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What is the main purpose of a rocket engine's nozzle?

To accelerate hot gas to high speed.

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  1. To cool the combustion chamber
  2. To store propellant before launch
  3. To accelerate hot gas to high speed ✔

Why: The nozzle lets hot gas expand and speed up, and the escaping gas pushes the rocket the other way.

Huh, didn't know that: The nozzle lets hot gas expand and speed up, and the escaping gas pushes the rocket the other way.

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Answer: To accelerate hot gas to high speed. The nozzle lets hot gas expand and speed up, and the escaping gas pushes the rocket the other way.

  1. Rocket engine en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_engine
    Rocket engines produce thrust by the expulsion of gas that has been accelerated to high speed through a nozzle.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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