How to Build and Launch Your First Rocket

Rockets in this mod are Create contraptions. You build them block by block on a launch site, glue them together, and fly them from the cockpit.

Set Up the Launch Site

1. Craft the Rocket Station block.

2. Find or build a flat platform. Clear and level the area first, because the station needs to sit on flat ground.

3. Before placing the station, hover over it in your inventory and hold W to open its Ponder tutorial. Watch it once. It shows how the station and rocket fit together better than any text can.

4. Place the Rocket Station on the platform.

Build, Glue and Launch

1. Construct your rocket on the launchpad using mechanical parts. Read the tooltips on each part to see what it does.

2. Apply Super Glue to secure the blocks together. This works like any Create contraption, so check that the whole rocket is glued. Loose blocks will not travel with the ship.

3. Suit up. Craft and equip a full set of iron space suit armor plus oxygen tanks before you leave. Space and other planets will hurt you without them.

4. Fuel the engines.

5. Sit in the cockpit seat and start the launch sequence.

You can head to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars or Venus. For a first flight, pack spare supplies and some blocks so you can build a way back if something goes wrong.