If fire needs oxygen, how do rockets stay lit in space?

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If fire needs oxygen, how do rockets stay lit in space?

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They carry an oxidizer.

SpaceX rockets, for example, carry liquid oxygen.

Keep in mind that not all propulsion uses combustion. Ion propulsion is one example that doesn’t need oxygen.

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