You've likely watched space shuttles launch using massive rockets, but how exactly do the rockets that are the backbone of space exploration work?

That's why rockets have to carry tanks of both fuel and oxidizer. The SpaceX Falcon 9's Merlin engines use rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) fuel with liquid oxygen as the oxidizer.

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The decision to use a pair of solid rocket boosters for the Space Shuttle instead of liquid-fuelled engines like the F-1 had been partly technical and partly political.

A US-based propulsion company has successfully launched and flown a new rocket powered by a unique rotating detonation engine. Although relatively small by rocket standards, the test could pave ...

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McGREGOR, Texas (KWTX) - Some parade goers got a rare glimpse into the work of SpaceX after two rocket engines were paraded through the streets of downtown McGregor, just a few miles from the ...

That's why rockets have to carry tanks of both fuel and oxidizer. The SpaceX Falcon 9's Merlin engines use rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) fuel with liquid oxygen as the oxidizer.