Recovery Wadding

Safe recoveries are a key part of successful educational rocketry programs. Estes Recovery Wadding is designed to protect parachutes and recovery systems from the heat and pressure generated by a rocket motor’s ejection charge. Using recovery wadding helps preserve materials, reduce failures, and promote consistent learning outcomes.

Built for Educational Safety

The flame-resistant material absorbs heat from the ejection charge while allowing the parachute to deploy properly. Placing recovery wadding between the motor and recovery system adds an important safety step that aligns with best practices in classroom and group launch settings.

Simple for Students and Instructors

Recovery wadding is easy to demonstrate and quick to install, making it well suited for hands-on STEM activities. Only a few sheets are required per launch, allowing students to focus on understanding recovery systems without complicated preparation.

Ideal for Classroom and Group Use

Each package includes 72 sheets of recovery wadding, enough for approximately 18-25 launches. This makes it a practical consumable for classrooms, camps, and youth organizations running multiple launches throughout a program.