A few months ago, Chandrayaan took off from India and just a few days ago, the whole world saw it landing on the moon. In this way many other spacecraft go into space from Earth. When they move upwards from the earth, fire is seen burning behind them. This is actually fuel which burns, due to which the vehicle moves upwards. You must be aware that fire requires the most oxygen to burn. But have you ever wondered how the fuel will burn when the vehicle reaches space (How Rockets Burn Fuel in Space), because oxygen is not present there!
Social media site Quora is a platform where people raise any kind of questions and people answer their questions. A few years ago a question was asked on this site - “How does the fuel burning behind the spacecraft burn in space without oxygen?” This thought must have come to your mind after hearing the question. On earth, rockets (Rocket fuel burning in space) can easily fly into space, but outside the earth, how will they burn?
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In space, spacecraft carry with them an oxidizer which burns the fuel. (Symbolic photo: Canva)
People answered the question
Some people have also answered the question. A person named Subramaniam AV replied, “In spacecraft, oxygen is stored in a tank in liquid state. When fuel (solid inflammable substance or liquid hydrogen) and liquid oxygen are mixed in a certain proportion and ignited through a spark plug, it keeps burning. To stop the ignition, the liquid oxygen supply from the tank is stopped.
This happens with the help of liquid oxygen
The answer given above has been given by someone who is not necessarily an expert… That is why we are also going to tell you the answer to this question through experts and reliable sources. Science ABC, a reputed science website, has also given the answer which shows that the above argument is correct. Rockets carry liquid oxygen with them into space. Through this the fuel burns and the rocket travels in space.
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