Rocket Basics

Learn space engineering through executable code

Note

GitHub Pages is a static site. You can read the notebooks here, and you can run them using Binder / Colab or by running locally.

What is this?

Rocket Basics is a hands-on collection of Python simulations and notebooks that teach:

• How rockets generate thrust
• Why rockets need so much fuel (the rocket equation)
• How orbits work
• How missions to the Moon and Mars are planned

What can I do next?

Start Module 1: Intro to Rocket Science → See the simulations → Launch dashboards (Binder) → Browse all notebooks

Notebooks

Module 1 (Foundations)

• Intro to Rocket Science
• Orbital Mechanics Basics

Module 2 (Orbital Mechanics)

• Interplanetary Travel

Module 3 (Propulsion)

• Rocket Engines
• Propellants Deep Dive

Module 4 (Human Factors & Policy)

• Human Factors Basics
• Space Policy Basics

Module 5 (Astrophysics & Machine Learning)

• Space Data Basics
• Anomaly Detection Basics
• Forecasting Basics

Module 6 (Capstone)

• Capstone Planning
• Capstone Template

Run notebooks in your browser (no install)

Binder (runs a full Jupyter environment)

• Start Module 1 (Binder)
• Orbital Mechanics Basics (Binder)
• Interplanetary Travel (Binder)
• Rocket Engines (Binder)
• Propellants Deep Dive (Binder)
• Human Factors Basics (Binder)
• Space Policy Basics (Binder)
• Space Data Basics (Binder)
• Anomaly Detection Basics (Binder)
• Forecasting Basics (Binder)
• Capstone Planning (Binder)
• Capstone Template (Binder)

Colab (fastest “click and run”)

• Start Module 1 (Colab)
• Orbital Mechanics Basics (Colab)
• Interplanetary Travel (Colab)
• Rocket Engines (Colab)
• Propellants Deep Dive (Colab)
• Human Factors Basics (Colab)
• Space Policy Basics (Colab)
• Space Data Basics (Colab)
• Anomaly Detection Basics (Colab)
• Forecasting Basics (Colab)
• Capstone Planning (Colab)
• Capstone Template (Colab)

Interactive “apps” (hosted separately)

Some projects need a Python backend (they cannot run directly on GitHub Pages):

• Dashboard Hub (Binder): launch the Streamlit hub that links to all dashboards: Open Dashboard Hub
• Propellant Explorer (Streamlit app): deploy via Streamlit Community Cloud using src/Module_03_Propulsion/Projects/Propellant_Explorer/app.py
• Telemetry Lab (Streamlit app): deploy via Streamlit Community Cloud using src/Module_05_Astrophysics_ML/Projects/Telemetry_Lab/app.py

Run locally (best for full simulations)

pip install -r src/Module_03_Propulsion/Projects/Propellant_Explorer/requirements.txt
streamlit run src/Module_03_Propulsion/Projects/Propellant_Explorer/app.py

pip install -r src/Module_05_Astrophysics_ML/Projects/Telemetry_Lab/requirements.txt
streamlit run src/Module_05_Astrophysics_ML/Projects/Telemetry_Lab/app.py