How to Build a Water-Pressurized Rocket
An easy project for an afternoon of family fun! Project and photos from Handy Dad, 25 Awesome Projects for Dads and Kids by Todd Davis.
Originally published May, 2010
It's pretty amazing to watch NASA rocket launches from Cape Canaveral. It's even more amazing to watch rocket launches when NASA is in your own backyard. And you won't need a billion-dollar budget. With just a few materials repurposed from around the house—a plastic soda bottle, a cork, and a bike pump—you and your kids will be launching flights high into the atmosphere in no time. Roger that.
Photography by Juli Stewart and Todd Davis, Illustrations by Nik Schulz
