The problem with a lot of these water bottle rocket projects is that they leak where the bottle meets the launcher. In most cases this is a good thing as it’s almost impossible to build up ...

Build and launch a rocket powered by a chemical reaction between baking soda and vinegar! This exciting experiment demonstrates how chemical reactions can create pressure, and how that pressure can be ...

It’s an automatic parachute deployment system that you build into the nose-cone of your rocket. The main portion of the build is made out of plastic soda bottles (2 liter size) to end up with a ...

Adobe Acrobat is required. SAFETY: This rocket uses air pressure to fling a bottle at high speed 20–50 metres. The bottle must be made entirely of plastic, it must have no sharp points and it ...

Famous families having fun with these experiments at home. • The bottle rocket challenge: faces from across the BBC compete to build and launch bottle rockets. Whose will fly highest?