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What is a rocket and what is it used for?

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The Space Shuttle orbital vehicle itself used three rocket engines supplemented by three solid rocket boosters to lift the spacecraft into orbit. Intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs, are weapons-delivery vehicles that are powered by rocket engines. These engines lift the ICBM to a sub-orbital trajectory, just outside of Earth's atmosphere. read more

Some rockets are used for space travel and others are used for war. some other rockets are hand made like baking soda rockets. read more

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