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Which list names the four major rocket systems?

Airframe, guidance, control, and propulsion.

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  1. Airframe, guidance, control, propulsion ✔
  2. Wings, cabin, runway, brakes
  3. Radar, weather, radio, baggage

Why: The airframe holds everything, guidance plans the path, control steers and stabilizes, and propulsion supplies the push. Together they deliver the payload.

Huh, didn't know that: A rocket's payload is carried by the systems but is not one of the four systems.

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Answer: Airframe, guidance, control, propulsion. The airframe holds everything, guidance plans the path, control steers and stabilizes, and propulsion supplies the push. Together they deliver the payload.

  1. Aerospace Dimensions Module 4, Rockets akwg.cap.gov/media/cms/Module_4__Rockets_6660F78F20B68_4ad77.pdf
    Modern rockets consist of four major systems: airframe, guidance, control, and propulsion.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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