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> If you want to be more specific, e.g. include gravity > then you can't say "the rocket equation". You may not be able to say "the rocket equation" in th
by robotrout 8y ago
> If you want to be more specific, e.g. include gravity
> then you can't say "the rocket equation".
You may not be able to say "the rocket equation" in that context, but NASA does. [1]
[1] https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition30/tryanny.html https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/exped...
- Maybestring 8y agoDespite Don mentioning gravity along with deltaV he is obviously attempting to describe the classic rocket equation without scaring people away with the math.