Chapter 9. Payloads

Payload conversion of Juno. Most model rockets can be quickly converted to carry a payload.
Figure 9-1. Payload conversion of Juno. Most model rockets can be quickly converted to carry a payload.
The basic Ceres booster and payload. We’ll look at two variations of the booster and five payload bays in this chapter, and another booster in .
Figure 9-2. The basic Ceres booster and payload. We’ll look at two variations of the booster and five payload bays in this chapter, and another booster in Chapter 18.

Flying the rockets we’ve seen so far is fun, but at some point you will want to step it up a notch and build rockets that carry something. It might be something whimsical, like some candy to pass out as “space candy” to the kids at a launch; it might be for a contest ...

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