The Tyranny of the Rocket Equation

We Must Think Outside the Rocket Equation

The rocket equation contains three variables. Given any two of these, the third becomes cast in stone. Hope, wishing, or tantrums cannot alter this result. Although a momentum balance, these variables can be cast as energies. They are the energy expenditure against gravity (often called delta V or the change in rocket…

Feb 6, 2015 1

• engineering
• equations
• equations
• physics
• rockets
• space exploration