Engineering · Space
Rocket Workshop
Build a rocket from parts, launch it through Max-Q, stage it, land the booster with a suicide burn, and plan a habitat on Mars.
The course
7 worlds · 29 lessons
World 1 · Action and Reaction: the Bottle Rocket
FREENewton’s third law, thrust against weight and flying straight, on the simplest rocket there is
World 2 · Thrust vs Weight: Building a Rocket
PROWhere the mass goes, whether it lifts off, what Isp means, and a first design challenge
World 3 · Why Rockets Have Stages
PROThe rocket equation, the real cost of reaching orbit, and why dropping dead weight pays off
World 4 · Nozzles and Exhaust Speed
PROWhy the exhaust speed is the real measure of an engine, and what the bell-shaped nozzle does
World 5 · Max-Q and the Gravity Turn
PROHow air loads a climbing rocket, why it leans over, and what happens between lift-off and orbit
World 6 · Landing a Booster
PROFly back, light the engine at the last moment, steer to the pad, and compare landings on other worlds