If you’ve been following [Joe Barnard]’s rocketry projects for the past few years, you’ll know that one of his primary goals has been to propulsively land a model rocket like SpaceX. Now, 7 ...

A team of scientists from Purdue, Penn State, NASA, and the Air Force have collaborated on the ALICE (ALuminum-ICE) Project, which makes rocket propellant out of a frozen mixture of water and ...

The rocket's launching site was located on a facility maintained by Purdue's School of Veterinary Medicine. "Having a launching site near campus greatly facilitated this project," Pourpoint said.

Your Guide to Making an Incredibly Dangerous Model Rocket Out of Sparklers. ... Wrap it around the bundle, cinching it with some wire, and build fins with more bits of aluminum.

Model rocket manufacturer Estes has debuted its identical miniature version of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space ship, starting at the suggestive price of $69.99.