CO2 rocket

A carbon dioxide rocket (CO2 rocket) is a type of rocket that uses carbon dioxide as a propellant.[1] It should be fired outdoors.[2]

Carbon dioxide rocket (slurry, hybrid, etc.) can be used in model rocketry, where it is also known as a pop rocket.[3] Its engine could generate a specific impulse of around 280 seconds.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Spectacle Science: Exploring Homemade Rockets". Scientific American. 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  2. Willard J. Jacobson; Robert N. King (1959). Adventures in Science. American Book Company.
  3. "Pop Rockets Blast Off" (PDF). Royal Academy of Engineering.
  4. Robert Zubrin (11 December 2012). The Case For Mars. Simon and Schuster. pp. 161–. ISBN 978-1-4711-0988-1.


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