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1 Fundamentals of Rocket Stability It’s (not) rocket science! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzCsDVfPQqk

2 Our Rockets

3 Newton’s Third Law “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36keC5eDUWk

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5 Equivalent Forces =

6 Center of Gravity A flying object rotates about its center of mass

7 Center of Pressure The point at which all the air forces on the rocket are concentrated.

8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5eZ4rOPnEc Unstable Launch Video Stable Launch Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGf1W03LuG8

9 Now go build your own!


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