$5 General Admission
FREE for Members

Members will receive their discount by opting to sign in with their membership account during the checkout process and using their membership discount code.

Have you heard or read about the latest missions to Mars?  In order to get a lander or a probe into space, they need the power of rockets to get them there.  In order for objects to leave the gravitational pull and orbit of Earth, what we call the escape velocity, rockets that carry these spacecraft need A LOT of fuel to propel them!  The rockets that carried the Apollo astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 70s were huge…it was called the Saturn V rocket.  Even today in 2021, the Saturn V remains the tallest, heaviest, and most powerful rocket ever used.

The rockets you will build in this activity won’t quite stand up to the Saturn V, but you will learn and demonstrate the basic concepts of rocket construction, aerodynamics, and thrust in order to successfully launch a rocket into the air!

Class is at 10:15 am

PLEASE NOTE:

• We require a 24 hour cancellation notice for Little Explorers Club and JAM Sessions reservations via emailing info@visitthemap.org. Please include the name on the reservation, number of students, date and time of the class.

• Please help create an outstanding learning environment by limiting disruptions in the classroom! 

• Parents are, of course, always welcome to remain in class but should a parent choose to step out, we have provided a seating area just outside the classrooms. Parents and siblings are also welcome to explore our Discovery Room or the rest of the Museum until the class concludes.