Of course, if you blow up a balloon and let go of the end without sending it along a string, it might zip around in several directions, but it probably won't travel as far in any one direction.

In this project you will build your own two-stage rocket with balloons. When you inflate a balloon and then release the nozzle, ... so its nozzle is facing the same direction as the first balloon.

In this experiment, you’ll make a balloon rocket that is propelled by pressure. Pressure is the amount of force exerted on an area. ... in the same direction as the net force, and inversely ...

The rocket would have three stages, he says, but the whole thing need weigh only 13,500 lbs., and it could be carried up 15 miles by a plastic-film balloon of 3,000,000-cu.-ft. capacity (180-ft ...

For a balloon rocket, you can use a simpler guidance system: about 20 feet of string, a drinking straw, and tape. ... facing in the opposite direction of the balloon’s flight path.

Although the balloon’s ascent through the atmosphere takes about an hour, the actual launch can be as quick as 10 to 15 min. “With a balloon, you’re peacefully bringing the rocket up to ...

When you let go of the opening, the air quickly escaped from the balloon as a jet of air. This jet of air functions like jet force and propels the balloon forwards. Rocket engines function according ...

Ingredients n String n Balloon n Straw n Tape n Scissors Instructions... For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In the next KFVS12 Heartland Science Lab, ...