The fundamental difference enabling rockets to work in space, while jet engines cannot, is the rocket's ability to carry its own oxidizer (oxygen source) for combustion, whereas jet engines rely on drawing oxygen from the ambient air.
Consider the following statements in respect of a jet engine and a rocket: 1. A jet engine uses the surrounding air for its oxygen supply and so is unsuitable for motion in space 2. A rocket carries its own supply of oxygen in the gas from as fuel. Which of the above statements are correct ?
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2007 · Topic: Space (Spacecraft Propulsion and Rocketry Principles)
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