Tape it together, making sure it isn't too tight around ... Secure that end to the back of your paper rocket with sticky tape. Now you are ready for launch! To launch your rocket just blow into ...

[Markus Bindhammer] worked out a way to make solid rocket propellant from newspaper. Judging from the test footage after the break the home made engines work great! There isn’t a long list of ...

While melting and casting the Sorbitol-based propellant grains is much easier than a sugar-based concoction, the Sorbitol had much less thrust than a typical sugar rocket, making it the perfect ...

Now create a new rocket and change one thing about it — maybe the fins, the nose cone, or the weight of the paper. Keep making changes one by one and recording how far your rocket flies.

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 ...