Save 21% on the National Geographic Rocket Launcher for Kids — was $50.58 ... and with a safe landing system there's no fear of accidental collisions or unwanted damage. The rocket deploys ...

Last spring [Mike] built a foam rocket launchpad which was a hit with the kids in his neighborhood. But the launch system was merely a couple of buttons so the early enthusiasm quickly wore off.

Curious Kids ... A rocket launching from a planet bigger than Earth would need to achieve a higher escape speed. For example, Jupiter is the most massive planet in our solar system.

College kids at the University of Southern ... and the protective paint system that we developed performed perfectly, ...