Public Resources

Achieving Orbit Activity Guide   664 KB   1 version
Uploaded - 07-28-2025
In this engineering design activity, participants will use balloons to investigate how a two-stage rocket, like that used in the IMAP mission, can propel a spacecraft to reach a specific orbit. Participants will construct a two-stage balloon rocket that will allow them to reach a particular location on the balloon track, simulating the proper orbit to be reached by the IMAP spacecraft.