In a conventional rocket, a fuel does both of these things. ... And using those simple ideas, you can make a rocket using a soda bottle. Actually, there are three ways to make this happen.

Idaho State University's Physics Department students taught the kids a little about physics and showed them how to build their own water-powered rockets.

Over 900 students and representatives from Arm & Hammer gathered at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center (USSRC) Thursday to launch hundreds of bottle rockets for “Launch Across America: Baking Soda ...

For a small rocket like the Vector-R, designed to deliver payloads of 26kg or less to low-Earth orbit for under $3 million, a fuel like propylene is essential, Garvey said.