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Soda Pop Can Hero Engine
published by the NASA Glenn Research Center
This NASA site provides directions for building a version of Hero's engine using a soda can. Construction is easy and the engine spins nicely. Links provide other rocket-related activities.
https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/rocket/TRCRocket/hero.html
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Motion, Forces, and Energy
- Applications of Newton's Laws
- Rotational Dynamics
- High School
- Middle School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
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Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2007 NASA Glenn Research Center
Has a copyright or other licensing restriction.
Keywords: Hero's Engine, Newton's Laws, Rockets, rotational motion, torque
Record Creator: Metadata instance created August 3, 2007 by Andrew Coughlin
Record Updated: Feb 17, 2009 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update
when Cataloged:		 September 25, 2007
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AIP Format
(NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, 2007), WWW Document, (https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/rocket/TRCRocket/hero.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
Soda Pop Can Hero Engine (NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, 2007), <https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/rocket/TRCRocket/hero.html>.
APA Format
Soda Pop Can Hero Engine. (2007, September 25). Retrieved December 13, 2025, from NASA Glenn Research Center: https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/rocket/TRCRocket/hero.html
Chicago Format
NASA Glenn Research Center. Soda Pop Can Hero Engine. Cleveland: NASA Glenn Research Center, September 25, 2007. https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/rocket/TRCRocket/hero.html (accessed 13 December 2025).
MLA Format
Soda Pop Can Hero Engine. Cleveland: NASA Glenn Research Center, 2007. 25 Sep. 2007. 13 Dec. 2025 <https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/rocket/TRCRocket/hero.html>.
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@misc{ Title = {Soda Pop Can Hero Engine}, Publisher = {NASA Glenn Research Center}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {13 December 2025}, Month = {September 25, 2007}, Year = {2007} }
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