Airframes Parachute Motor Tube Centering Rings Fins Components

  4. Body Tubes Phenolic body tube: Carbon fiber body tubes: Note the spiral in the shadowed area. Quantum body tubes:

  5. Materials • Epoxy • Sandpaper • Sanding blocks • Popsicle sticks or other flat sticks • Plastic cups • Masks • Wood filler

  6. Step 1: Constructing Motor Tube Attaching forward centering ring: Nylon strap attached:

  7. Step 2: Filling Spirals Filling spirals: Sanding off excess filler:

  8. Step 3: Fins Sanding the fins: Epoxying the fins in: Fin jig:

  9. Step 4: Payload Tube Attaching bulkhead: Eyebolt: Putting epoxy in payload tube: Inserting coupler:

  10. Step 5: Nosecone Sanding the cone: Screwing the cone into the tube:

  11. Step 6: Extras Drilling hole for rail button: Drilling pressure hole: Rail button:

  12. Step 7: Painting Priming rocket: Painting rocket:

  13. Rocket launching: Launch Video: Finished Rocket!

  14. Model rocket kits like this are usually sold at local hobby stores such as Hobby Lobby, etc. Suggestion

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