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Why is no work being done when a rocket ship moves through space?
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How can a rocket move through outer space where no matter exists for it to push on?
The conservation of momentum is such that, when a rocket throws fuel and gas out of its thrusters, in order to maintain equilibrium, the rocket moves forwards to counter the motion backwards of the propellant.
What rhymes with something that zooms through space?
socket, rocket
What is the difference between a space station and the space shuttle?
A Space Station monitors the Space Shuttle being launched into space and so forth. And a Space Shuttle, is like a rocket they send into space. So the difference is a space shuttle is a rocket, and a space station is a building.
How can a rocket move through space where no matter exist?
Where no matter exists, there is nothing to interfere with the rocket's motion through space. A body in motion tends to remain in motion, and if nothing interferes with that motion, the body will continue to move.
Craft with recording instruments that moves through space is a?
Probe
How space rocket in space can be slowed down?
a rocket can be slowed down by firing trusters in the opposite direction however the slower the rocket moves forward the faster it will fall
How can a rocket move through outer space where no matter exists for it to push on?
The conservation of momentum is such that, when a rocket throws fuel and gas out of its thrusters, in order to maintain equilibrium, the rocket moves forwards to counter the motion backwards of the propellant.
What do astronauts fly through space?
A rocket.
What moves through space where there is no matter?
Constellation is moved by space
How can people get in a rocket?
Obviously, it depends on the size of the rocket, and the purpose of why people are being sent into space.
What rhymes with something that zooms through space?
socket, rocket
What do a wave do?
It moves energy through space.
Where is the earths center of gravity and why it spin as it moves through space?
The earth's center of gravity is the center of the earth, or the center of the mass with the mass being the earth. The earth spins as it moves through space on account of sun's gravitational forces and because there is nothing in space to get in the way or stop the earth from rotating.
What does the earth spin on as it moves through space?
an orbit
What is the difference between a space station and the space shuttle?
A Space Station monitors the Space Shuttle being launched into space and so forth. And a Space Shuttle, is like a rocket they send into space. So the difference is a space shuttle is a rocket, and a space station is a building.
What is the rocket flight path from the earth to the moon?
Up through the atmosphere and through outer space.
Why wouldn't you hear the roar of a rocket engine in space?
Space is essentially a vacuum. Sound needs a medium to travel through to be heard. Therefore the sound of a rocket engine cannot be heard in space.
