Editing Model rocket (section)

{{Short description|Small recreational rocket}}
[[Image:Modellraketenstart05102020.png|thumb|250px|Picture sequence of a model rocket launch using a B4-4 engine]]
[[File:An photograph of a model rocket being launched, taken in 2019.jpg|alt=A photograph of a small model rocket being launched.|thumb|A photograph of a small model rocket being launched.]]
[[Image:JMS 0067Crop.jpg|thumb|250px|The launch of a scale model of [[Saturn V]]]]
[[File:Rocket Launch (3).gif|thumb|250px|A typical model rocket during launch (16 times slower)]]

A '''model rocket''' is a small [[rocket]] designed to reach low altitudes (e.g., {{convert|100|–|500|m|ft|abbr=on}} for a {{convert|30|g|oz|abbr=on}} model) and [[#Model rocket recovery methods|be recovered]] by a variety of means.

According to the United States [[National Association of Rocketry|National Association of Rocketry (NAR)]]'s Safety Code,<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=https://www.nar.org/safety-information/model-rocket-safety-code/ |publisher=[[National Association of Rocketry]] |title=Model Rocket Safety Code}}</ref> model rockets are constructed out of lightweight and non metallic parts. The materials are typically [[paper]], [[cardboard]], [[balsa wood]] or [[plastic]]. The code also provides guidelines for motor use, launch site selection, launch methods, launcher placement, recovery system design and deployment and more. Since the early 1960s, a copy of the Model Rocket Safety Code has been provided with most model rocket kits and motors. Despite its inherent association with extremely flammable substances and objects with a pointed tip traveling at high speeds, model rocketry historically has proven<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nar.org/safety.html |title=Safety |publisher=National Association of Rocketry |access-date=2012-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/rktparts.html |title=Model Rockets |publisher=[[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] |work=exploration.grc.nasa.gov |access-date=2012-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410054356/http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/rktparts.html |archive-date=2012-04-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> to be a very safe hobby and has been credited as a significant source of inspiration for children who have eventually become [[scientist]]s and [[engineer]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nar.org/pdf/Organizational%20Statement%20of%20the%20NAR.pdf |title=Organizational statement of the NAR |publisher=National Association of Rocketry}}</ref>