Saturday 4 February 2012

5 Biggest Rockets in the World


Here is a list of the biggest rocket that ever created in the world. A rocket is an aircraft, missile, spacecraft, or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engine. Rocket engines work by action and reaction. However, careful design, testing, construction and use minimizes risks. Here is a list of biggest rockets that ever created by man in the world.


5. Ariane 5

Ariane 5′s first flight test that failed in June 1996, with self-destruction during the 37 seconds after launch because of damage to the control software, which is undoubtedly one of the most expensive computer bugs in history. This rocket has a height of 193 feet.


4. Space shuttle

Now here comes with sophisticated machines are the shuttle. Made in the USA, the Space Shuttle is being used to deliver cargo into orbit with a medium-size and operated by a crew of seven men. Space Shuttle has a height about 184 feet.


3. H-IIB

H-IIB rocket with liquid fuel is made in Japan that provides a launching system for the main purpose of launching the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) to the International Space Station (ISS). It has a height of 56m.


2. Falcon 9

Falcon 9 is a two-stage can be used to orbit; oil and liquid oxygen rocket-powered launch vehicles manufactured by Space X. The rocket is still in development and will be launched in late 2009. This rocket has a height of 178 feet


1. Proton

The first Proton was launched in 1965 and the launch system is still used in 2009, which makes it one of the most successful proponents of gravity in space history. It has a height of 53m.

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