THRUST EQUATION

As you have now learned, many complex factors make up the rocket thrust equation. To make it even more complicated, you have learned that factors such as mass and pressure change over time.

Because of that these values are changing instantaneously. They need to be calculated instantaneously and integrated over the rocket's flight path. This involves complex mathematical equations, which for the sake of simplicity, are not addressed here.

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