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Usually rockets are divided into different stages. These type of rockets are called staged rockets and they work with a process called... stageing. The way it works is very simple, imagine a rocket built in one piece (one fuel tank) and a second rocket that is identical but has three stages (three fuel tanks). The rocket that has only one fuel tank needs to carry all its weight (rocket weight plus fuel weight) to launch. However the rocket with three fuel tanks can get ride of excess weight once the first stage is empty of its fuel. since the rocket gets ride of the first stage, the rocket isn't carrying extra weight around for nothing (and empty fuel tank). By doing this, scientist can make rockets go higher and faster using the same amount of space for fuel without needing to use bigger engines.

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