EXPLORE. BUILD. GO BEYOND.
Explore aerospace engineering through videos, experiments, challenges, and free learning resources designed to turn curiosity into possibility.
◌ Learn the basics. Test ideas. Go farther.
WHY ROCKETROOTS
Rockets and spacecraft can look incredibly complicated. But every engineer starts by asking questions, understanding the basics, experimenting, and building. RocketRoots is a place to begin.
01 / EXPLORE
Start with the ideas behind rockets, aircraft, spacecraft, and space exploration.
02 / BUILD
Explore motion, propulsion, and design with hands-on activities using simple materials.
03 / GO BEYOND
Find resources, opportunities, and next steps that can grow with your curiosity.
EXPLORE AEROSPACE
Rocket Propulsion
How do rockets create enough force to leave the ground?
Aerodynamics
Discover how air shapes flight, lift, drag, and movement.
Landing Systems
See how spacecraft slow down, steer, and arrive safely.
Human Spaceflight
Explore the systems people need to live and work in space.
Aerospace Materials
Meet the materials that balance strength, weight, and heat.
Explore Aerospace
ENGINEERING YOU CAN TRY
FIRST EXPERIMENT
Use simple materials to explore propulsion, motion, and basic aerodynamic ideas—then try changing one thing and seeing what happens.
Coming next: Paper Airplane Design Challenge · Landing System Challenge · Materials Strength Challenge
Try an Experiment
RocketRoots videos will break aerospace concepts into understandable ideas and connect them to experiments and engineering challenges.
FUTURE VIDEO LIBRARY
Propulsion · Aerodynamics · Landing Systems · Human Spaceflight · Materials · Engineering Challenges
Watch on YouTube
YOUR PATH TO SPACE
A growing roadmap for students who want ideas for what to learn, build, explore, and pursue next.
Free Learning Resources · STEM Competitions · Summer Programs · Universities & Aerospace Programs · Ways to Keep Exploring
Find Your Next Step
MEET THE FOUNDER
Santiago Ledezma
Santiago “Santi” Ledezma is a 17-year-old high school student in Texas with a growing passion for aerospace engineering and space exploration. RocketRoots started from his own curiosity about rockets, spacecraft, and how engineering can help us explore beyond Earth. As he learns, experiments, and prepares to study aerospace engineering, Santi is building RocketRoots to share that curiosity with younger students and help them discover that their own journey into aerospace can start now.
Explore. Build. Go Beyond.
Founded in Texas. Built for curious minds everywhere.