The Saturn V rocket burned approximately 12 tons (about 11 metric tonnes) of fuel per second during its launch. This massive fuel consumption was primarily due to its powerful F-1 engines, which produced a combined thrust of about 7.5 million pounds. The rocket utilized a mix of kerosene and liquid oxygen in its first stage, enabling it to lift off and reach the necessary speed to escape Earth's gravitational pull.
—the Saturn v had two stages both parts would burn its engines until the fuel ran out then it would come off the rocket
The amount of fuel a rocket burns during liftoff depends on the specific rocket and mission. On average, a rocket like the Falcon 9 may burn around 400,000 to 700,000 gallons of fuel during liftoff. The Saturn V rocket used for the Apollo missions burned approximately 20 tons of fuel per minute during liftoff.
The rocket carries its own supply of oxygen with which to burn the fuel.
2000 tons of rocket fuel is equal to about 530,000 American gallons. This is the amount of fuel that was aboard the Apollo - Saturn V rocket.
The Saturn V rocket used a combination of liquid oxygen and RP-1, a refined form of kerosene, as fuel. These propellants were used in the first stage of the rocket to provide the thrust needed for liftoff.
You only have a few choices: -- reduce the total weight (mass) of the rocket and its payload -- burn fuel faster -- burn fuel at the same rate but use fuel with a greater specific impulse
according to Boeing the Saturn V contained 5.6 million pounds of propellant (or 960,000 gallons).
oxygen is added from a separate tank
Apollo 11 used the Saturn V rocket to launch into space. The Saturn V was a three-stage rocket developed specifically for the Apollo program by NASA. It remains the largest and most powerful rocket ever built.
Oxidizer in rockets typically comes from liquid oxygen (LOX), which reacts with the fuel to produce combustion and generate thrust. This combination of fuel and oxidizer allows the rocket engines to burn efficiently in the vacuum of space.
Most rockets use liquid oxygen (LOX) as an oxidizer to burn fuel, such as liquid hydrogen or kerosene. This combination creates a chemical reaction that produces thrust to propel the rocket.
I don"t know about the space shuttles but the fuel consumption of the Saturn V"s used in the manned Moon shots was humungous- bear in mind this is various types of rocket fuel, not anything you would find at a service station, but in the initial stage burns the Saturn V consumed- l6 tons of rocket fuel a second! that"s an average fully loaded Truck of the Mack type- 32,000 lbs, in one second!