Talk:Rocket
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Semi-protected edit request on 7 January 2024
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"Rockets work more efficiently in a vacuum and incur a loss of thrust due to the opposing pressure of the atmosphere."
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"Rockets work more efficiently in a vacuum without incurring a loss of thrust due to the opposing pressure of the atmosphere."
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"Rockets lose thrust due to atmospheric friction and thus work more efficient in a vacuum."
https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/rocket/TRCRocket/rocket_principles.html Bwikizee (talk) 03:13, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
:The wording is a bit clunky, how does this sound.
: Rockets lose thrust due to atmospheric friction resulting in more efficient work in a vacuum.
:{{thank}} Geardona (talk to me?) 15:39, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
::It's not about aerodynamic drag/friction it's about pressure differences. It's because the supersonic exhaust jet punches through the atmosphere so ambient air pressure is no longer able to press on the inside of the engine nozzle while it's running. So there's a net backwards force equal to the exit plane area multiplied by the atmospheric pressure the whole time it's running. GliderMaven (talk) 17:40, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
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Is this about a Rocket as a vehicle or a Rocket Engine
semi-protected?
Article's history doesn't show edit war nor vandalism, what's the rationale for semi-protection? 2A01:E0A:1DC:4570:C4C8:F45F:BE6:361A (talk) 12:52, 3 December 2024 (UTC)