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Rockets work in a similar way - mass in the form of fuel is accelerated out the back (the action) and thus the rocket is forced to move forward (the reaction). The strength of the force pushing the rocket forward is called the "thrust".
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Most rockets today produce power by burning a fuel. These rockets are called chemical rockets. Rockets burn a mixture of chemicals called propellant. Rocket propellant is made of a fuel, such as gasoline, kerosene, or liquid hydrogen, and a...
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Rocket engines are, on the one hand, so simple that you can build and fly your own model rockets very inexpensively (see the links on the last page of the article for details). On the other hand, rocket engines (and their fuel systems) are so complicated that only three countries ... How Air-breathing Rockets Will Work...
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www.howstuffworks.com/rocket.htm
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Rockets work by accelerating gas to very high speeds inside and then letting the gas escape from the back of the rocket. ... We need to know one more piece of 'rocket science' to make a rocket work. Newton described that too. He realised that if an object (let's call it A) applies a force to another object (called B),
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Rockets work by combustion. A volatile fluid in the rock explodes, and the ejection of the material from its exhaust causes the rocket to move in the opposite direction.
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How Rocket Engines Work ... Introduction to How Rocket Engines Work ... How Air-breathing Rockets Will Work...
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[Hermann Oberth front, behind left to right: Dr. Ernst Stublinger, Major General H.N. Toftoy, Dr. Eberhand Rees, and Dr. Wernher Von Braun]; ... How Rockets Wor ... ; [Return to Rockets Menu] [Return to Main]
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adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/adc/education/space_ex/rockwork.html
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How Rockets Work — Part of a website that provides answers to everyday questions about physics, science, and how things in the world around us work. ... 938. How do rockets work?
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www.howeverythingworks.org/rockets.html
www.howeverythingworks.org/rockets.html
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Most conventional rockets work through superheated gasses being pushed out of the back of them. These gasses are formed by burning fuel in the presence of oxygen, or another substance called an oxidizer that allows burning to happen.
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