A multistage (or multi-stage) rocket is a rocket that uses two or more stages, each of which contains its own engines and propellant. A tandem or serial stage is mounted on top of another stage; a parallel stage is attached alongside another stage. The result is effectively two or more rockets stacked on top of or attached next to each other. Taken together these are sometimes called a launch vehicle. Two-stage rockets are quite common, but rockets with as many as five separate stages have been successfully launched. By jettisoning stages when they run out of propellant, the mass of the remaining rocket is decreased. This staging allows the thrust of the remaining stages to more easily accelerate the rocket to its final speed and height. In serial or tandem staging schemes, the first stage is at the bottom and is usually the largest, the second stage and subsequent upper stages are above it, usually decreasing in size. In parallel staging schemes solid or liquid rocket boosters are used to assist with lift-off. These are sometimes referred to as "stage 0". In the typical case, the first-stage and booster engines fire to propel the entire rocket upwards. When the boosters run out of fuel, they are detached from the rest of the rocket (usually with some kind of small explosive charge) and fall away. The first stage then burns to completion and falls off. This leaves a smaller rocket, with the second stage on the bottom, which then fires. Known in rocketry circles as staging, this process is repeated until the final stage's motor burns to completion. In some cases with serial staging, the upper stage ignites before the separation- the interstage ring is designed with this in mind, and the thrust is used to help positively separate the two vehicles. Space launch is the earliest part of a flight that reaches space. Space launch involves liftoff, when a rocket or other space launch vehicle leaves the ground, floating ship or midair aircraft at the start of a flight. Liftoff is of two main types: rocket launch (the current conventional method), and non-rocket space launch (where other forms of propulsion are employed, including airbreathing jet engines or other kinds). Following are the rockets illustrated in the video : 10) Soyuz 9) Space Shuttle Atlantis 8) Delta IV Medium 7) Delta IV Medium 6) Space Shuttle atlantis 5) Titan IV - B 4) Space shuttle Atlantis 3) Space Shuttle Discovery 2) Titan - II 1) Space Shuttle Discovery Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHWDNrrfhnI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNeOneQpcFQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdc5ORHonp8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KygwcZ545U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxraWRn9N6s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnoNITE-CLc Spacial credits to NASA & SpaceX Licensing: Video segments used are either not copyrighted, free for public use or transformative to fall under fair use. You can contact me at masroorbeg@hotmail.com for further information. Please refer links below for licensing information https://www.spacex.com/trademarks-copyrights-and-other-ip-spacex https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html