It takes a lot of power to lift a giant rocket‘s payload all the way to orbit, and in the first moments of a rocket launch, all that energy is Keep reading
Tag: rockets
Coke and Butane Rockets
Rocket science has a reputation for being an incredibly difficult subject. But while there’s complexity in the execution, the concept behind rockets is pretty simple: throw mass out the back Keep reading
Rocket Launch Systems
If you’ve ever watched a rocket launch, you’ve probably noticed the billowing clouds around the launch pad during lift-off. What you’re seeing is not actually the rocket’s exhaust but the Keep reading
Watching a Model Rocket Burn
Rockets operate on a pretty simple principle: if you throw something out the back really fast, the rocket goes forward. Practically speaking, we accomplish this with a combination of chemistry Keep reading
Battery Rockets
When I post Slow Mo Guys videos, it often comes with a warning not to try this at home. For their latest video, that deserves an extra-special mention: seriously, don’t Keep reading
HIFiRE
Earlier this month, an international team launched a successful hypersonic flight test in Australia. The Hypersonic International Research Experimentation (HIFiRE) Flight 5b was launched atop a two-stage rocket and reached Keep reading
A Rocket Launch From Above
Rocket launches often produce spectacular imagery, but it’s rare to get a launch view quite like this one. The photograph above shows the recent launch of an Atlas V rocket Keep reading
The Airbag’s Inflation
Airbags have become a standard safety feature for automobiles. As the Slow Mo Guys demonstrate in the video above, the bags inflate incredibly quickly–less than 1/25th of a second! The incredible Keep reading
Fireworks Taking Off
Aerial fireworks are essentially semi-controlled exploding rockets. Here Discovery Channel shares high-speed video of fireworks taking off. The turbulent billowing exhaust on the ground is reminiscent of other rocket launches. Keep reading
Rocket Sonic Boom
Originally posted: 22 July 2010 This video of the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory’s launch is such a favorite of mine that it was part of the original inspiration for FYFD and Keep reading