Make: Rockets: Down-to-Earth Rocket Science

by Mike Westerfield

This book teaches the reader to build rockets--powered by compressed air, water, and solid propellant--with the maximum possible fun, safety, and educational experience.

Make: Rockets is for all the science geeks who look at the moon and try to figure out where Neil Armstrong walked, watch in awe as rockets lift off, and want to fly their own model rockets. Starting with the basics of rocket propulsion, readers will start out making rockets made from stuff lying around the house, and then move on up to air-, water-, and solid propellant-powered rockets.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Technology, Science

521 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 25, 2014

Reviews

[Lindsay Smith-Munoz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I gave this 5 stars because I think it is about as complete as anyone could want, unless they were looking for a source on high powered rocketry(the author has a different book for that). We don't, at this stage, plan on doing 80% of what is in this book, but it was still a great resource for tips for building a rocket, even if you are using a kit, and doing fun stuff like sticking a camera in it, or measuring the height it flies.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

I mostly scanned this, I've played with low-power rockets in the dark, distant past and this looks like a good fairly complete read on the subject. Includes things like water and ballon rockets as well. I suspect I'd like his high power rocket book better since I loved the first edition Harry Stine one.