Michely has tested his hot-water rocket only on the ground, but he thinks it has a bright future in the air, both for horizontally and vertically launched aircraft. Besides its cheapness, it is ...

Water Bottle Rockets Wet Jet Go! This stunt has lots going on: air pressure, a satisfying 'whoosh' noise, a high speed departure and a good soaking if you are standing close.

When the rocket is released from the launcher, the high pressure inside the bottle equalizes with the air outside, pushing the water out through the hole in the bottom, propelling it forward.

Through its WET (Water-Based Electric Thrusters) Project, the University of Bologna will be developing a new electric thruster for rockets that is propelled by water being turned into plasma ...

The record was set as part of an the NPL Water Rocket Challenge, an annual event to encourage local schoolchildren to get interested in science.

In addition to satisfying the need of parched humans, the bases must also slake the huge thirst of the rocket complex: thousands of gallons of water are needed to cool intricate machinery and to ...

A video of a group of Chinese students amazed the internet by launching a two-stage water rocket using cola bottles and water pressure, with a parachute landing.

Rocket thrusters powered by the hydrogen and oxygen in water do exist, and while NASA succeeded with using this kind of propulsion system to launch their PTD-1 CubeSat in 2021, water fuel has not ...