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And The Rockets’ Red Glare
Nick Berry | Data Genetics | 4th July 2020
An aerospace engineer explains fireworks. The stick on the side of a bottle-rocket moves the “centre of pressure” further towards the rear and behind the centre of mass, allowing the rocket to self-stabilise in flight. (This is also why grown-up rockets have fins and tails). Counterintu…