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The Tyranny of the Rocket Equation (Encore)

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The Mass-Fuel Relationship in Rocket Science

This chapter explores the essential principles of rockets and spaceflight, emphasizing the mass-fuel relationship critical to successful launches. It illustrates how increased payloads significantly raise fuel requirements, necessitating the use of large rockets even for small payloads.

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