Fundamentals of Rocket Stability It’s (not) rocket science! .

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Rocket Stability It’s (not) rocket science! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzCsDVfPQqk

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Fundamentals of Rocket Stability

It’s (not) rocket science!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzCsDVfPQqk

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Our Rockets

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Newton’s Third Law“For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36keC5eDUWk

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Equivalent Forces

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Center of Gravity

A flying object rotates about its center of mass

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Center of Pressure

The point at which all the air forces on

the rocket are concentrated.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5eZ4rOPnEc

Unstable Launch Video

Stable Launch Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGf1W03LuG8

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Now go build your own!