Ever want to send something into space? The MIT Rocket Team can help. Take this course to develop a scientific payload that we'll fly in one of our rockets to 1 mile sometime in April. During this course, we'll give you the background on the project and design requirements and some suggestions. We'll then let you brainstorm a payload of your own. Come back for Rocket Payload Development 2 later in the day and we'll have materials for you to put your project together. We'll then email you with the flight results once it's flown.

Ever want to learn how rockets are designed and built? How about how to use composite materials, which if used properly, can have significant benefits over traditional materials, such as metals. This class will discuss how rockets work and what goes into the design of a rocket. Then it will discuss how composites are generally fabricated and students will get a chance to make their own rocket fins out of composite materials.