2006-11-19 17:21:40 · 5 answers · asked by gullveer_r 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
It uses the sun's rays for energy. If not it uses a tank like a car. Only, it uses a tank for combusting the fuel. A tank that is filled with oxygen.
2006-11-19 20:03:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The rocket contains it own oxygen (more correctly, the oxidizer). In solid rockets the oxidizer chemical is mixed in with the fuel chemical. In liquid rockets the two are kept separate until they are mixed in the nozzle. A typical oxidizer/fuel combination for liquid rockets is liquid oxygen and jet fuel. Liquid hydrogen is also used as fuel, and other chemicals (other that oxygen) can be used as oxidizers.
2006-11-19 17:28:51 · answer #2 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
that's the difference between rocket engine and jet engine. rocket enging carries it's own oxygen. The huge tank you see under the shuttle is an oxygen tank.
2006-11-19 17:28:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The spacecraft feeds the flame with its own oxygen.
2006-11-19 17:25:19 · answer #4 · answered by Claude 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
rocket engine in space burn solid fuel which has in it everything to burn.
2006-11-19 17:26:12 · answer #5 · answered by Hatori H 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋