Rocket science is a colloquial term for
aerospace engineering
Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. It has two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Avionics engineering is s ...
and
orbital mechanics
Orbital mechanics or astrodynamics is the application of ballistics and celestial mechanics to rockets, satellites, and other spacecraft. The motion of these objects is usually calculated from Newton's laws of motion and the law of universal ...
.
It may also include the chemistry and engineering behind
rockets
A rocket (from , and so named for its shape) is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using any surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. Rocket engines work entirely fr ...
.
In popular terminology,
rocket science is used to refer to anything overly complex, detailed or confusing.
It may also refer to:
Business
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Rocket science in finance, a professional activity
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Rocket Science Games
Rocket Science Games was a video game developer and publisher that created games for video game console, consoles and personal computers from 1993 to 1997. The company released ''Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine'', ''Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: ...
, a video game development company
Entertainment
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''Rocket Science'' (miniseries), a 2002 documentary series
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''Rocket Science'' (film), a 2007 comedy-drama film
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''Rocket Science'' (TV series), a 2009 BBC television series
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It Is Rocket Science'', a 2011–14 BBC Radio 4 series
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It's Not Rocket Science
''It's Not Rocket Science'' is a British television show that aired on ITV in 2016. It was presented by Rachel Riley, Ben Miller, and Romesh Ranganathan. The resident scientist was Kevin Fong
Kevin Jeremy San Yoong Fong (born 21 May 1971)An ...
'', a British television show that aired on ITV in 2016
Music
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Rocket Science (band)
Rocket Science is an Australian alternative rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in June 1998. They released four studio albums during their initial run: ''Welcome Aboard the 3C10'' (2000), ''Contact High'' (2002), ''Eternal Holiday'' (20 ...
, an Australian alternative rock band
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''Rocket Science'' (Apoptygma Berzerk album), 2009
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''Rocket Science'' (Hugh Blumenfeld album), by folk artist
Hugh Blumenfeld
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''Rocket Science'' (Tribal Tech album), by the jazz fusion band Tribal Tech
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''Rocket Science'' (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones album), 2011
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''Rocket Science'' (Wolf album), 2001
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''Rocket Science'' (Rocket Science album), 2013
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''Rocket Science'' (Rick Springfield album), 2016
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"Not Rocket Science" (song), a six-song music album released by Be Your Own Pet in 2007
* "Rocket Science", a song by Swedish group Icona Pop on the Spotify release of the album ''
Icona Pop
Icona Pop ( ) are a Swedish synth-pop duo that formed in 2009, with electro house and indie pop music influences. Its two members, Aino Jawo (born 7 July 1986) and Caroline Hjelt (born 8 November 1987), grew up in Stockholm and created what the ...
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