Ah they use solid fuel rockets? They have enough energy for that? How do they change direction with solid fuel rockets?
Ah they use solid fuel rockets? They have enough energy for that? How do they change direction with solid fuel rockets?
Sometimes. Solid fuel rockets are used in boosters like the ones they used with the space shuttle and some other rockets. Main engines are always liquid fuel though, so it can be throttled. I don't know about every model of rocket used to construct the ISS but the space shuttle, and falcon 9 mainly steer with thrust vectoring on the way up, once they're high enough they have separate smaller thrusters used to maneuver in space. Those are always liquid fuel as far as I know.
Sometimes. Solid fuel rockets are used in boosters like the ones they used with the space shuttle and some other rockets. Main engines are always liquid fuel though, so it can be throttled. I don't know about every model of rocket used to construct the ISS but the space shuttle, and falcon 9 mainly steer with thrust vectoring on the way up, once they're high enough they have separate smaller thrusters used to maneuver in space. Those are always liquid fuel as far as I know.
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