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Direct linkBlanco, Philip R. – Physics Education, 2022
A rocket must carry the fuel it expels in order to accelerate its structure and payload. The rocket equation relates the change in speed to the fuel mass expelled. To launch a spacecraft into Earth orbit requires a multi-stage rocket, since otherwise the mass of fuel required would be prohibitive. While the details vary among historical and…
Descriptors: Space Exploration, Transportation, Fuels, Motion
