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You must work out some way to have a net external force exerted on your ship.
-- If you're close enough to the sun or another star, then you can put up a big sail,
and take advantage of all the electromagnetic radiation or stellar wind it catches.
-- Otherwise, you must eject mass in the direction opposite from the way you want
to accelerate. You can do that by burning rocket fuel and ejecting the hot gases, by
electrically accelerating ions and letting them shoot out the back, by firing bullets
out the back, by spitting, etc.
What else can I help you with?
Are Rockets able to accelerate in space?
Yes, that is why they are used in space.
How spacecraft accelerate in the space?
Spacecraft make use of jet propulsion.
Why are rockets unable to accelerate in space?
Rockets are not unable to accelerate in space; in fact, they can accelerate quite effectively. In the vacuum of space, rockets rely on Newton's third law of motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When a rocket expels propellant backward, it generates thrust that propels the rocket forward, allowing it to accelerate even in the absence of air or other mediums. Thus, the lack of atmosphere does not hinder a rocket's ability to accelerate; it can continue to gain speed as long as it has fuel to burn.
Why is a rocket eawier to accelerate as it travels through space?
much less air resistance.
What is needed to launch anything into space?
Energy enough to accelerate the object to an orbital velocity.
Can rockets accelerate in space?
Yes, rockets can accelerate in space. When the exhaust accelerates away in one direction, the rocket accelerates away in the other, as any reaction is balanced by an equal and opposite reaction.
Fleas accelerate 50 times faster than?
The answer is a space-shuttle. So cool, right!
Can an object accelarate without friction?
Yes, an object can accelerate without friction. The only thing that is needed to accelerate an object is net force acting on it should not be zero. Then the accleration of body is given by Newton's 2nd Law: F = m*a . For example Rockets in space experience no friction, but they accelerate due to force on them by the exhaust gases.
How does a space shuttle accelerate in space?
By reducing its velocity and dropping to a lower orbit. Objects in low orbit travel around the earth faster due to the orbit's smaller circumference. Conversely, it slows down by increasing its velocity and ascending to a higher orbit with a greater circumference.
What As the space shuttle orbits the earth the shuttle and the astronauts accelerate towards the earth with the same acceleration what effect does this create?
Weightlessness
A net force greater than zero will cause an object to?
... to accelerate.... to accelerate.... to accelerate.... to accelerate.
If the net force on an object is zero?
... then it won't accelerate.... then it won't accelerate.... then it won't accelerate.... then it won't accelerate.
