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  2. Tsiolkovsky rocket equation - Wikipedia

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    A rocket's required mass ratio as a function of effective exhaust velocity ratio. The classical rocket equation, or ideal rocket equation is a mathematical equation that describes the motion of vehicles that follow the basic principle of a rocket: a device that can apply acceleration to itself using thrust by expelling part of its mass with high velocity and can thereby move due to the ...

  3. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky - Wikipedia

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    Thoughts on the use of the rocket principle in the cosmos were expressed by him as early as 1883, and a rigorous theory of rocket propulsion was developed in 1896. Tsiolkovsky derived the formula, which he called the "formula of aviation", now known as Tsiolkovsky rocket equation, establishing the relationship between:

  4. History of rockets - Wikipedia

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    The Italian term was adopted into German in the mid 16th century, by Leonhard Fronsperger in a book on rocket artillery published in 1557, using the spelling rogete, and by Conrad Haas as rackette; adoption into English dates to ca. 1610. [55] Johann Schmidlap, a German fireworks maker, is believed to have experimented with staging in 1590.

  5. Classical rocket equation - Wikipedia

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  6. Variable-mass system - Wikipedia

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    Rocket mass ratios versus final velocity calculated from the rocket equation Main article: Tsiolkovsky rocket equation The ideal rocket equation , or the Tsiolkovsky rocket equation, can be used to study the motion of vehicles that behave like a rocket (where a body accelerates itself by ejecting part of its mass, a propellant , with high speed).

  7. Orbital maneuver - Wikipedia

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    Rocket mass ratios versus final velocity calculated from the rocket equation. The Tsiolkovsky rocket equation, or ideal rocket equation, can be useful for analysis of maneuvers by vehicles using rocket propulsion. [2] A rocket applies acceleration to itself (a thrust) by expelling part of its mass at high speed. The rocket itself moves due to ...

  8. Reaction engine - Wikipedia

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    A reaction engine is an engine or motor that produces thrust by expelling reaction mass (reaction propulsion), [1] in accordance with Newton's third law of motion.This law of motion is commonly paraphrased as: "For every action force there is an equal, but opposite, reaction force."

  9. William Moore (mathematician) - Wikipedia

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    William Moore (fl. 1806 – c. 1823) was a British mathematician and early contributor to rocket theory. [1] He worked at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.His 1813 Treatise was the first exposition of rocket mechanics based on Newton's third law of motion.