Solid-Fuel Rocket Kit

Empower your classroom with an unforgettable aerospace adventure through the Pitsco Solid‑Fuel Rocket Kit.

Designed for grades 6–12, the Solid-Fuel Rocket Kit is a project-based kit lets students dive into real-world rocketry: crafting a body tube, shaping fins, assembling a parachute recovery system—and ultimately launching rockets toward the stratosphere. With included A8‑3 engines and engine igniters, each rocket achieves a powerful, high‑altitude launch.

Beyond the thrill of flight, the Pitsco Solid‑Fuel Rocket Kit embeds core STEM principles. Learners investigate thrust, acceleration, center of gravity vs. pressure, and aerodynamics. They develop technical skills—measuring, gluing, painting, prepping launch procedures, and ensuring recovery safety. Standards-based resources like the free Pitsco Rocket Kit Book, Teacher’s Guide, and Launch Guard System tutorial deepen the educational impact.

Logistics are designed for classroom ease. The Solid-Fuel Rocket Kit is more than a project—it’s a catalyst for critical thinking, teamwork, precision craftsmanship, and iterative design. Students experience the full engineering cycle: plan, build, test, optimize, and repeat, while visualizing the concepts they learn in physics and math lessons. It’s a blast—literally—and transforms lessons into memorable, curriculum-aligned, inquiry-based learning opportunities.

Designed with educators in mind, the kit is supported by the free Pitsco Rocket Kit Book and digital Teacher’s Guide, delivering NGSS-aligned lesson plans, launch safety protocols, and background on aerospace history.

What’s Included:

• A8-3 rocket engine
• Engine igniter
• Yellow plug for A8-3 engine
• Model Rocket I sheet
• Launch lugs (2-3/8″)
• Brown gummed tape
• 2 centering rings
• String
• Plastic nose cone
• Pitsco Rocket Kit Book
• Fin material
• Body tube
• Rocket parachute
• Elastic line
• Engine lock
• Plastic rocket body tube
• Screw eye (1/4″)
• Chute wadding
• Hole reinforcements

Note: Engines ship separately; tools required: launcher, scissors, ruler, sponge, finish (paint), HD bond glue

Resources

• Pitsco Rocket Kit Book
• Solid-Fuel Rockets Teacher’s Guide
• Solid-Fuel Rocket Igniter Starter Tips