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Write a 200-word essay on the history and design of rockets.
Build a skill-level 1 and a skill-level 2 rocket.
Explain what the numbering and lettering on the rocket engine means, e.g., B6-4, D12-5. [1], [2]
Letter indicates impulse, or change in momentum, produced by engine; see [3] for chart.
First number indicates thrust, or average force produced by engine.
Time of engine firing is approximately equal to impulse divided by average thrust.
Second number indicates delay in seconds “between the end of thrusting and the ejection charge”.
Write a one-page essay on the flight of a rocket beginning with the time it is on the launch pad.
Stages: launch, powered ascent, coasting flight, ejection charge, slow descent, recovery [4]
Explain the procedure for rocketry countdown. [5]
Make a rocket altitude finder; explain and show how it works.
Take the “Model Rocketry Safety Code Test” and score at least ninety percent.
Unable to locate test, but code is available [9]
Identify the parts of a single-stage rocket. [10]
Body, fins, launch lug
Nose cone, shock cord, parachute/streamer, parachute lines
Engine mount, engine, recovery wadding
Launch a rocket for at least three flights.
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