Amateur Rockets
World Maker Faire 2016
Hands-on Activity
MAKER
Samuel Hamilton
I am a 19 year old chemical engineering student at the University of Connecticut. Chemistry has become a true love for me, and that is why I love rockets. I love to build things, and experimenting with the chemistry of rockets has me engulfed.
Rockets are my passion, some would say my obsession. Whether its flying commercial kits or building my own liquid bipropellent engine, rockets hold a special place in my heart. Maybe I just like to make lots of noise.
What inspired you to make this project?:
A love for all things propulsion. It started as an estes rocket kit, and slowly grew into building my own small motors. And now im flying 10 pound rockets and making engines that produce 500 lbs of thrust.
