Escape Earth's Gravity

At this activity, visitors are given the opportunity to design and load a rocket. Once satisfied with their design, visitors then use our simulator to launch it to see if it has enough thrust to escape Earth’s gravity.

Escape Earth's Gravity is an exciting activity that is fun for the whole family. Escape Earth's Gravity allows visitors to:

• Learn some basic concepts of propulsion science, such as thrust and escape velocity.
• Learn about the ratio of payload to fuel.
• Get an overview of the rocket engine testing work done at Stennis Space Center.
• Design a rocket by adjusting simple parameters in a screen-based program.
• Load the rocket with payload and fuel.
• Launch the rocket, creating a public display of sound and light that indicates whether or not the rocket will escape Earth’s gravity.