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Rockets consume a wide variety of fuel. One standard rule is that there must be an oxidizer and a fuel.
The most simple formula is hydrogen burning with oxygen, which produces water vapor (H2+O2 -->H2O). The Space Shuttle burns hydrogen and oxygen in its main engines, the solid rocket boosters burn ammonium perchlorate, aluminum, iron oxide, a polymer of some kind, and epoxy.
The V2 rocket from World War II burned an ethanol/water mix and liquid oxygen (C2H6O+H2O+O2-->CO2+H20). The water was meant to slow the reaction.
The Apollo Lunar Lander used Aerozine 50 (C2H8N2+H4N2) and Nitrogen Tetroxide (N2O4).
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What gas is in a rocket?
Rocket fuel.
How much fuel will be needed in a rocket?
How much fuel will be needed in a rocket will depend on the size of the rocket and where it is going. A rocket that will be traveling into space burns a lot of fuel and will need enough to keep it in orbit for teh desired time.
What fuel is used in rockets?
Rocket fuel.
What kind of rocket was Apollo 11?
It was a liquid fuel rocket.
How does rocket fuel burn in space without oxygen?
The rocket carries its own supply of oxygen with which to burn the fuel.
What is the best gas for rockets?
What powers a rocket? The immediate answer that comes to mind is of course: rocket fuel. The kind of rocket fuel came with the invention of the rocket by the Chinese in the 13th century. They had previously previously discovered an explosive compound called gunpowder. As they continued to find both military and commercial uses for it, they eventually came up with a variant of the original formula that became the first rocket fuel.
Are the solid fuel rocket or the liquid fuel rocket faster?
liquid fuel
In what year did Rocket Fuel Inc - FUEL - have its IPO?
Rocket Fuel Inc. (FUEL) had its IPO in 2013.
What gas is in a rocket?
Rocket fuel.
What would model rocket fuel be described as?
Modern model rocket fuel is a solid fuel.
What is the symbol for Rocket Fuel Inc in NASDAQ?
The symbol for Rocket Fuel Inc. in NASDAQ is: FUEL.
Where is the solid fuel rocket on a rocket?
At the very bottom is the nozzle, after that is the fuel. Depending on how big the rocket is and how much fuel it needs determines the size of the chamber
What is the market cap for Rocket Fuel Inc FUEL?
As of July 2014, the market cap for Rocket Fuel Inc. (FUEL) is $854,306,979.24.
What are two main types of rocket engines?
The two main types of rocket engines are Solid fuel rocket engines and Liquid fuel rocket engines.
What is rocket fuel?
Rocket fuel is either liquid or solid. Other kinds are being developed.
What fuel is used in rockets?
Rocket fuel.
Where does the fuel go in a rocket?
In the fuel tank
