2) Why rockets?

Why do various governments and companies use rockets to get stuff to space instead of a variety of other methods people have attempted or imagined?

Why do we use rockets to get things into space instead of other methods? The 2nd episode in our Specific Impulse series on rocketry. Specific Impulse is a collaboration between brothers Paul and Andrew Bender. Follow us on twitter: @IspVideo http://isp.video @ispvideo