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DISCLAIMERS
AntiGravity explicitly states that this product is not meant for use by unsupervised children and is not meant
for use with any air pump other than a standard low pressure hand-powered bicycle air pump, nor is it meant
for use with any bottle other than a plastic bottle that previously contained fizzy pop. Using any air pump
capable of applying more than 80 pounds per square inch of pressure or using anything other than a pop
bottle is strongly DISCOURAGED.

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Also included with

SkyLab
the SkyLab Extreme
kit: Integral closed-cell
Filling Hose / Launcher
foam bumper pad
Lets you pump up for a safe, soft
the rocket from a
touch-down

Extreme
safe distance away.
Releases automatically every time.
when you stop
pumping.

Water Rocket Kit

To 300 feet

Entire rocket weighs

Included proprietary
Guide Rod only 60 grams,
Keeps your rocket-profile body
rocket pointed maximizing both
minimizes air friction
up until it’s altitude and safety.
going fast for higher velocity
enough to
continue on and altitude.
straight up.

Safety Marker
Ensures that the Shock-absorbing
launch site is
clearly visible
mounting system
to all. for maximum
Super-light expanded reusability.
polymer fins instantly
fold out and click
into place.
Clear pictorial
instructions
Makes the rocket
easy to assemble,
a breeze to
launch.

Low-friction guide
tube keeps the
rocket pointed
Requirements: Recessed reduction-type up during liftoff.
1 - Bicycle air pump
100 ml water nozzle for long-lasting
1 - 1000’ wide open field thrust, impressive vapor
trail, and higher altitude.

Reasonably priced spacecraft for the home, school or office.

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The Tripod Fins

These fins are tough to assemble because the elastics seem to want to keep popping off. Once you’ve got them
in place though, they’re there to stay! The elastics hold on tightly when the rocket is flying, but they let go easily
during impact so the fins don’t break.

2 3
1

Here’s what Use your

you start thumb and two fingers
with. Two to make a triangle with
elastic the small elastic band.
bands
and three With the other hand, Install the small elastic on
pointy fins. hold the fins in an assembled the bottom of the fins.
position with the points up, around your
middle finger,

4 6
5
This is what the
fins look like with
the small elastic
installed on the
bottom. Transfer Use your thumb and two fingers to
the fins to make a triangle with the fat elastic.
your other hand.

7
extra
elastics
for 2-stage
rockets.
Install the fat elastic
on the top of the fins. 9
Make sure there are
no twists in it.

If these fins are for the 2-Stage Rocket,

you should install an extra elastic on the
top and bottom so the fins can support the
extra load of the upper stage.
8

The fat elastic band looks like

this when properly installed.

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Installing the Guide Tube

The Guide Tube keeps the rocket pointed upward until it is traveling fast enough for stable flight.
As the rocket lifts off, the guide tube slides straight up the guide rod until the rocket is flying freely.
Once the rocket is flying, the guide tube is small enough not to interfere with the flight.

1
2 3
Hold the guide tube up Put the elastic over the
against the groove in the top of the guide tube.
Start with the assembled tripod
hollow side of one of the fins.
fins, a guide tube, and a mid-
sized elastic band.

While holding Pull the elastic

the guide tube
5
around the
in place,
Stretch the 4 lower end of
the guide tube
elastic down and release
over the fin. the elastic.

6
The perfectly installed
guide tube! Now the fins are ready
to be installed on the rocket bottle!

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Rocket Fuel
When you head out to the field with your water rocket, it is important that you bring a supply of water
with you. A 2-liter pop bottle works well as a container for that supply. Two liters should give you
about twenty single-stage rocket flights, or ten 2-stage rocket flights. If the weather is below the
freezing point of water, add some salt to the fuel to keep it from freezing.
For extra altitude and an impressive vapor trail, add about 10% to 25% non-toxic hand-wash dish soap
to your water. The soapy exhaust will leave a brown spot on the lawn where the rocket lifts off, so make
sure this is okay before using soap. You can run the rockets without any water, but they won’t fly as high.

1
Plain ordinary water works very well as a rocket fuel.
Don’t forget to put the cap back on after each use,
or your supply of water will all spill out.

Or

1 2 Then fill the rest

of the bottle with
water, put the cap
on and gently
shake until mixed.

For a soap mixture, first add 200 ml to 500 ml of

non-toxic hand-wash dish soap into a 2-liter bottle.

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SkyLab or SkyLab Extreme:

Adding water and Connecting the Launcher
Once you put water in, keep the rocket on its side until you have completed step 4, otherwise the
water will drain out!

2 Screw on the nozzle firmly.

1
or

Pour 100 ml of
water into the
rocket bottle,
about half an inch deep.

3 Push the tripod fin assembly

onto the nozzle end of the
or
rocket until it clicks.

4
Push the yellow launcher bulb into the
rocket nozzle as far as it will
easily go.

or

Now the rocket is ready to

slide onto the guide rod!

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Bag of
connectors.
The Guide Rod
The guide rod keeps the rocket pointed straight up until it is going fast enough to
be stable. The longer the guide rod, the more vertical the flight. The rocket should
have water in it and be connected to the filling hose already. If your guide rod is a
Connector. Push a 12-inch single stick, go directly to step 4. For a 3-foot rod or 6-foot rod, start at step 1.
rod into each end
of the connector.

Push the rod into the

Push a metal
connector about one
1
connector
inch, or halfway
onto a
rod. 2 into the
connector.
The safety marker
prevents you from
tripping over the
guide rod by making
Push another rod
it easy to see.
3 into the other side
of the same
connector
Repeat steps 1, 2
and 3 until the rod
is as long as you
need. Don’t make it
longer than 6

4
sections or it’s
too high to reach
the rocket over
the
6-foot rod
top
of
it.

Making sure the rod points

straight up, push it through
the red safety marker into
3-foot rod the ground about 2 inches,
or until it is firmly planted.

5 Ready to fill with air!

The rocket’s fins rest
Lift the rocket firmly on the ground
to the top of and the guide tube
the rod and slide is ready to slide up
the guide tube the rod when the
over the rod.
Slide the rocket 6 rocket takes off.

down until it rests

firmly on its fins on
the ground.

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Launching your Rocket

Though you can use any similar air pump, AntiGravity’s Rocket Pump is specially designed to easily handle the rigorous
conditions involved in water rocket launching. The secret is the pressure reservoir canister, which dissipates heat and
absorbs pressure peaks. Always use a hand powered pump to pressurize your rockets, never a compressed air tank or
electric or automatic pump. With a hand-powered pump, you stop pumping when the rocket launches, so the little yellow
bulb at the end of the launcher doesn’t stretch and burst. You also stop pumping if your cell phone rings or if someone
interrupts you but an automatic pump keeps on pumping. Plus it’s great exercise to pump up a rocket! Always stay at
least 20 feet away from the pressurized rocket, and keep everyone else 20 feet away from it, just in case it explodes.

1 Push the launcher hose connector

into the rocket pump connector.
When not in use, keep the
Make sure the handle pump indoors, away from
launcher hose is screwed on tightly. sunshine and water.
connector
rocket
pump
connector

2 Push the lever down by holding the metal

rocket pump connector, not the hose.
Safety
Before -Stand at least 20 feet away from the rocket
After
while pumping.
lever -Only use plastic bottles that previously
lever contained fizzy pop.
-Never modify an AntiGravity launcher hose
or nozzle or it may adversely affect safety
of operation.

3 Push the yellow bulb into the rocket nozzle as far

as it will go, if you haven’t done this already.
Pressure Guide
For a 2-liter plastic bottle with 100 ml
water in it:
Number of Pumps Air Pressure (psi)
80 80
60 60
40 40
20 20
4 Place both hands on the handle and one
foot on the foot rest, and begin to pump Increase or decrease the number of
(See pressure guide on this page to find out how pumps in proportion to the volume
much to pump). If no air goes through the hose of the bottle you are pressurizing. For
to the the 2-stage rocket, double the number
rocket, of pumps, because it has 2 bottles to fill.
back out
the connect- If you add more water, use fewer pumps.
or about 1/4
of the way 5 If rocket doesn’t launch
on it’s own, just stop
When you pump,
the base gets very Pumping faster allows the rocket to hold
and try pumping. If it still doesn’t hot. Make sure to on longer and fill to a higher pressure.
again. launch ( usually at lower let it cool down
pressure) disconnect the after each launch or
pump from the launcher the pump may overheat.
hose.

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