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Subject: How can I stablize a miniature rocket?

Date: Tue Sep 12 21:50:31 2000
Posted by Mark
Grade level: 10-12 School: No school entered.
City: No city entered. State/Province: No state entered. Country: US
Area of science: Engineering
ID: 968809831.Eg
Message:

When I try to luanch a rocket it always bounces along the ground.  I make 
paper tubes about the width of a pen the wrap tape around it.  Then I glue 
four trianlge fins to the rocket and another tube to hold the rocket on a 
small luanching rod. Closing one end off and packing gunpowder(from Estes 
rockets)into the open end of the tube.  I use the Estes Electronic Luanch 
System.  I think the problem lies with center of gravity.


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