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The Tyranny of the Rocket Equation

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The Importance of Mass and Efficiency in Space

The amount of fuel isn't infinite, but it does mean that you need an enormous amount of fuel to launch something even quite small. The more mass you try to fly into space increases the size of a rocket exponentially. Every kilogram has to be accounted for because it results in significantly more rocket fuel. This is why engineers have to worry so much about mass and efficiency when designing anything that is going into space.

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