SAN ANGELO, Texas — Most people are probably familiar with the phrase, “It’s not rocket science,” which essentially means “It can’t be that hard.”
However, for some teenagers and young adults, rocket science is part of their everyday lives.
Stephens Central Library in San Angelo helps aid STEM enthusiasts in following their passions during its monthly Rocket Build Nights at 33 W. Beauregard Ave.
In the basement of the library, with rows of nose cones, motor tubes, parachute kits, couplers and plenty of glue available, creative minds join together to quite literally build rockets.
Credit: Morgan McGrath
“It’s kind of a funny, accidental story,” Stephens Central Library assistant director Wanda Green said. “We started STEAM Central, the Maker Space, and we had someone from Workforce who had attended a rocketry…