| There is no need to have an advanced degree | | | | for allowing easy passage through the air and |
| for building a rocket. Assuming that one is not | | | | keeping it from being weighed down. The fins can |
| planning to take a trip on it, anyone can put | | | | be made of balsa wood which will work best. A |
| together a simple rocket in the luxury of one's | | | | template of the fins should be made and placed |
| own home and blast it off into the sky. Many | | | | on the wood for tracing the shape. A craft knife |
| kinds of rockets are available for sale one can be | | | | can be used to cut the wood and it has to be |
| chosen from them. One has to be conscious that | | | | sanded for making it smooth. Now the fins can be |
| most of these are not functional. Rockets have a | | | | attached with the body with any suitable glue. |
| cylindrical shape. Some star wars or flying saucers | | | | Step three: |
| design look awesome they will not work very | | | | The engine mount has to be attached to the |
| well. | | | | rocket's body just under the fins. For attaching it |
| The basic parts of a rocket consist of a cylindrical | | | | securely, cotton swabs can be used to apply the |
| body, nose cone, three fins for stabilizing and | | | | glue to the mounts exterior and firmly fastening it |
| engine of course. It is essential to have a | | | | to the body of the rocket. An ignition system is |
| parachute attached to the nose cone that will | | | | needed to start the engine. It can be obtained |
| make the rocket float back safely to the ground. | | | | easily from the same source that sold the engine. |
| Step one: | | | | Step four: |
| The nose cone has to be attached to the rocket. | | | | When the new rocket is assembled, it can be |
| The type of glue that is to be used depends on | | | | jazzed up in any way preferred with some paint. |
| the material which makes the body and cone. | | | | In addition to make the rocket look fine, paint |
| Although wood glue can be used on cardboard but | | | | plays an important role in aero dynamics and |
| it will not work on plastic with which plastic | | | | applying few more light coats will help the rocket |
| cement would have to be used. | | | | travel smoothly through the air. |
| Step two: | | | | One the rocket has been built, it can be fired in to |
| Aerodynamics is the most important feature of | | | | the air. It will certainly not be the Enterprise but if |
| the rocket. For making sure if the rocket is | | | | it fires and goes straight up, and then it means |
| aerodynamic, the fins should be smooth and sleek | | | | that a working rocket has been made. |