03. What does a rocket consist of? (A K2S Question)

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A rocket vehicle has many parts including the rocket engines, a steering mechanism, propellant tanks with feed lines and valves, a tank pressurization system for liquid propellants, stage separation rocket motors (retro rockets), a guidance system and avionics (electric power, computers, and communications to operate everything that must be operated), and of course the payload.

Answer provided by John W. Cole


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