A carbon dioxide rocket (CO2 rocket) is a type of rocket that uses carbon dioxide as a propellant.[1] It should be fired outdoors.[2]
Carbon dioxide rocket (slurry, hybrid, etc.) can be used in model rocketry, where it is also known as a pop rocket.[3] Its engine could generate a specific impulse of around 280 seconds.[4]
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edit- ^ "Spectacle Science: Exploring Homemade Rockets". Scientific American. 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
- ^ Willard J. Jacobson; Robert N. King (1959). Adventures in Science. American Book Company.
- ^ "Pop Rockets Blast Off" (PDF). Royal Academy of Engineering.
- ^ Robert Zubrin (11 December 2012). The Case For Mars. Simon and Schuster. pp. 161–. ISBN 978-1-4711-0988-1.
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