NEW Deluxe CAR v3.0 System

This is our New Deluxe version of the recently updated compressed air rocket launcher.

Includes:

Features:


Special thanks to The Perloff Family Foundation, for whom we developed this set initially.  We started working with Dave and Sandy Perloff back in 2023.  To learn more about the Perloff Family Foundation, and the amazing work they have been doing for the students of Maine, visit their website here: https://www.perloffgrants.org/

To see how the teachers of Maine are using the launchers and 3D printed rockets, check out this fantastic slide show: https://shorturl.at/ZsOZN


NEW CAR v3.0

The newest version of our heavy duty compressed air rocket launcher is now available for preorder.  Shipping now.

It features:

How the Compressed Air Rocket launcher V3.0 uses compressed air to lauch your rockets:

Full_AirLaunch_Demo_Animation_v3.mp4

Animation by  nickhenning3d.com  Thanks Nick!

Q: What is an Air Rocket?

A: An air rocket is simply a rocket launched using air pressure.

The simplest type is when you blow the wrapper off a straw.

Q: How do Air Rockets work?

A: The pressure within the rocket (or wrapper) causes it to launch off the tube.




Our launchers work off this same principle, but at higher pressures up to 130 PSI, easily supplied by a bike pump or air compressor.   To the left is a quick video of the first test launch of the 3D printable Lego Minifig adapter.  

To launch, with the slide valve in the "Launch" position (no pressure in the launcher) load the rocket then slide the valve to the "Pressurize" position.  Pressurize the launcher using the bike pump, then do a count down and slide the valve to the "Launch" position to launch your rocket!


Q: What can Air Rockets be                   made from?

A: All kinds of things!

Q: Who uses our Compressed Air Rocket launchers?

NASA

NASA contacted us to build a high end version of our compressed air rocket launchers in 2016/2017 for use with their Educational Outreach Program.  We couldn't possibly say no, so we worked with one of the top engineers at NASA Kennedy Space Center to create a electrically controlled launch control panel made from an aluminum case from the Space Shuttle program.

Check out our Templates page for free to download and print paper rocket templates of the four rockets launched from KSC, three from ULA and the Falcon 9 from SpaceX.

ULA

ULA saw the system that NASA was using with their educational outreach program and ordered a few for their own use at their three main locations in Colorado, Alabama and Texas.

ULA was also kind enough to share the rocket templates their graphic artists created, which can be found on our Templates page. 

Educators

Numerous teachers, STEM educators, summer camps all around the world are using our products to teach kids about rocketry and physics.

Pictured above is one of our launchers that was modified by our friends at Explo.  We have also worked with Texas A&M summer camps, BetaBox Labs, STEAM & Co. in the UK, YMCA (Australia), MinuteMan Missile program (who used a grant to donate them to 40 teachers across the US), the Boston Museum of Science, etc.

Anyone Else

We have sold thousands of our launchers to individuals over the years.

We have received wonderful stories about how they have been used for birthday parties (where the adults join in), they have been used with boy scout troops, girl scout troops, family gatherings, etc.