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Primarily there are two types of fuels used in most rockets today. The space shuttle, at liftoff, uses both. Solid fuel and liquid fuel. Solid fuel rockets are much like the bottle rockets you can buy in a fireworks store. Once they are lit, the burn all of the fuel available and then burn out. The 2 white rockets on the side of the orange tank holding the space shuttle are Solid Rocket Boosters. The large orange tank that holds the space shuttle is full of liquid full that the shuttle uses as it lifts off into space. That fuel is actually liquid.
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∙ 12y agoIt depends. A rocket engine uses a fuel and an oxidizer, and many different combinations are used. For model rockets, typically the fuel is either black powder (a kind of sulpher-rich gunpowder) for smaller rockets, or APCP (Amonium Perchlorate Composite propellant) for larger rockets.
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∙ 12y agoLiquid Hydrogen and Liquid Oxygen ....Chea!
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∙ 16y agogas and solid
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What kind of energy do rockets use to fly?
Chemical energy (from burning the fuel)
What kind of fuel does rockets take?
pee
Do rockets use fuel?
Yes they do
What do rockets use?
Hydrogen and oxygen as fuel
What kind of fuel does rockets use?
almost anything that burns:gasolinekerosenehydrazinerubberasphaltaluminum powderetc.But remember the rocket must also carry its own oxidizer.
Who developed fuel rockets?
Robert Goddard was the first to use liquid fuel in a rocket
What are three types of rockets that power modern spacecraft?
The answer, is that there are only two types of rockets which fuel modern spacecraft. they are solid fuel rockets, and liquid fuel rockets
Do rockets use fuel in space?
Yes. If a rocket fires its rockets to manoeuvre, then it burns fuel. Fuel is defined as anything that burns; gases and solid propellent. In space, the fuel has to have oxygen added or an oxidizer to sustain the burn.
Which countries were the first to use rockets in a war?
actualy China did with rockets made from tubes of scrap and black powder fuel
What are three main types of rockets that power modern spacecrafts?
The three kinds of rockets are solid fuel rockets, liquid fuel rockets, and ion powered rockets.
Where do fireworks and space rockets get their oxygen from?
They take it with them in some form or another. Fireworks use oxidizing salts such as various nitrates and chlorates. Solid fuel rockets generally use ammonium perchlorate as an oxidizer while liquid fuel rockets carry liquid oxygen.
How much fuel do rockets usually use up?
90% to 99% of what is in their tanks.
