The Estes Alpha has been the first rocket for millions for over 50+ years! This easy-to-build, high perfomance rocket is the perfect model to get you started. Simple, dependable, great looks and excellent performance. The Alpha has it all!
Ever wonder what the view is like from 900 feet high? Well, wonder no more! The Estes Astrocam® Flying Model Rocket Starter Set includes everything you need to capture audio and video from a rocket in flight – it’s so clear and realistic, it’s almost like being there!
LAUNCH SYSTEM INCLUDED.
The Estes Astrocam® flying model rocket allows you to to capture audio and video from a rocket in flight.
This Big Daddy is a real head-turner at the launch field! It’s been redesigned to handle our Estes E enginesso it will fly over twice as high as it used to.
The translucent blue and silvery-white Ghost Chaser features a transparent cargo section for lofting your favorite small payloads to altitude. Reach up to 1100 feet on an Estes C6-5 engine. Start flying quickly with the no glue, snap-together construction and cool custom sick-on decals.
The Explorer Aquarius is a Master level kit that features a custom jig for perfect alignment assembly. Launched with an Estes D12-5 engine (sold separately), the Explorer Aquarius can fly higher than 700 feet! You’ll want to proudly display this show piece when it’s not on the launch pad, so we’ve included a removable plastic display engine nozzle for the complete effect.
ATTENTION: Requires Estes Porta-Pad E and E Launch Controller or Pro Series II Launch Controller, when launching E Engines – sold separately.
The Estes Saturn 1B is a stunning 1:100 recreation of this rocket of the Apollo era. Designed to test Apollo hardware, it later served as crew launch vehicle for Skylab and the Apollo Soyuz Test Project. Build and launch this Master-Level kit for spectacular lift-offs and dazzling dual parachute recoveries.
Estes Photon Probe (EST3026) 18mm Condition: new, unopened; Packaging: Bag (Out of Production)
The Big Bertha gives you a slow, realistic liftoff. What a thrill it is to watch! Propelled by powerful Estes standard model rocket engines, this beauty travels to 500 feet. In one afternoon your Bertha is ready for an exciting time at the launch field!
This impressive model rocket kit includes eye-catching features like laser etched fin and wing panels, amazing surface mounted details, authentic-looking plastic engine nozzles, and colorful water-slide decals.
While its real-life counterpart glides home after inserting a second-stage booster pod into orbit, the Estes® LEO Space Train™ launches on a single-stage C6-3 engine, reaching up to 300 feet, and returns gently to Earth under its own, 18 inch parachute. The realistically styled LEO Space Train looks great on the pad and on display. Rocketeers definitely want this one in their fleet!
36.8 inches tall! E16-4 and F15-6 engine powered!
ATTENTION: Requires PS II Launch Base (3552) with 1/4″ launch rod or Porta-Pad E Launch Pad (2238) and E Launch Controller (2230) or Pro Series II Launch Controller (2240) with 30′ of wire – Sold Separately
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Almost 27 inches tall and powered by D, E and F engines, this 1:5.3 Scale Model is an impressive Sport and Scale model of the sounding rocket manufactured from Lacrosse rocket motors for the project Hardtack Nuclear Test Series.
Includes an easy to assemble rocket with all pre-colored parts, launch equipment, two different engines, four starters, four starter plugs, twelve squares of recovery wadding and one Mini AltiTrak Altitude Tracker! Everything you need to conduct your very own “STEM experiment”!
LAUNCH SYSTEM INCLUDED.INCLUDES 2 ENGINES! (1 B6-4, 1 C6-5)
The Luna Bug is a lot of power packed into a tiny body, soaring all the way up to 800 ft on Estes Mini Engines! This intermediate rocket is the perfect step up from our ready-to-fly models, or for the entry level modeler that wants to start with a challenge. Keep altitudes high with the Luna Bug!
Our dedicated designers here at Estes have taken G. Harry Stine’s original model, sketches and drawings of the ANTAR, and brought it back to life. Now you get buy your very own piece of rocket history today.
G. Harry Stine believed in a future for humanity among the stars, and his life’s work was dedicated to that dream.
In 1973, the last Saturn V was launched with a special payload – Skylab, America’s first space station. Now you can build and fly your own 1/100 scale replica of that historic mission. Exciting launches up to 350 feet on an Estes F15-4 engine, and spectacular three-parachute recoveries.
The Belt Object Survey Ship (B.O.S.S) was designed over 40 years ago, in a time where nuclear propulsion and solar power were the latest in space flight innovations. Bill Simon created designed this one-of-a-kind rocket in partnership with Estes. This long-awaited prototype is being released for the first time. Experience innovation from days past with Estes’s Belt Object Survey Ship.
The Space Corps Centurion agile interceptor and space fighter was designed for one purpose: defend Earth and its Solar Colonies from a mysterious alien presence lurking in among the Asteroids. The Estes Centurion space fighter comes almost ready to fly. Launch today and do your part to safeguard humanity!
The Mars Snooper is the perfect powerhouse model for exploring new worlds! Take this futuristic rocket to the launch pad and take to the skies on a D12-5 to soar up to 800 feet!
A sport rocket at its core, this multistage flying model rocket can reach altitudes of 1000 feet! A colorful 18 inch parachute provides a soft landing, so the Boosted Bertha can be quickly prepared for another launch.
Test payload theories while creating an ‘egg-static’ rocket launching experience. This Egg lofting rocket is designed for C11 and D engines.
Upsized redesign of a classic kit! Ultra-realistic styling and spectacular parachute/glider dual recovery make this one a standout. Features laser-cut wooden components and a construction jig for speedy and accurate assembly. Two sheets of detailed, three-color decals complete the authentic look and feel of a future space liner. Launches up to 800 ft. on a recommended Estes C or D engine. The Estes Super Orbital Transport looks like the real thing and flies like a dream!
LAUNCH SYSTEM INCLUDED. INCLUDES 2 ENGINES! (1 B6-4, 1 C6-5)
Included in this starter set :
The 2160 Saturn V rocket comes almost ready to fly out of the box and includes a display stand to celebrate the historic 50th anniversary of the moon landing!
Already have launch equipment and just want the rocket? Purchase this Saturn V standalone ready to fly kit.
Interested in a more advanced Saturn V builders kit? Try the 1:100th scale Saturn V Builders Model.
A scaled down version of the 1295 VERY popular Mean Machine and mini engine powered!
The Alpha is the quintessential rocket to use to teach model rocketry! For over 40 years, the Estes Alpha has been the first rocket for millions of model rocket enthusiasts and it still is! This Estes original is the most-used rocket for schools and youth groups around the world. The Alpha’s got all you need in one sleek design, so no wonder it’s the most popular educational rocket we have!