Escape Velocity: Rockets

Go beyond the standard textbooks and take learning to the next level. Take part in scientific explorations, interactive exercises—and do it all right there on your device!

Discover how a rocket launched from a planet can escape the planet’s gravity. Help a group of friendly alien children explore different planets with different masses.

• Choose a planet to travel to. Planets differ by mass.
• Choose a velocity to launch the rocket at.
• Your rocket must not crash back on the planet, or escape the planet completely.
• Discover how the mass of the planet affects the velocity required to enter the orbit.

App features:
• Discover how objects stay in orbit around an object in space.
• Launch rockets on different planets at different velocities.
• Beautiful visuals of aliens and different planets.
• Test your knowledge with interactive tasks and quizzes.
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