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Rocket

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A rocket is a fast flying tool.

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Apollo 15 launch.ogv
It can go into space. It does not need air to fly. It carries its own fuel. This helps it go very high.
Goddard and Rocket.jpg
Goddard and Rocket.jpg
It can take us to the moon! Can you look at the stars?

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Soyuz TMA-9 launch.jpg
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Oldest depiction of rocket arrows.jpg
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Rocket warfare.jpg
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William Congreve at Copenhagen 1807.jpg
File:Goddard and Rocket.jpg
Goddard and Rocket.jpg
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RIAN archive 303890 A battery of Katyusha...
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Bundesarchiv Bild 141-1880, Peenemünde,...
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Viking 5C rocketengine.jpg
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Gas Core light bulb.png
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Pendulum rocket fallacy.png
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Trident II missile image.jpg

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