Product Description

Experience exciting rocket-launching fun with this vinegar and baking powder fuelled rocket. Make the rocket, take it outside, fuel it up and watch it blast off with amazing thrust and fly up to 30 feet. Each kit contains a super lightweight rocket, rocket fins, launching pad, decorative stickers and full instructions along with fun facts. 14 Years +

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #556 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Great Gizmos
• Dimensions: .37 pounds

Features

• "Rockets make use of a law discovered by Isaac Newton in the 17th Century: ""For every action on an
• "In a space rocket, the action comes from the tonnes of hot gas that are squeezed out of the rocket
• In your rocket there is a chemical reaction
• "Contents:1 Transparent rocket body, 3 Rocket fins, 1 Connecting ring, 1 Launching station pad, 1 Me
• "Not included in this kit: Vinegar and Baking soda, Colours and contents may vary from those illustr

Manufacturer's Description
Launch your own Cosmic Rocket up to 50 feet into the air! When vinegar is mixed with baking soda inside the rocket body, a gas called carbon dioxide is formed. As more and more gas accumulates, the pressure builds until it is forced out the bottom and the rocket is launched!

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Customer Reviews

The Lee Rocketeers
Our first attempts were not too successful, because we used baking powder instead of bicarbonate of soda. This achieved several launches of 30 to 40 feet.
After we acquired the bicarbonate of soda, we achieved a better launch rate and finally achieved a height well in excess of 80 feet the landing however was onto tarmac which resulted in the total destruction of the rocket body. hence our search leading us to this site.

cosmic rocket: warning
This product is really good and very simple to do, however make sure you launch, and more importantly, land onto grass. Our first attempt was off concrete and was great until it landed back onto the concrete. Although there were no obvious breaks, the landing damaged the rocket and now the mixture leaks out of the bottom and it doesn't work anymore. As with the other review, we have purchased another as it is definately worth another go!

Science in action
The ultimate boy-toy to teach science.
We were given this for Christmas and tried it out at home a few times where it was fun. However, it really came into its own at Cub Camp where we did a Science badge. We did an initial 'experiment' making volcanoes with vinegar and baking soda and then re-applied the process with the rocket. The kids learned a lot and had a ball.
Warning! You do need a huge open space for this - we used one end of a football pitch as it doesn't always fly straight up. Think fireworks! Keep the kids well away from the rocket, once the stuff is mixed, even when it looks like it won't launch - it has a phenomenal power. Highest we got was about 65 ft.