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Liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen are used as the propellant in the high efficiency main engines of the Space Shuttle. LOX/LH2 also powered the upper stages of the Saturn V and Saturn 1B rockets. Another cryogenic fuel with desirable properties for space propulsion systems is liquid methane.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoAs we know that rocket needs very high energy. So, in rocket liquid hydrogen or hydrogen peroxide is used. chemical formula of hydrogen peroxide is H2O2.
Methane is also used as the fuel in the rocket.Wiki User
∙ 14y agoMost rockets contain two separate substances : a fuel (hydrogen, kerosene) and an oxidizer (peroxide, tetroxide, or liquid oxygen).
Space Shuttle
The current rockets for the Space Shuttle are of two types.
- The two solid rocket boosters (SRB) contain a propellant with ammonium perchlorate as the oxidizer, powdered aluminum as the metallic fuel, and PBAN, polybutadiene-acrylic acid-acrylonitrile terpolymer, as the polymeric fuel binder. The material resembles the soft rubber of a pencil eraser.
- The main Shuttle engines are fueled by liquid hydrogen and liqyuid oxygen contained in the external (orange) fuel tank.
Soviet (Russian) Rockets
The USSR rockets used in their ICBM's and for the Space Race used either liquid oxygen and kerosene or a self-oxidized, highly-unstable fuel based on hydrazine. (The smaller control rockets of the Apollo program used this type of fuel.)
US Military Rockets
Some use hydrazine with nitrogen tetroxide as an oxidizer. The advantage is that these fuels can be stored without constant cooling as with liquid hydrogen and oxygen
(which is normally only in the rockets for a short periods).
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∙ 13y agoMost rockets us esolid fuel though some use liquid
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∙ 7y agoThere are many types of fuel used in rockets. Common ones include kerosene, thermite, hydrazine, and xenon gas.
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∙ 11y agoLiquid HYdrogen
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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.
What fuel is used in rockets?
Rocket fuel.
What are the two main types of rockets?
The two main types of rockets are, Solid Fuel and Liquid Fuel
What is the difference between solid rockets and liquid rockets?
There are two main types of rockets: liquid-fuel and solid-fuel. Liquid-fuel rockets consist of a fuel and oxygen (or other oxidizer) in liquid state. They are combined in a combustion chamber and ignited. The fuel flow to the engine can be controlled, the amount of thrust produced can be regulated and the engine can be turned off or on as needed. Solid-fuel rockets consist of a fuel and oxidizer that are pre-mixed in a solid form. Once the solid fuel is ignited, the resulting thrust cannot be regulated or turned off. This fuel system is simpler, safer, and cheaper-but less efficient-than that of a liquid-fuel rocket.
What kind of fuel does rockets take?
pee
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
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.
Which rocket is older solid fuel rockets or liquid fuel rockets?
The earliest rockets--i.e., those built by the Chinese as early as the 14 century--used solid fuel.
What fuel is used in rockets?
Rocket fuel.
What are the two main types of rockets?
The two main types of rockets are, Solid Fuel and Liquid Fuel
How are rockets powered by fuel?
Here's a rephrasing: How are rockets powered, by fuel? Yes, that's pretty much correct.
Can liquid fuel rockets lift heavier rockets?
Heavier than What?
What fuel is put into rockets?
Solid rocket fuel.
Do rockets use fuel?
Yes they do
Which is used as fuel in rockets?
HNO3
What is the difference between solid rockets and liquid rockets?
There are two main types of rockets: liquid-fuel and solid-fuel. Liquid-fuel rockets consist of a fuel and oxygen (or other oxidizer) in liquid state. They are combined in a combustion chamber and ignited. The fuel flow to the engine can be controlled, the amount of thrust produced can be regulated and the engine can be turned off or on as needed. Solid-fuel rockets consist of a fuel and oxidizer that are pre-mixed in a solid form. Once the solid fuel is ignited, the resulting thrust cannot be regulated or turned off. This fuel system is simpler, safer, and cheaper-but less efficient-than that of a liquid-fuel rocket.
What does the External Tank hold fuel for?
The rockets underneath the shuttle. The side rockets have solid fuel that essentially fuels a controlled explosion out of the nozzles.
