Make a launchpad that holds the bottle with the neck downwards, lets you attach the pump and stand behind the bottle. One good method is to plant a spade or garden fork in the ground at a low angle ...

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 ...

Easy to assemble metal water rocket launcher with a 125 PSI safety valve. Rocket will NOT fly straight without an aerodynamic nose cone made from a second soda bottle and use only 1 cup (200 ml ...

We’ve got to say the force with which the jaws close around the bottle flange is a bit ... Perhaps it could even launch a two-stage water rocket?

If all goes according to plan, the Athena lander will touch down near the moon's south pole on or around March 6.

One example is harvesting elements for drinking water and breathable oxygen. When is the next Florida launch? Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, NASA rocket launch schedule at Cape ...

When NASA sends up a rocket, one of the most dramatic visual aspects is the enormous quantity of water sprayed on the launchpad. This sight is not aesthetic; it's an important tool to guarantee safety ...

Eighth and ninth grade students worked in teams to design, build, and launch water bottle rockets, learning about propulsion and altitude calculation in the process. “Hopefully they're having a ...

The rocket launches with little or no warning and ... acts on the water to eject it from the bottle. Compared to the bottle, the water is heavy. So pushing water out at a moderate speed backwards ...

With a water bottle and some industrial duct tape ... skills to the test Friday morning as they designed and launched bottle rockets at The Discovery Science Place in Tyler.