Rockets
Texts and Activities
• Aerospace Corporation • JPL text on line • NASA text Rocket
Outline and Objectives
• • • • • • Anatomy of a modern launch vehicle Mission Profile Physics of Rocket Flight Basic Rocket fuels Lift and Trajectory Calculations Construct and launch model rockets
A Delta Rocket takes Flight
About the Delta Rocket:
Medium Launch Vehicle
Source: Delta II Payload Planner’s Guide, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (now Boeing)
Medium Launch Vehicle
Source: Delta II Payload Planner’s Guide, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (now Boeing)
Mission Profile
Source: Delta II Payload Planner’s Guide, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (now Boeing)
Typical 2-Stage Mission
Source: Delta II Payload Planner’s Guide, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (now Boeing)