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_______ (solid/liquid) hydrogen is used as a fuel in rockets.

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Liquid hydrogen delivers a specific impulse about 30%-40% higher than most other rocket fuels. Liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen are used as the propellant in the high efficiency main engines of the Space Shuttle.

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