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    • Atlas V rocket carrying the Juno spacecraft flying up to space.
    Rights: NASA/Bill Ingalls Published 30 November 2011 Size: 61 KB Referencing Hub media

    This Atlas V rocket carried the Juno spacecraft in the top payload section. Liftoff was on 5 August 2011. It took 5 years to travel the 2,800 million kilometres to reach Jupiter.

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      Investigating rockets – introduction

      Rocket science includes ideas of forces and motion, how rockets work and some of the challenges for those wanting to make rockets go faster and higher. Rights: NASA/Bill Ingalls Juno launch This ...

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      Investigating rocket motion

      In this activity, students investigate the motion of a rocket using a spreadsheet with graphs of motion included. They adjust variables and investigate how height and speed are affected. Rights ...

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      Brief history of rockets – timeline

      This timeline looks at some of the historical aspects of rockets – taking science and technology to new heights. 1232 – Chinese fire arrows The first true rocket is invented by the Chinese. Fire ...

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