PugJesus@piefed.social to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 24 days agoEvery little bit countsmedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square88linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareTown@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 days agoThe tyranny of the rocket equation. Generally, 1% of weight is payload, 85% is fuel. https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/observations/escaping-the-tyranny-of-the-rocket-equation/
minus-squareLucky_777@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 days agoThe sooner humans can move past rocket tech the better to be honest.
minus-squareNewSocialWhoDis@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 days agoStop living in a gravity well and we wouldn’t have to expend energy to get out of it!!
The tyranny of the rocket equation. Generally, 1% of weight is payload, 85% is fuel.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/observations/escaping-the-tyranny-of-the-rocket-equation/
The sooner humans can move past rocket tech the better to be honest.
Stop living in a gravity well and we wouldn’t have to expend energy to get out of it!!