ocr: Types of rockets Rockets are built to tWO basic designs. Some burn solid fuels, while others burn liquid fuels. The space shuttle uses both types of rocket. SOLID-FUELED BOOSTER ROCKET TANKS FOR LIQUID FUEL MAIN ENGINES Space shuttle Asolid-fueled rocket contains fuel held in place by a substance called a binder. Like a firework, once a solid- fueled rocket is burning, it cannot be turned off. That: 1S why the last event in the countdown to a space shutde liftoff is the lighting ofi its solid- fueled boosters. Liquid-fueled rockets are more complex. They work by burning a liquid fuel such as h ...
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