Model Rocket

Parachute

• Glued inside the rocket

• Gives the rocket stability

• Holds the engine inside the body tube.

• Creates Drag to slow the rocket's return to the ground

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Provides thrust to propel the rocket into the air.

• Fins

• Engine

• Shock Cord

• Fuselage

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Made of wire and inserted in the engine before launch. When electricity is passed through it, it heats up and starts the solid rocket engine.

• Igniter

• Rocket Engine

• Parachute

• Recovery Wadding

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Shroud Lines

• Absorbs the shock of the ejection charge.

• Attaches the rocket to the launch rod

• Main part of the rocket. Houses many important parts.

• Allows the parachute to fluff. Used to pack and wrap the parachute. Do not Tangle!

What is the Apogee?

• The landing of a rocket

• The launch of a rocket

• The lowest point in a rockets flight

• The highest point in a rockets flight

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B6-4 -- This is the name of a common model rocket motor. What does the B represent?

• Altitude Class

• Power Class

• Top Speed

• Time Delay

Who were the 4 pioneers of space travel covered in model rocketry?

• Dr. Werner von Braun

• Konstatin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky

• Hermann Oberth

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Dr. Robert H. Goddard

What is the primary purpose of the fins on a model rocket?

• To provide thrust

• To stabilize the rocket during flight

• To ignite the engine

• To deploy the parachute

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Which component of a model rocket is responsible for igniting the engine?

• Parachute

• Fins

• Igniter

• Nose cone

What is the term for the highest point in a model rocket's flight?

• Launch

• Apogee

• Descent

• Liftoff