What r-7 rocket is made of
Korolev’s Soviet rocket that launched the first satellite and Gagarin.
- Rocket core stage — has part. A second stage that runs from liftoff.
- Strap-on rocket boosters — has part. Four first-stage boosters — the “cluster layout”.
- Liquid-propellant rocket engine — has part. RD-107 and RD-108 engines.
- Rocket guidance unit — has part. A gyroscopic guidance system.
- Launch complex — uses. Baikonur.
- Kerosene — uses. The fuel is kerosene with liquid oxygen.
- Aluminium — is made of. The tanks are aluminium alloy.
- Kerosene — is made of. The fuel is kerosene.
- Oxygen — is made of. The oxidizer is liquid oxygen.