[KoD] and [Navic] are building solid propellant motors using sugar and potassium nitrate. They cook up the two ingredients along with water and a bonding agent. They find that corn syrup is ...

Why it matters: Live Science reports that a team of undergraduate students just revolutionized amateur rocketry by launching their homemade rocket higher and faster than any non-professional ...

At an event in Nevada, hobbyists can legally send their homemade rockets high into the atmosphere. Grant Thompson, who has a YouTube DIY science channel, struggles under the weight of a rocket at ...