PULLMAN, Wash. – Whether it’s a model rocket you build in the backyard or one that launches a space shuttle, there are lots of materials you could use.
So, when I saw your question I grabbed my lab coat and safety goggles and zoomed over to my friend Jake Leachman’s lab. He’s a rocket scientist and engineer at Washington State University.
“Even a summer sausage could be a rocket,” said Leachman. That is, if you don’t get hungry first.
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