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NASA’s SLS Rocket: Booster Separation Motors
NASA’s SLS Rocket: Booster Separation Motors NASA’s SLS Rocket has the largest and most powerful solid propellant boosters to ever fly, standing 17 stories tall. The boosters generate 3.6 million pounds of thrust each, with a total of 7.2 million pounds for both boosters, exceeding that of 14 four-engine jumbo commercial airliners. Each booster has […]
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What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades 5-8)
What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades 5-8) Aerodynamics is the study of how objects move through air, affecting everything from airplanes to rockets to kites. The four forces of flight are lift, weight, thrust, and drag, which work together to determine an object’s movement up and down, faster or slower. Lift is the upward force that allows […]
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