UNIVERSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
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prettier to look at
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they can carry more equipment
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Easier to maneuver for the astronauts
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Saves fuel and allows rockets to go farther into space
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Detailed explanation-1: -Multistage rockets use the idea of keeping mass as low as possible. As soon as the fuel from one tank is used up, the fuel tanks and the rocket engine(s) for that tank are released. The remaining stage of the rocket now has less mass so less thrust is needed to accelerate it.
Detailed explanation-2: -When compared to a single rocket, the main advantage of a multistage rocket is its ability to reduce its total weight as it moves beyond into space.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main advantage of a multiple-stage rocket is that, as the propellant is burned and expended, the structural “dead weight” of the empty tankage is discarded, thus making the entire rocket more efficient. This process of discarding discrete amounts of useless structural mass is known as staging.
Detailed explanation-4: -Each stage only needs to achieve part of the final velocity and is discarded after it burns its fuel. The result is that each successive stage can have smaller engines and more payloads relative to its fuel. Once out of the atmosphere, the ratio of payload to fuel becomes more favorable, too.