Why does the fuel of a space rocket necessarily consist of two components, such as hydrogen and oxygen, while the fuel
| September 22, 2020 | Education
Why does the fuel of a space rocket necessarily consist of two components, such as hydrogen and oxygen, while the fuel of a jet plane is one component (kerosene)?
In engines operating on Earth, atmospheric oxygen is a fuel oxidizer. In a space rocket operating under vacuum, the fuel must be made up of two components: a fuel and an oxidizer.
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