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To: Red Badger

In space, there’s nothing to push against. Correct me if I’m wrong.


14 posted on 04/05/2021 7:52:37 AM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: JimRed

But the space craft, its not that hard


18 posted on 04/05/2021 7:56:52 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: JimRed

They apparently were hoping to push against magnetism or magnetic lines of force.................


21 posted on 04/05/2021 7:57:37 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: JimRed

True there is nothing to push against in space. But “pushing against air’ is how JET engines work. Rocket engines in space work by using the equal and opposite reaction to the expelling of matter (mass from the rocket exhaust) from the rocket engine. Just like if you were in space, and had a sack of rocks. By throwiing them down past your feet, one after another, you would propel your body up, faster with each rock thrown.


25 posted on 04/05/2021 8:02:54 AM PDT by 2harddrive (Go to www.CodeIsFreeSpeech.com for 10 FREE 3D-printer gun blueprints!)
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To: JimRed
In space, there’s nothing to push against. Correct me if I’m wrong.

You're wrong. Rocket propellant pushes against the rocket. The rocket pushes against the propellant.

Newton's third law of motion.


49 posted on 04/05/2021 10:53:52 AM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (Dementia Joe is Not My President!)
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