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FDA allowing rocket fuel chemical in children’s food, despite experts’ protests
Imagine the raw chemical power that propels rockets beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Now, picture traces of that same compound in your breakfast cereal. Perchlorate, a key ingredient in rocket fuel ...
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Activities to help you learn how spaceships break through Earth’s atmosphere
All of this energy lifts the rocket off the ground. The power pushes the ship away from Earth’s surface. The rocket needs to travel far enough from Earth. Then, it releases its orbiter into space.