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Optimum Rocket Cruise

Posted on Fri, 2009-03-20 by gravityloss

With some caveats. 🙂 Let’s assume a rocket is launched, and accelerates to constant speed v_c. Then it stays cruising at this speed and at a constant altitude. Landing is disregarded. The cruise We must modify the rocket equation slightly … Continue reading →

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