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Rocket physics

You know the famous phrase “it’s not rocket science”? Rocket science is often thought of as an incredibly difficult field of engineering and physics, but this is not entirely true. It is possible to get a good basic understanding of rocket physics - certainly not enough to work on real, skyscraper-sized rockets, but enough to be well-versed in the general concepts. This is what we aim to provide in this chapter on rocket physics

The rocket equation

Δv=Ispg0ln(m0mf)\Delta v = I_{sp} g_0 \ln \left(\frac{m_0}{m_f}\right)