Depends of which rocket you are talking about.
Fire arrows used gun powder, but they were made to explode.
Goddars rocket used liquid oxygen and gasoline.
The Saturn V F1 engines used Liquid oxygen and kerosene while the J2 engines used liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen.
actualy China did with rockets made from tubes of scrap and black powder fuel
1. Fireworks. The Chinese first used gunpowder for use in firecrackers and fireworks. the military applications came later.2. Weapons. The Chinese used gunpowder as warheads in crude rockets and as the propellant in primitive guns and cannons.
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Tipu Sultan, Ruler of Mysore, India used rockets for the first time during the Battle of Pollilur (1780), during the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
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Liquid-propellant rockets use liquid fuel and liquid oxidizer as propellants, while solid-propellant rockets use a solid chemical mixture as propellant. Both types of rockets rely on these propellants to generate thrust for propulsion.
Three main types of rockets that power modern spacecrafts are liquid-propellant rockets, solid-propellant rockets, and hybrid rockets. Liquid-propellant rockets use liquid fuel and oxidizer, solid-propellant rockets use solid fuel and oxidizer mixed together, and hybrid rockets use a combination of solid and liquid propellants.
Solid-fuel rockets: These rockets use a solid propellant that is burned to create thrust. Liquid-fuel rockets: These rockets use liquid propellants, typically a fuel and an oxidizer, that are mixed and burned to produce thrust. Hybrid rockets: These rockets use a combination of solid and liquid propellants for propulsion. Ion propulsion rockets: These rockets use ionized gas accelerated by electromagnetic fields to generate thrust. Nuclear thermal rockets: These rockets use a nuclear reaction to heat a propellant, typically hydrogen, for propulsion.
F. A. Williams has written: 'Fundamental aspects of solid propellant rockets' -- subject(s): Solid propellant rockets, Solid propellants
R. E. Sorkin has written: 'Gas dynamics and thermodynamics of solid-propellant rockets' -- subject(s): Solid propellant rockets
Rockets commonly run on liquid fuel, solid fuel, or a combination of both. Liquid fuel rockets use liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen, while solid fuel rockets use a solid propellant mixture. Both types of rockets generate thrust through a controlled combustion process.
Solid fuel rockets use a solid propellant mixture, which is more stable and easier to store compared to liquid fuel rockets that use liquid propellants. Iron rockets typically refer to solid fuel rockets using iron particles as part of the propellant mixture to enhance thrust. Overall, solid fuel rockets are simpler and more reliable but lack the efficiency and flexibility of liquid fuel rockets.
The propellant used in XIPS (Xenon Ion Propulsion System) rockets is Xenon gas. Xenon is ionized and accelerated using an electric field to generate thrust in these electric propulsion systems.
The first rockets were firework's built by the Chinese
One of the first propellants used for rockets was gunpowder, which dates back to ancient China. Gunpowder, a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate, provided the explosive force needed to propel early rockets.
The Shuttle uses both. The outer rockets on the main body are aluminum oxide. Once lit you are on. In the big container sits a lot of separated liquid Oxygen and liquid Hydrogen. When mixed at the output nozzles, a steerable, controllable jet of very hot water is let go. The difference being solid rockets go on then off. The liquid ones are controllable.
Gunpowderwas the first propellant used