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Now that summer is on it way, it might be a good time to start planning some warm weather science activities --- for example, what about Water or Bottle Rockets?

One of the main advantages, of experimenting with this type of rocket, is that there are no restrictions on obtaining the fuel components ---- water and air. ;-)

Note: While, at first glance, water rockets may seem safer than their chemical cousins, they still present an element of danger. Please have a look at the following safety suggestions:

Water Rocket Safety Code --- Revision E (28 Apr ‘02)

Water Rocket Safety Code --- Revision J (16 Dec ’02)

Kevin’s Safety Page

Safety notes from the Water Rocket Booklet

The following URL’s are just a small sampling of the water rocket resources that can be found on the Web.

Index to NASA’s Beginner's Guide to Rockets

Water Rockets --- Really --- This is rocket science

In recent years, water rockets have progressed far beyond the classic children’s’ toy.

The current water rocket altitude record is 523 meters. What is the physical limit?

Joseph M. Prusa’s Hydrodynamics of a Water Rocket page, gives us a scientific look at water rockets.

This Water Rocket Design Program helps you understand the physics of water

The Water Rockets Index lists a Water Rocket Computer Design Program.

Steven Gutierrez’s bottle rocket simulator --- Bottlerocketsim v.1.0.

NASA’s Rocket Modeller II SIMULATOR

NASA’s Rocket Modeller II Version 2.1f

NASA’s Water Rocket Simulator Prototype.

The Water Rocket News --- from WRN.

The Water Rocket News --- from the AntiGravity Research Corp.

The Water Rocket Booklet

Dr. Rhett Herman’s simple 2-liter water rocket homepage.

The High Pressure Rocket site.

Robert Youens Water Rocket Page

Dean’s Bench-top Water Rocket Site

High Pressure Rockets

The FTC Rocket Construction Page

The Water Rocket Garage

Clifford Heath’s --- Instructions to Build a Water Rocket

Water Rockets and Water Rocket powered cars.

Ian’s Water Rocket Page --- and --- Cable-Tie Launcher

Rocket Nozzle Design

NASA’s Bottle Rocket Launcher

NASA’s Water Rocket Launch Pad II

Kevin’s H2O Rocket Page --- and --- Clark Cable Launcher

Water Rockets in Thailand and Japan

The Water Rocket Playground

Water Rockets on the Web

Water Rocket Web Links

Bottle Rockets @ The Science Olympiad

The National Physical Laboratory (UK) holds an annual Water Rocket Challenge. Will there be one for 2006?

A DIY Rocket Altimeter Project (RAP)

A DIY Maximum Recording Model Rocket Altimeter

Home-Brew Electronic Altimeter

Miscellaneous model and remote control schematics

Related reading from the Opensource MicroGravity Laboratory

Suppliers

Being listed here does not constitute an endorsement by SAS or me of any information, product or service.

Water Rocket supplies from AntiGravity Research Corporation.

Water Rocket, Classic Science Toy!

Ward’s Natural Sciences

Many suppliers, such as Steve Spangler Science, sell an item called a Tornado Tube that could be incorporated into your water rocket design.

LEGO’s Classroom Bottle Rocket Starter Package.

On The Lighter Side

Suppose that you just can’t remember the name of that song that you have stuck in your head. Try going to The Song Tapper site and tap the rhythm of the song on your PC’s space bar. With a little luck, the program may be able to identify that song.