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What aspect of physics was not known by the writer of this
Chapter 4, Problem 30E(choose chapter or problem)
What aspect of physics was not known by the writer of this newspaper editorial that ridiculed early experiments by Robert H. Goddard on rocket propulsion above Earth’s atmosphere? “Professor Goddard . . . does not know the relation of action to reaction, and of the need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react . . . he seems to lack the knowledge ladled out daily in high schools.”
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QUESTION:
What aspect of physics was not known by the writer of this newspaper editorial that ridiculed early experiments by Robert H. Goddard on rocket propulsion above Earth’s atmosphere? “Professor Goddard . . . does not know the relation of action to reaction, and of the need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react . . . he seems to lack the knowledge ladled out daily in high schools.”
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
Rocket doesn't travel upward because of the reaction force of air resistance. The reason why the rocket travels upward is because of the reaction forces of exhausted gasses.