Al Williams and I were talking about water rockets on the podcast the other day, and I realized that this was a perfect example of an open-ended simple project. It sounds really easy: you put some ...

Water rockets are plenty of fun, but they can be even more fun if you go wild with the engineering. [The Q] is one such experimenter, who built a dual-thrust water rocket that even has a parachute ...

Practise and challenge your friends! Download the Water bottle Rockets PDF(378 Kb). Adobe Acrobat is required. SAFETY: This rocket uses air pressure to fling a bottle at high speed 20–50 metres.

To get the rocket to work properly, we have to get the right amount of water in the bottle. Not as easy as it sounds. Try experimenting yourself with different volumes of water. Attach one end of ...

Can water really power a rocket? Scientists are exploring ways to use water as fuel, from splitting it into hydrogen and oxygen to steam propulsion. It might just be the key to the future of space ...

Lunar Trailblazer is part of a growing list of probes and landers heading toward the moon to search for water ice.

Winnie Yan, a Form Five student from Chan Shu Kui Memorial School, exhibited a water rocket she made with her team at the fair. Chiu Cheung-ki, director of the Direct Subsidy Scheme Schools ...