Maker Faire Bay Area 2009

How To Make Compressed Air Rockets

Blow your friends away as you send this 25-cent rocket hundreds of feet in the air. You can build this easy launcher and rocket with common items in an afternoon. As seen in MAKE, Volume 15!

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Rick Schertle

Rick teaches middle school in San Jose and writes for MAKE. His interests include couch surfing, world travel and things that fly.

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