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Systems for propelling a spacecraft from one place to another, such as rockets.
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Why do we use the gravitational acceleration at the Earth's surface when calculating the spe...
So one of the ways of calculating Isp is:
$$I_{sp} = V_e /g_0 $$
You divide the effective exhaust velocity by acceleration at earth's surface. This gives you a number in seconds, and is generally cons …
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