If there is no air in outerspace,will a rcket be able to lauch or to function even if there is no ar to push against it?
2006-06-29 19:50:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
the science between the movement of a rocket ship is governed in the third law (i think). The law of action and reaction.
actually the air acts as a friction. but in space the rocket will fly faster because space is frictionless, due to no air.
the flame coming out from its butt's side is opposite to where the rocket is moving.
the flame is going < < < = = =
while the movement of the rocket is = = = > > >
Law of action and reaction.
2006-06-29 20:12:58 · answer #1 · answered by meek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As others previously put, Yes. There will be vast propulsion. Especially when launched from the earths atmosphere. Undeniably there is no friction, no air, and especially (contrary to many TV programs and blockbuster movies) NO explosions. The actual process of ignition would be Implosion. The true question should be... With no friction and having propultion, what would the top speed be with 10 seconds of a single ton of force, And if given 5 days after initial force, what would it take to bring back to a full stop? ( Without using in or out of any gravitational pulls )
2006-06-30 03:56:23 · answer #2 · answered by Rykenroll 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, space is not completely void, therefore the rocket engines exhaust does have something to push against. However, the rocket ship is near weightless and the thrust of the engine has remarkable results: efficiency is far greater than the effort expended breaking the Earths gravity. P.S. Rocket engines do not require air to operate.
2006-06-30 03:09:03 · answer #3 · answered by Few Man Chew 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a rocket takes off within the atmosphere, it has the mass of air to push against. When it reaches space, with no air to push against, it has to rely on the mass of expelled gas from it's exhaust to push against. Although there is no air(oxygen) in space, a rocket takes it's own as part of the fuel load.(Hope that clears up a bit of confusion.)
2006-06-30 03:06:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously it can, or rockets that have already been to space wouldn't have had any control out there. The engines create energy which propels the rocket without needing to push off air, only against the rocket itself.
2006-06-30 02:54:32 · answer #5 · answered by smartsassysabrina 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously rockets can work in outerspace because we have sent many up there in the past 48 years.
2006-07-06 10:25:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
rocket moves in forward direction because of the thrust produced by the rocket engines.The rocket enging may use a liquid propellant (liquid hyderogen and liquid oxygen ) or a solid propalent with an oxidizer for burning the solid propellant.The motion of rocket can be easily understood by newtons third law of motion that is every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
2006-06-30 03:07:01 · answer #7 · answered by anish kumar cs 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rockets don't push against air, they push against themselves. Its complicated, but yes they do work
2006-06-30 02:53:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course rockets work, how do you think shuttles get back to earth? the astronauts dont get out and push lol
2006-06-30 05:16:58 · answer #9 · answered by Dorkchop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its unlike jet. roket use hidrogen and oxigen on its tank. and the force come from the energy that burn from its fusion
2006-06-30 03:08:52 · answer #10 · answered by richi rasyid 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋