How do rockets work? | A Sketchbook Explainer

How do rockets work? Throttle an engine, drop empty stages and fire Newton's cannon into orbit. Why rockets work in space, why they're so big. NASA-sourced. Chapters 0:00 Start 0:34 Throw something backwards 1:27 Fire without air 2:15 Why rockets are so big 3:04 Falling around the Earth 3:56 From a cabbage patch to the Moon Narrated for ages 7–12. Facts checked against trusted sources. ahaboo makes hand-drawn, narrated explainers of how things work, for curious minds.