What is a rocket and what does it do?

As a “rocket scientist,” you may find yourself working for a university, a government agency, or a private company. Some aerospace engineers get to live out their childhood dreams and work for a NASA research center, though competition for those jobs can be fierce. read more

Rocket engine exhaust is formed entirely from propellant carried within the rocket before use. Rocket engines work by action and reaction and push rockets forward simply by expelling their exhaust in the opposite direction at high speed, and can therefore work in the vacuum of space. read more