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How do you separate the bottom stage off of a 2stage rocket? That seems to be a common question from students jumping right into rocketry for university level design competitions, and from new rocketeers that are outside the United States. Those people who aren't familiar with Estes 2stage rockets seem to think that there is some elaborate mechanism that separates the two parts of the rocket. In this video, we'll cover the 4 different ways to split a rocket at staging. We'll explain when you could use each, how you should do it, and what you might need to do it successfully.