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Rockets make use of a law discovered by Isaac Newton in the 17th Century: "For every action on an object there is an equal, but opposite, reaction."
In a space rocket, the action comes from the tonnes of hot gas that are squeezed out of the rocket engines pointing downwards. The reaction is the upwards movement of the rocket. The energy to drive this comes from burning a mixture of fuel and oxygen in the rocket engine