DERRY, New Hampshire USA — A model of a military rocket fueled anxious moments in the downtown area yesterday morning, prompting police to close the road and evacuate homes and businesses.

The UK Rocket Men, the team behind the Reliant Robin Space Shuttle and the Blue Peter Rocket, have launched 'Iris', their largest rocket yet, as part of a program for the Discovery Channel. Iris, at around 55 feet tall, was the largest and heaviest rocket ever launched from the UK mainland.

ROCHESTER, Minnesota USA — It started out for many as a childhood hobby, but members of the Tripoli Southern Minnesota rocketry club have taken launching rockets to a higher level.

PARK TOWNSHIP. Michigan USA — Brian Fredrick and Gary Russ think having their home-built rockets break the sound barrier is a blast.

PLEASANT UNITY, Pennsylvania USA — For about 30 years, one day of the Westmoreland Fair shows the rockets glare and that day was Tuesday as the 4-H Model Rocket Flight Test took place.

REDWICK, Gwent, UK — It runs on space shuttle fuel, and will reach nearly twice the speed of sound on its journey to an altitude of around two miles.

LITTLE EGG HARBOR. New Jersey USA — After a group countdown, Tuckerton Elementary School student David Cook pushed a button Friday and launched his model rocket toward the clouds above the Pinelands Regional High School soccer field.

EDNEYVILLE, North Carolina USA — The whoosh of rockets in the background, the smell of hot dogs sizzling on the grill and the clink of horseshoes accented the culmination picnic for the Jumpstart program at East Henderson High School.

JERSEY SHORE, Pennsylvania USA — Michala Alexander's new hobby is really taking off - literally.

DENVER, Colorado USA - The FAA is restricting air space in the Denver area during the Democratic National Convention.