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Old March 11th 04, 05:19 PM
Mark Foskey
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George Kinley wrote:

Are there any way for rockets to fly in space , other then throwing mass
out in one direction and moving in other


If they don't work that way, then we don't call them rockets.

One other possibility is a solar sail that uses the pressure of
sunlight, but such a sail would have very low thrust.


 




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