What is rocket propellant?
Q: What is rocket propellant?
A: Rocket propellant is fuel for rockets.
Q: In what forms can rocket propellant be?
A: Rocket propellant can be in the form of solid, liquid or gas.
Q: What are most rockets propelled by?
A: Most rockets are propelled by fire.
Q: What are the two chemicals most chemical rockets use as propellants?
A: The two chemicals most chemical rockets use as propellants are a fuel and an oxidizer.
Q: Are the fuel and oxidizer in chemical rockets sometimes mixed together?
A: Sometimes the fuel and oxidizer in chemical rockets are mixed together.
Q: What were the solid fuel boosters on the Space Shuttle made of?
A: The solid fuel boosters on the Space Shuttle were made of powdered aluminium as fuel and ammonium perchlorate as oxidant.
Q: What were the Space Shuttle main engines fueled by?
A: The Space Shuttle main engines were fueled by liquid hydrogen as fuel and liquid oxygen as oxidant.
