Student rocket program pre-study

1. Rocket Engines
   1. The rocket principle
   2. The rocket equation
   3. Total impulse
   4. Nozzle
   5. Rocket motor efficiency
   6. The engine types: solid, liquid and hybrid … and a fourth
2. Rocket Propellants
   1. Liquid propellants
   2. Solid propellants
   3. Hybrid propellants
   4. Electrical propulsion
3. Rocket Dynamics
   1. Aerodynamics and forces acting on the rocket
   2. Simulating a rocket launch
   3. Case study: Ariane 5
4. Satellite Orbits
   1. Kepler’s laws
   2. Introduction to the six basic parameters
   3. Orbit equations in a plane
   4. Examples of orbits
5. Telemetry
   1. Transmitters
   2. Link analysis
6. Atmospheric Physics
7. The Northern Lights
8. Andøya Space Eduaction Student Rocket
   1. Payload overview
   2. Sensors
   3. Encoder frame
   4. Soldering
   5. Coding in Python
9. Glossary
10. Suggested Reading

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This article is part of a pre-course program used by Andøya Space Education in Fly a Rocket! and similar programs.