Space history

Rockets, missions and spacecraft, from the first liquid-fuelled rocket to rovers on Mars.

4 articles

Space history · Ages 10–14The International Space Station and how astronauts live thereHow the International Space Station was built, how fast it orbits, why astronauts float, how the crew eat, sleep and exercise, and how to spot it from home.Space history · Ages 10–15Mars rovers and what they have found on the Red PlanetFrom Sojourner to Perseverance: how rovers land on Mars, why they cannot be driven live from Earth, and what they have revealed about water on ancient Mars.Space history · Ages 10–14How Apollo 11 got to the Moon and backThe Apollo 11 mission of July 1969 stage by stage, from the Saturn V launch to the landing, the moonwalk and splashdown, with a timeline and worked example.Space history · Ages 11–15How rockets work, from Newton's third law to reaching orbitRocket physics for ages 11–15: thrust, weight and resultant force, why rockets carry oxidiser and use stages, how orbits work, and a timeline of spaceflight.