A history of rockets and rocket science, from the Chinese discovery of gunpowder to the development of nuclear spacecraft and rockets that sail on the solar winds.

"With the launch of the Falcon 1 rocket in 2008, Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first private company to build a low-cost rocket that could reach orbit. And that milestone carried major implications: Silicon Valley, not NASA, was suddenly cemented as the epicenter of the new Space Age. Start-ups and the wealthy investors behind them began to realize that the universe-ungoverned and infinite-was open for business. Welcome to the wild west of aerospace...

Race to the rescue as Rocket turns into a flying fire truck. Then whoosh off to a thrilling car race in Monaco, dash to the top of the Eiffel Tower, and chug super fast up the Andes Mountains when Rocket transforms again - into an ice cream train!

Traces the development of flight including designs and technology of hot air balloons, gliders, helicopters, and rockets.--