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how a rocket can fly in outer space and why the jet aircrafts are not able to do so ?

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Jet aircrafts use atmospheric oxygen as a fuel or they use atmospheric oxygen for combustion whereas a rocket does not require atmospheric oxygen, it has its own fuel. Therefore jet planes can not fly in free space or vacuum but rocket can move through space or vacuum.

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