How the World-Famous Water Rokit took off

Rokit Past Hinterland was the first company to bring a precision water rocket to market. A British, family-owned company passionate about bringing science alive around the world. Inventors, Roger Wilkins and Max Jackson, both engineers, conceived the idea of the Water Rokit in the 1980s. It took some trial and error to develop the Water […]

Rocket Science at St. Ives Junior School

The big Water Rokit day had finally arrived. I was up with a boost of excitement at 5 a.m as today I had been invited to St. Ives Junior School to meet 60 children who were looking forward to flying Water Rokits. I had recently bought a new stirrup pump so I was keen to […]

Take Up Space at Truro and Penwith College

It was a very dark, rainy evening on Thursday 3rd Nov 2022, but as I approached Truro, suddenly the rain cleared, and chinks of bright blue sky lit up Truro College. Without doubt, the place to be in Cornwall yesterday. Heidi Thiemann, Project Manager at Truro & Penwith College, and her talented team hosted a […]

Why you should own a Water Rokit

“The original fun filled Water Rokit is the ‘go to’ for family enjoyment,education in rocketry and STEM learning, inspiring children of all ages across the globe in science and engineering.” As parents, we often face the challenge of what to do with the kids at the weekend, and the nagging concern they’re playing Fortnight or […]

Launching Water Rokits at the World’s End

Thanks to our collaboration with Stem The Violence, a charity that is the brain child of Fernando Salvador, we found ourselves at the Flashpoint Play Centre in Chelsea, London, on a hot summer’s day in August 2022. Stem The Violence is the creation of a platform, where industries and individuals working in STEM use their […]