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Why can a rocket engine work in the vacuum of space?

It carries its own oxidizer.

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  1. It carries its own oxidizer ✔
  2. It pushes against the air
  3. It uses sails to catch sunlight

Why: Space has no air to supply oxygen, so rockets bring oxidizer along to burn their fuel.

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Answer: It carries its own oxidizer. Space has no air to supply oxygen, so rockets bring oxidizer along to burn their fuel.

  1. Rocket engine en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_engine
    Space vehicles carry their own oxidizer, unlike most combustion engines such as pulse engines or jet engines, so they can be used in a vacuum.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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