Rockets
Taking science and technology to new heights
Rocket science includes ideas of forces and motion, how rockets work and some of the challenges for those wanting to make rockets go faster and higher.
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Finding your way around
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FEATURED ITEMS
NZ’s first space launch
Rocket Lab launched New Zealand’s first rocket to reach space in 2009. Innovative technology developed for this rocket has led to several international contracts for Rocket Lab.
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Lift-off
A rocket will launch and keep speeding up as long as the force pushing it upwards is greater than the forces pulling and pushing it downwards.
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Getting rockets into space
Rockets launched into space can be suborbital (brief visit to space) or orbital (staying in motion around the Earth) or can escape Earth’s gravity to travel deeper into space.
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Rocket control
University of Canterbury PhD students Malcolm Snowdon and Avinash Rao are developing flight control systems for rockets. Electronic sensors measure changes in motion, and guidance systems operate...
FEATURED MEDIA
Rocket Lab launches into space industry
Collections
NZ Research
This collection provides information about the work of New Zealand’s world-class science and technology sectors in relation to Rockets....
Science Ideas and Concepts
Scientific study requires a basic knowledge and understanding of ideas and concepts. This collection explains the ideas that are...
Looking Closer
People
This collection introduces some of the people working or studying in the areas explored in Rockets. Click on a name to find out more about...
Teaching and Learning Approaches
Student activities are the main feature of this collection, along with a variety of resources for teachers to use in exploring Rockets.
Question Bank
An inquiry approach is a method often used in science education. The question bank provides an initial list of questions about Rockets and...
Key Terms
This resource provides explanations of the key concepts encountered when exploring Rockets – the ‘basics’ that every student...
Sci Media
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