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There are several possibilities. The largest NASA rockets used liquid hydrogen (with liquid oxygen as the oxidizer).
Hydrazine is one of the more powerful fuels, but it is dangerous and difficult to handle. Some rockets use a version of kerosene, the same chemical used as jet fuel.
Liquid hydrogen. Because it has such i low boiling point, it must be super cooled to liquid form.
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∙ 6y agoThere are several possibilities. The largest NASA rockets used liquid hydrogen (with liquid oxygen as the oxidizer).
Hydrazine is one of the more powerful fuels, but it is dangerous and difficult to handle. Some rockets use a version of kerosene, the same chemical used as jet fuel.
Liquid hydrogen. Because it has such i low boiling point, it must be super cooled to liquid form.
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∙ 13y agoTrioxonitrate(5) acid is used as rockets fuels.
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Why don't the rockets on a spaceship melt the metal?
Some, or all of the fuel circulates through a cooling jacket around the rocket engine before it is burnt and this cools the rocket's engines. But there might be more to it than that.
What was the first true example of solid propelled rockets?
The US's first solid fuel rocket capable launching a satellite into orbit was named Scout. I think this was the first solid fuel rocket to carry payloads into orbit because the Soviet Union did not begin it's solid rocket program until later. It is possible the Minuteman ICBM may have been the first solid rocket to reach space but in a ballistic flight (go up and fall back down like a cannon ball), but I haven't been able to find the date of the first Minuteman sub orbital flight and both rockets were developed at about the same time.
Why does an spacecraft have larger tanks than an airplane?
Jet engines need oxygen that is pulled from the air outside the aircraft and into the engine to be mixed with fuel and ignited for propulsion. Rocket engines will either use fuel that already contains oxygen in it (such as hydrazine) or pulls in oxygen that is stored onboard the air/spacecraft separate from the fuel.
How much gasoline is 5625000 pounds of rocket fuel?
How much energy is in one gallon of gas, compare this to quantity of energy in one gallon of rocket fuel, voila, your answer!!!
N 2 H 4?
N2 + 3H2 -------> 2NH3
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.
Which is a liquid fuel used in rocket engines?
AMMONIA
What are the disadvantages of liquid fuel rocket engines?
it bad
What substance is found in liquid fuel used in rocket engines?
gasoline along with liquid oxygen, so the fuel can burn
What are the advanatges of soild fuel rocket engines?
Less complexity and cost compared to liquid fuel and it's complex, expensive engines
How many types of rockets are there?
There are two main types of rocket engines: Solid fuel and liquid fuel. Liquid fuel rocket engines are usually considered significantly better than solid propulsion units, however, they are also significantly more expensive.
Why are RS-24 liquid-fuel rocket engines used in space shuttles?
The space shuttle main engines (SSME) RS 24 engines use rocketdyne liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen fuel in the engine that is designed in such a way that the engines are reusable.
Are the solid fuel rocket or the liquid fuel rocket faster?
liquid fuel
What controls the thrust of a rocket?
Liquid rocket engines would act much like a car engine. More fuel, more thrust. Solid rocket engines are either on or off. No throttle control.
Why was the liquid rocket invented?
Because of the ability to control the ignition. With a liquid supply of fuel, it is possible to regulated the combustion of such in a rocket engine. Solid rocket engines cannot be turned of or regulated once ignited.
What is the difference between a space shuttle and a rocket?
Answer The Space Shuttle is a rocket. By definition, a Rocket is a vehicle that burns gas that it carries with it. Where as, a jet airplane burns the oxygen from the air and is not a rocket. The Rocket when it is launched has a liquid fuel rocket engines at the back end of it. It also has two long, solid fuel rocket engines that separate after launch. But the space shuttle is pulled by a rocket.
Which kind of rocket engines are used on the space shuttle and why?
Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME) are Rocketdyne RS-24 liquid-fuel rocket engines powered by liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. The Solid Rocket Boosters used during ascent are solid fuel rockets manufactured by Thiokol Corporation fueled by a mixture of ammonium perchlorate oxidizer, aluminum, an iron oxide catalyst and polymers as a binding agent.
