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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.
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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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