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This isn't correct. Air resistance increases at the rate of velocity squared. At the speed those rockets achieve, is is a big factor. Elon Musk himself likened
by enraged_camel 11y ago
This isn't correct. Air resistance increases at the rate of velocity squared. At the speed those rockets achieve, is is a big factor. Elon Musk himself likened the atmosphere to a "thick soup" when it comes to launching rockets to space.
- sandworm101 11y agoMy understanding is that atmospheric drag on a standard launch vehicle to leo is on the order of 300-400m/s, a small fraction of the total budget.
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