Rocketry may refer to:
Science and technology
* The design and construction of
rocket
A rocket (from it, rocchetto, , bobbin/spool) is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using the surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. Rocket engines work entirely fr ...
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** The hobbyist or (semi-)professional use of
model rocket
A model rocket are small rockets designed to reach low altitudes (e.g., for model) and be recovered by a variety of means.
According to the United States National Association of Rocketry (NAR) Safety Code, model rockets are constructed of p ...
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Aerospace engineering
Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. It has two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Avionics engineering is si ...
, also known as rocket science
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Amateur rocketry
Amateur rocketry, sometimes known as experimental rocketry or amateur experimental rocketry, is a hobby in which participants experiment with fuels and make their own rocket motors, launching a wide variety of types and sizes of rockets. Amateur ro ...
, a hobby in which participants experiment with fuels or custom rocket motors
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High-power rocketry
High-power rocketry is a hobby similar to model rocketry. The major difference is that higher impulse range motors are used. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) definition of a high-power rocket is one that has a total weight of more ...
, a hobby similar to model rocketry that includes high-powered rockets
Other uses
*''
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect'' (2022), an Indian biographical film on the life of Nambi Narayanan directed by R. Madhavan
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