Host Emily Calandrelli examines how rockets are made, how they blast off, and how they make their way through the Earth’s atmosphere. Emily travels to NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia for an all-access pass as the crew prepares for the launch of the Antares Rocket. Plus, an introduction to a propulsion system that could be the key to one day traveling to Mars.

Originally released by Rotfeld Productions, 2015. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 17, 2015.

Rockets & Propulsion: Introduction (0:30); --What Makes a Rocket Fly? (3:11); -- Sounding Rockets (1:56); -- Antares Rocket (4:11); -- Security Concern (2:23); -- Launch Day (2:43); -- Electric Propulsion (4:21); -- Asteroid Exploration (2:19); .