Could someone using miniature rocket engines/any type of cheap propellant that exerts a constant force greater then the weight of an object that is being propelled plus the propellant create a spacecraft? Wouldn’t escape velocity be unnecessary here? Submitted by AbbreviationsAny6384 t3_xygf5i on October 8, 2022 at 1:55 AM in askscience 10 comments 7
RobusEtCeleritas t1_iril2kl wrote on October 8, 2022 at 1:57 PM Yes. The escape speed is the minimum speed needed to escape from a given position, for ballistic motion (where gravity is the only force, so the thrust and drag are zero). So if the object is able to thrust forever, it can escape. Permalink 12
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