Launch escape tower and tank: what they have in common
- Step 1. Launch escape tower — is part of — Saturn V. A tower that pulls the spacecraft away in an emergency.
- Step 2. Saturn V — uses — Liquid-propellant rocket engine. All stages use liquid-propellant engines.
- Step 3. Liquid-propellant rocket engine — has part — De Laval nozzle. A nozzle.
- Step 4. De Laval nozzle — uses — Reaction force. It accelerates gas, creating thrust.
- Step 5. Reaction force — is used in — Machine gun. Recoil energy reloads the weapon.
- Step 6. Machine gun — is part of — Tank. The Mark I’s machine guns.