Top 6 Easy to Build Model Rocket Kits

Model rocketry is a great tool for learning about space exploration and physics. It is also a fun hobby. Blast your own model rockets into space with this fun and exciting hobby. Here, we feature some of the best easy to build model rocket kits. Find the model rocket kit that is right for you.

1. X Prize Lucky Seven

Based on the Ansari X Prize Team Acceleration Engineering from Bath, Michigan, the Estes Lucky Seven is a 1:50 scale version of the Lucky Seven. It will zoom 200 feet into the air on an Estes mini-engine.

2. Estes Cosmic Cobra

This cool easy to build model has a two-way recovery system. The booster returns to earth using a 12 in. (30 cm) parachute, while the nose cone helicopters down gently using rotor blades.

3. Estes Blue Ninja

At over 30 inches, this is the biggest rocket in the E2X class. Powered by a "C11" or "D" Estes engine, the Blue Ninja comes with shiny blue prismatic body tubes and colored fins and nose cone.

4. Estes Astrocam 110

Another E2x Class rocket, this comes with a nosecone camera, which takes some cool shots during flight.

5. Estes Chrome Domes - Gold Series

This eye-catching rocket comes with gold fins and a variety of prismatic colored body tubes.

6. Estes Eagle Boost Glider

Unlike other model rockets which use a parachute to return to Earth, half the fun is watching this model on its return as it glides back down.