Inspiring Future Rocket Chemists

Event Held at the China Lake Museum on 9 April, 2022

Inspiring Future Rocket Chemists was a STEM event sponsored by the local chapter of the American Chemical Society and hosted by the China Lake Museum Foundation. The event featured chemical reactions demonstrating the conversion of a small volume of solids or liquids into a large volume of gas, the fundamental chemistry of rocket propulsion. Labs demonstrated Rocket Propulsion characterization, Rocket Stability, model Rocket pre-flight assembly, and Safety. The event concluded with the launch of eight Estes rockets and a pizza lunch. Thirty-two 7th and 8th grade students from the Ridgecrest area participated in the event.

Volunteers that made this event possible included local research chemists and members of the China Lake Museum Foundation.

Photo by Megan Rawson

Photo by Allie Winterly