These are the best model rockets ahead of Amazon Prime Day, featuring NASA and Blue Origin, as well as STEM rockets, all ...

To fly a model rocket, you'll need suitable equipment. That means suitable engines, a sturdy launch pad, a launch system and ...

The 1:100 scale model comes as a ready-to-fly kit allowing rocketeers and space enthusiasts alike to experience a rich piece of model rocketry history as soon as they receive it.

Model rocket enthusiasts are learning how to do vertical landings. Two hobbyists show how they can pull off SpaceX’s trick at a smaller scale with custom hardware and a few years of effort.

Model rockets, in contrast, generally use solid rocket engines that mix the oxidizer and fuel into a single package, and they are ignited with heat. ... but on a smaller scale.

Model rocketry has always taken cues from what’s happening in the world of full-scale rockets, with amateur rocketeers doing their best to incorporate the technologies and methods into their … ...

Since then, model rocket designers have attempted to recreate the feat—with Joe Barnard’s BPS.space accomplishing the milestone in 2022 after 7 years of work.

Joe Barnard (or BPS.Space) and Aryan Kapoor are two model rocket enthusiasts who’ve spent years working to advance the hobby with innovative ways to precisely steer model rockets and land them ...