Rockets
What goes up must come down. This has been the focus of millions of people fascinated with overcoming this power we call gravity. They do this with rockets. Just like Gemini, Mercury and Apollo, hundreds of thousands of Americans engage in a weekender’s activity: model rocketry. From 200 to 2000 feet, low power rocketry is a hobby anyone can start on. My search for information in the subject of rocketry took me to many different forms of media. Newspapers, magazines, books, interviews, and last but certainly not least, the all powerful (and sometimes frustrating) Internet. The first place I started looking (or should I say finding) was the library. Actually, this is where I got my idea. I saw a book on rocketry. Then I went online. The Internet was the focal point of my success. You see, besides WebPages I also found magazine articles, newspaper clippings, and even a T.V transcript. My interview was on the Internet and it worked out very well. I got a lot of information using the Internet. Rockets were invented in ancient china. They used black powder (gunpowder) and bamboo tubes. Though they were unpredictable and inefficient. Nowadays they are as available as model cars. You are able to buy them in virtually every state. You
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Some common words found in the essay are:
According Webster, Mercury Apollo, Internet Rockets, Aerotech Quest, , shock cord, bottom engine, rocketry hobby, model rocketry, exhaust gases, rocket forward,
Approximate Word count = 846
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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