Wallops Rocketry Academy for Teachers and Students


Wallops Rocketry Academy for Teachers and Students 21 June 2017 Michelle Hymowitz spent a week at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility learning about rocketry, building and launching model rockets, and watching an actual Sounding Rocket launch.
	Phil Eberspeaker is talking to us about rocket design and drag. Medium picture [73 KB] Full picture [5190 KB]
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	Laura holding her rocket. Medium picture [87 KB] Full picture [5046 KB]
		Phil Eberspeaker's version of a load test. Medium picture [88 KB] Full picture [5696 KB]
	We are all listening intently to the information about testing the strength of the rocket fins and how to find the center of mass. Medium picture [121 KB] Full picture [6479 KB]
		We all found our rocket's center of mass ... Medium picture [123 KB] Full picture [6113 KB]
	... so that we could test the rocket integrity ... Medium picture [116 KB] Full picture [6236 KB]
		... if it "flew" through the air. Medium picture [117 KB] Full picture [6035 KB]
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	We all tested our rockets... Medium picture [126 KB] Full picture [8604 KB]
		... by pulling them around in a circle ... Medium picture [161 KB] Full picture [11242 KB]
	... on a string attached at the center of mass. Medium picture [127 KB] Full picture [9165 KB]
		If it didn't fly off or break ... Medium picture [141 KB] Full picture [9251 KB]
	... then the rocket can handle the flight. Medium picture [102 KB] Full picture [7974 KB]
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	We all taped our nose cone a little stronger... Medium picture [114 KB] Full picture [6022 KB]
		...and placed our motors in our motor mounts. Medium picture [102 KB] Full picture [6215 KB]
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	Berit Bland explains that our rockets need to fit properly on the launch rods ... Medium picture [77 KB] Full picture [5762 KB]
		... so we have to test them out. Medium picture [70 KB] Full picture [3142 KB]
	Teachers testing the smoothness... Medium picture [59 KB] Full picture [5857 KB]
		... of the rockets' take-off ... Medium picture [54 KB] Full picture [5458 KB]
	... from the launch pad. Medium picture [60 KB] Full picture [5577 KB]
		Heather Moore's finished rocket. Medium picture [111 KB] Full picture [6369 KB]
	Larry testing the load bearing of his rocket fins. Medium picture [117 KB] Full picture [6813 KB]
		We had to have a security briefing ... Medium picture [119 KB] Full picture [6359 KB]
	... before we could use the airport runway nearby ... Medium picture [111 KB] Full picture [6007 KB]
		... to launch our rockets. Medium picture [99 KB] Full picture [5891 KB]

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21 June 2017