While showing the new TED.com site to the TED audience this year, as luck would have it, my short video on the Joy of Rockets popped up.
The “Mavericks” subtitle for the session was apt, as we had recently launched the RocketMavericks site. I also referenced Branson and Diamandis, who spoke after me and took time for a playful photo.
Many of us remember Estes rockets when we were kids – 300 million launches sure left an impression.
And it’s still true today; rocketry can be deeply inspirational to a new generation who sometimes wonder where the excitement is in learning physics, math and science in general. Rocket science is tangible.
Like NASCAR, there is a lot of excitement in the crashes – as long as nobody gets hurt, and ideally, if it’s not your rocket or car that wipes out. Keep in mind that with the layers of safety protocols, nobody has been killed launching these rockets, and you can’t say that of golf or softball. 😉
But rockets are MUCH more exciting than most hobbies. Their roar quickens the pulse. Especially when they fall from the sky as ballistic lawn darts, shred fins at Mach 2, or pop into a frenetic break dance overhead.
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