from time import sleep
# countdown
for i in range(5, 0, -1):
print(' ', i)
for _ in range(0, 10):
print()
sleep(0.1)
# the rocket
print(" I ")
print(" XXX ")
print(" XOX ")
print(" XXX ")
print("XXXXX")
print("XXXXX")
print("XX XX")
sleep(0.5)
# fumes / start
for d in range(10, 0, -1):
print(" ...")
sleep(0.1 + d/100)
# fly
for _ in range(0, 50):
print()
sleep(0.1)
Source code of Rocket Start Animation (rocket.py).