The Millicent Library in Fairhaven hosted Toby Dills for a lesson and hands-on experience building bottle rockets and setting them off on Tuesday, 8/9/22.
Dr. Dills explained the mechanics of the rockets, and then participants had a chance to try it themselves on the lawn of the Unitarian Church.
The rockets launch off their launchpads powered by water under pressure with pumped-in air. Teamwork is involved in launching the rockets: Two people have to steady the base while one pulls the release cord.
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- L-R: Emilia Durant, Evianna Sylvia, and Reagan Durant pose with their rockets before launch time during a program by Fairhaven’s Millicent Library on 8/9/22 by Toby Dills. Photo by Glenn C. Silva for the Fairhaven Neighborhood News.
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- Kids and adults have fun launching bottle rockets, with some going more than 75 feet high, on the lawn of the Unitarian Church during a program by Fairhaven’s Millicent Library on 8/9/22 by Toby Dills. Photo by Glenn C. Silva for the Fairhaven Neighborhood News.
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- Teamwork is evident as two people steady the base while another pulls the release cord to launch a bottle rocket during a program by Fairhaven’s Millicent Library on 8/9/22 by Toby Dills. Photo by Glenn C. Silva for the Fairhaven Neighborhood News.
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- Two children steady the base of a bottle rocket as it launches off its launchpad powered by water held under pressure with pumped air during a program by Fairhaven’s Millicent Library on 8/9/22 by Toby Dills. Photo by Glenn C. Silva for the Fairhaven Neighborhood News.
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- Children’s Librarian Allie Thiel helps pour the correct amount of water (fuel) into the bottle rockets before launch during a program by Fairhaven’s Millicent Library on 8/9/22 by Toby Dills. Photo by Glenn C. Silva for the Fairhaven Neighborhood News.
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