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minus-squareTown@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·20 hours 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-up1arrow-down1·7 hours agoThe sooner humans can move past rocket tech the better to be honest.
minus-squareNewSocialWhoDis@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours 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!!