How Does a Rocket Reach Space?

Have you ever watched a rocket blast off and wondered how it climbs all the way into space?

A rocket launch may look like one enormous burst of fire and smoke, but every part of the journey depends on powerful engines, fuel, oxygen, computers, careful steering, and teams of people working together.

How Does a Rocket Reach Space? takes curious young readers from the launchpad all the way into orbit.

Kids will discover how a rocket carries fuel and oxygen inside its tanks, how burning them creates extremely hot gas, and how that gas rushes through the engine nozzle to produce thrust.

Then they'll experience the excitement of mission control, the countdown, ignition, and liftoff as the rocket produces enough thrust to overcome its weight and climb away from Earth.

Young readers will follow the rocket higher as computers steer it along its planned path, the air becomes thinner, and the empty first stage separates to make the rocket lighter. They'll discover how the upper stage continues the journey and why rockets can still fire their engines in space.

Finally, they'll see the protective shell open, follow a satellite into space, and learn one of the most surprising parts of spaceflight: reaching orbit isn't just about going up-the satellite also needs enough sideways speed to keep falling around Earth without hitting it!

Packed with colorful illustrations and easy-to-understand explanations, How Does a Rocket Reach Space? makes rocket science exciting and understandable for young readers.

Perfect for curious kids who love rockets, satellites, space, science, engineering, and discovering how things work!

Part of the How the World Works series-educational books that reveal the amazing people, machines, and systems behind the world we see every day.